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Cookie Declaration
This page provides a complete, plain-English list of every cookie The Providence News sets in your browser, why we set it, and how long it persists. You can manage your preferences at any time using your browser settings.
What Is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit. Cookies allow websites to remember information about your visit — such as whether you are logged in, your display preferences, and how you navigated the site. They are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install malware.
Cookies are set either by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services embedded on the page. All cookies set by Cookies set by The Providence News are first-party. We do not set third-party advertising cookies.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
3 cookiesThese cookies are essential for the platform to function. They enable core features such as authentication and security. They cannot be disabled without breaking key functionality. No consent is required for these cookies under applicable law.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
tpn_token | The Providence News | Stores the encrypted JWT authentication token to keep you signed in across sessions. | 30 days |
tpn_csrf | The Providence News | Cross-site request forgery protection token. Required for all authenticated POST requests. | Session |
__Host-next-auth.csrf-token | The Providence News | CSRF protection for authentication flows managed by the Next.js application layer. | Session |
tpn_tokenThe Providence News
Stores the encrypted JWT authentication token to keep you signed in across sessions.
Expiry: 30 days
tpn_csrfThe Providence News
Cross-site request forgery protection token. Required for all authenticated POST requests.
Expiry: Session
__Host-next-auth.csrf-tokenThe Providence News
CSRF protection for authentication flows managed by the Next.js application layer.
Expiry: Session
Analytics Cookies
2 cookiesThese cookies collect anonymised information about how visitors use our platform — pages visited, session duration, and referral source. All data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify you personally. Our analytics infrastructure is fully self-hosted; no data is shared with third-party analytics providers.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
tpn_sid | The Providence News (self-hosted analytics) | Anonymised session identifier used to measure unique visitors and session duration. Contains no personally identifiable information. | 13 months |
tpn_ref | The Providence News (self-hosted analytics) | Records the referral source of your visit (e.g., search engine, social media, direct). Used to understand which channels drive readership. | 30 days |
tpn_sidThe Providence News (self-hosted analytics)
Anonymised session identifier used to measure unique visitors and session duration. Contains no personally identifiable information.
Expiry: 13 months
tpn_refThe Providence News (self-hosted analytics)
Records the referral source of your visit (e.g., search engine, social media, direct). Used to understand which channels drive readership.
Expiry: 30 days
Preference Cookies
2 cookiesThese cookies remember your settings and personalisation choices, such as display mode and newsletter preferences. Disabling them means your preferences will not be saved between sessions.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
tpn_theme | The Providence News | Stores your display preference (light or dark mode) so it is remembered across visits. | 1 year |
tpn_prefs | The Providence News | Stores newsletter category preferences and reading history to personalise your homepage feed. | 6 months |
tpn_themeThe Providence News
Stores your display preference (light or dark mode) so it is remembered across visits.
Expiry: 1 year
tpn_prefsThe Providence News
Stores newsletter category preferences and reading history to personalise your homepage feed.
Expiry: 6 months
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies from specific websites. Note that disabling Strictly Necessary cookies will prevent you from signing in or maintaining an authenticated session on our platform.
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If you enable the Do Not Track signal in your browser, we will honour it by disabling our self-hosted analytics cookies for your session.