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Cookie Policy

Understanding how we use cookies and tracking technologies

Last Updated: July 6, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how FindEdition uses cookies, web beacons, pixels, tags, scripts, and similar technologies (collectively, "Cookies") when you visit our website and use our services. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your choices regarding their use.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which provide additional information about how we collect, use, and protect your information.

By continuing to use FindEdition Services, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.

Table of Contents

  1. What Are Cookies?
  2. Types of Cookies We Use
  3. Purposes for Using Cookies
  4. Third-Party Cookies
  5. Cookie Duration
  6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
  7. Cookies Used in Specific Features
  8. Mobile Applications and Cookies
  9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
  10. Contact Us

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

How Cookies Work:

  • When you visit FindEdition, we may send one or more cookies to your device
  • Your browser stores these cookies on your device
  • When you return to FindEdition, your browser sends the cookies back to us
  • This allows us to recognize you and remember your preferences

Other Tracking Technologies:

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies:

Web Beacons

Small graphic images or clear GIFs embedded in web pages or emails that track when content is viewed

Pixels

Tiny images embedded in web pages that track user interactions and conversions

Tags and Scripts

Code snippets that collect information about how you interact with our website

SDKs (Software Development Kits)

Code libraries used in mobile applications to collect device and usage information

For simplicity, we refer to all of these technologies as "Cookies" in this policy.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

FindEdition uses several types of cookies, each serving different purposes. We categorize cookies based on their function and duration:

2(A) Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

Purpose: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided.

Examples of Essential Cookies:

  • Authentication Cookies: Keep you logged in to your account and maintain your session
  • Security Cookies: Protect against fraud, detect suspicious activity, and maintain account security
  • Load Balancing Cookies: Distribute website traffic across servers to ensure optimal performance
  • Session Management Cookies: Track your session and remember your actions during a browsing session
  • CSRF Protection Cookies: Prevent cross-site request forgery attacks
  • Cookie Consent Cookies: Remember your cookie preferences

Duration: Most essential cookies are session cookies that expire when you close your browser. Some may persist for a short period to maintain security.

⚠️ Important: You cannot opt-out of essential cookies as they are necessary for the website to function. Disabling these cookies may prevent you from using certain features of FindEdition.

2(B) Performance and Analytics Cookies

Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the way our website works, measure performance, and identify areas for improvement.

What We Track:

  • Page views and navigation patterns
  • Time spent on pages and content sections
  • Click-through rates and user interactions
  • Error messages and technical issues
  • Site speed and performance metrics
  • Feature usage and adoption rates
  • Bounce rates and exit pages
  • Device and browser information (anonymized)

Third-Party Analytics Services:

  • Google Analytics: Tracks website usage, user behavior, and provides insights into how users interact with FindEdition
  • Performance Monitoring Tools: Measure site speed, identify bottlenecks, and monitor server performance
  • Error Tracking Services: Identify and fix bugs, errors, and technical issues
  • Heatmap and Session Recording Tools: Understand how users navigate and interact with our website

Opt-Out: You can opt-out of analytics cookies through your account privacy settings or by using browser extensions that block analytics tracking.

2(C) Functionality Cookies

Purpose: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as remembering your preferences or customizing content.

Examples of Functionality Cookies:

  • Language Preference Cookies: Remember your preferred language for viewing content
  • Theme and Display Preferences: Remember your choice of dark mode, light mode, or other display settings
  • Reading List and Bookmarks: Save articles, posts, or content you've bookmarked for later reading
  • Content Preferences: Remember your preferred content categories, topics, or sections
  • Personalization Cookies: Remember your preferences for content recommendations, layout, and features
  • Search History: Remember your recent searches to provide quick access
  • Video Preferences: Remember your video playback settings (autoplay, quality, subtitles)
  • Notification Preferences: Remember your choices for push notifications and email alerts

Duration: Functionality cookies typically persist for extended periods (months or years) to maintain your preferences across sessions.

Impact of Disabling: If you disable functionality cookies, you may need to re-enter your preferences each time you visit FindEdition, and some personalized features may not work as expected.

2(D) Advertising and Marketing Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They also perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing and helping us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

What These Cookies Do:

  • Targeted Advertising: Show you ads based on your interests, browsing behavior, and preferences
  • Retargeting: Show you ads for products or services you've previously viewed
  • Ad Frequency Capping: Limit how often you see the same advertisement
  • Conversion Tracking: Measure whether you click on ads and take desired actions
  • Cross-Device Tracking: Recognize you across different devices to provide consistent advertising experiences
  • Audience Building: Create audience segments for advertising purposes

Third-Party Advertising Partners:

We work with advertising networks and partners who may set cookies on your device. These partners include:

  • Google AdSense and Google Ad Manager for serving advertisements
  • Social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) for social advertising
  • Programmatic advertising networks and exchanges
  • Affiliate marketing partners

Opt-Out Options:

  • Use your account privacy settings to opt-out of personalized advertising
  • Use industry opt-out tools such as:
    • Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out page (www.aboutads.info/choices)
    • Network Advertising Initiative's opt-out page (www.networkadvertising.org/choices)
    • European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (www.youronlinechoices.eu)
  • Adjust your browser settings to block third-party cookies
  • Use browser extensions that block advertising cookies

Note: If you opt-out of advertising cookies, you may still see advertisements on FindEdition, but they will be less relevant to your interests and may be more repetitive.

