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Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Harbinger Post — harbingerpost.com — Last updated: June 10, 2026

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Harbinger Post, operated by Harbinger Bros. LLC, 1309 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States, uses browser storage technologies on harbingerpost.com. We are committed to transparency about the technologies we employ. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

2. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website you visit. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to website operators. “localStorage” is a related web browser technology that allows websites to store data locally within the user's browser. Unlike cookies, localStorage data is not automatically sent to the server with each HTTP request; it remains on the user's device until explicitly cleared.

Both technologies can store information about your preferences or interactions with a website. Depending on the applicable law in your jurisdiction, accessing or storing information on a user's device may require your consent (see Section 5 below).

3. Technologies We Use

Harbinger Post maintains a minimal technology footprint. We do not use:

  • Advertising cookies or tracking pixels
  • Third-party analytics cookies (e.g., Google Analytics, Matomo)
  • Social media plug-in cookies
  • Session cookies tied to user accounts (as we have no user account system)
  • Fingerprinting or supercookie technologies

We use one (1) localStorage item, described in full below.

4. localStorage Item Reference Table

Storage Key Type Purpose / Description Data Stored Expiry / Persistence First or Third Party Legal Basis (EU)
hpm_cookie_consent localStorage Records your consent decision on the cookie banner so that the banner is not shown on subsequent page visits. This is a technically necessary storage item required to honour your preference and avoid repeated interruption. A short string value such as "accepted" or "declined", indicating the user's consent choice. No unique identifiers, no behavioural data. Persistent (no automatic expiry); remains in browser until user clears browser storage or revokes consent via the banner First party (harbingerpost.com only; not accessible to any third party) §25(2) No. 2 TDDDG / Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive — strictly necessary; consent not required

5. Legal Basis for Use of Storage Technologies

5.1 European Union and EEA Visitors

For visitors within the European Union and European Economic Area, the storage of information on terminal equipment, or the gaining of access to information already stored, is governed by Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC as amended by 2009/136/EC), and in Germany specifically by §25 of the Telekommunikation-Digitale-Dienste-Datenschutz-Gesetz (“TDDDG”), which came into force on 13 May 2024, replacing the corresponding provisions of the TTDSG.

§25(2) No. 2 TDDDG provides that consent is not required where the storage of information or access to already stored information is strictly necessary for the provider of a telemedia service to provide a telemedia service explicitly requested by the user. The hpm_cookie_consent localStorage item falls within this exemption: it is required to ensure that we honour your stated preference regarding the cookie banner, which is a function explicitly requested by the user's interaction with that interface.

5.2 United Kingdom Visitors

The UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) implement equivalent rules. The hpm_cookie_consent item falls within the “strictly necessary” exemption under Regulation 6(4) PECR.

5.3 United States Visitors

No federal law in the United States currently requires consent for technically necessary browser storage. California's CCPA/CPRA does not classify first-party, non-tracking localStorage items as “personal information” where they do not contain personal identifiers. We maintain the same minimal approach regardless of jurisdiction.

6. How to Delete localStorage Data

The quickest way to change your choice — including whether Vercel Web Analytics is active — is to click the cookie icon in the bottom-right corner of the page, available at any time, or Cookie Settings in the website footer. Either one reopens the consent panel, where you can accept, decline, or set individual preferences; your updated choice takes effect immediately and does not require clearing browser storage manually.

You can delete the hpm_cookie_consent item and any other locally stored data from harbingerpost.com at any time using your browser's built-in tools. Instructions for major browsers:

Google Chrome

  1. Click the three-dot menu (“⋮”) in the top right corner
  2. Go to Settings → Privacy and security → Delete browsing data
  3. Select “Cookies and other site data” and click “Delete data”
  4. Alternatively, press F12 to open Developer Tools, go to Application → Storage → Local Storage, right-click harbingerpost.com, and select “Clear”

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Click the hamburger menu (“☰”) → Settings → Privacy & Security
  2. Scroll to “Cookies and Site Data” → “Clear Data”
  3. Or press F12 → Storage → Local Storage → select and delete the entry

Apple Safari

  1. Go to Safari → Settings (or Preferences) → Privacy
  2. Click “Manage Website Data”, search for harbingerpost.com, and click “Remove”

Microsoft Edge

  1. Click the three-dot menu → Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data
  2. Search for harbingerpost.com and remove stored data

Please note that deleting the hpm_cookie_consent item will cause the cookie consent banner to appear again on your next visit, as we will no longer have a record of your preference.

7. Third-Party Storage

Harbinger Post does not embed third-party scripts, widgets, or services that would set cookies or access localStorage on our behalf. Our content delivery is handled exclusively by Vercel Inc., whose CDN nodes do not set cookies on our domain.

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The date of the last revision is indicated at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. International Applicability

This Cookie Policy is designed to meet cookie and local-storage disclosure requirements beyond the EU/EEA as well, including the CCPA/CPRA (California), the UK GDPR, the LGPD (Brazil), PIPEDA (Canada), the Privacy Act 1988 (Australia), the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (India), and the Personal Information Protection Act (South Korea). Because we use only a single, strictly necessary local-storage item and the cookie-less Vercel Web Analytics tool described above, no additional jurisdiction-specific cookie consent obligations arise beyond what is already described in this policy.

10. Contact

For questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Harbinger Bros. LLC
1309 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States
Email: support@harbingerpressmedia.com