2(E) Social Media Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are set by social media platforms when you interact with social features on FindEdition, such as sharing content on social media or using social login.

Social Media Features:

  • Social Login: When you log in using Google, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, these platforms may set cookies
  • Social Sharing: When you share content on social media, social platforms may track this activity
  • Embedded Content: Social media widgets and embedded content (like Twitter feeds) may set cookies
  • Social Plugins: Like buttons, share buttons, and follow buttons may set cookies

Social Media Platforms:

  • Google (for Google Sign-In and Google+ features)
  • Facebook (for Facebook Login and sharing)
  • Twitter (for Twitter login and sharing)
  • LinkedIn (for LinkedIn login and sharing)
  • Other social platforms we may integrate with

These cookies are controlled by the respective social media platforms and are subject to their privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of social media platforms you use.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to cookies we set directly, third-party services that we integrate with may also set cookies on your device. These third-party cookies are subject to the respective third party's privacy policy.

4(A) Analytics and Performance Services

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with FindEdition. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as:

  • How you found FindEdition (search engine, direct visit, referral)
  • Pages you visit and time spent on each page
  • Content sections you browse (news, editorial, entertainment, work, tools)
  • Features you use and interactions you make
  • Device and browser information (anonymized)

You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by adjusting your account privacy settings.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit Google's Privacy Policy.

4(B) Advertising Partners

Our advertising partners may set cookies to:

  • Deliver targeted advertisements based on your interests
  • Measure ad performance and effectiveness
  • Track conversions and user actions
  • Build audience segments for advertising

Major Advertising Partners:

  • Google AdSense and Google Ad Manager
  • Programmatic advertising networks
  • Social media advertising platforms
  • Affiliate marketing networks

You can manage advertising cookies through your account privacy settings or by using industry opt-out tools.

4(C) Social Media Platforms

When you use social media features on FindEdition (such as social login or sharing content), social media platforms may set cookies:

  • Facebook: Sets cookies when you use Facebook Login or share content on Facebook
  • Twitter: Sets cookies when you use Twitter login or share content on Twitter
  • LinkedIn: Sets cookies when you use LinkedIn login or share content on LinkedIn
  • Google: Sets cookies when you use Google Sign-In

These cookies are controlled by the respective social media platforms. Please review their privacy policies for information about how they use cookies.

4(D) Payment Processors

When you make payments on FindEdition (subscriptions, ad campaigns, donations, work marketplace transactions), payment processors may set cookies to:

  • Process payments securely
  • Prevent fraud and verify transactions
  • Remember payment preferences
  • Provide customer support

Payment processor cookies are essential for processing transactions and cannot be disabled if you wish to make payments.

4(E) Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

We use CDNs to deliver content quickly and efficiently. CDNs may set cookies to:

  • Optimize content delivery based on your location
  • Cache content for faster loading
  • Balance server load
  • Improve website performance

6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on FindEdition. However, please note that disabling certain cookies may impact your experience and some features may not work properly.

6(A) Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit FindEdition, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customize your cookie preferences by category
  • View detailed information about each cookie category

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

  • Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website
  • Accessing your account privacy settings
  • Clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site

6(B) Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

Chrome

Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data

Firefox

Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

Safari

Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data

Edge

Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

Browser Cookie Options:

  • Block all cookies: Prevents all cookies from being set (may break website functionality)
  • Block third-party cookies: Blocks cookies from third-party domains (recommended for privacy)
  • Delete cookies: Remove existing cookies from your browser
  • Cookie exceptions: Allow or block cookies for specific websites

⚠️ Important: Blocking all cookies may prevent FindEdition from functioning properly. Essential cookies are required for core features like logging in, security, and session management.

6(C) Account Privacy Settings

If you have a FindEdition account, you can manage certain cookie preferences through your account settings:

  • Opt-out of personalized advertising
  • Control analytics and performance tracking
  • Manage functionality and personalization cookies
  • Control email and notification preferences

Access your privacy settings through your user dashboard or account settings page.

6(D) Industry Opt-Out Tools

You can use industry tools to opt-out of certain types of cookies:

Note: These opt-out tools use cookies themselves to remember your preferences. If you clear your browser cookies, you may need to opt-out again.

6(E) Mobile Device Settings

If you use FindEdition on a mobile device, you can manage cookies through your device settings:

iOS (Safari)

Settings → Safari → Block All Cookies or Prevent Cross-Site Tracking

Android (Chrome)

Chrome Settings → Site Settings → Cookies

Mobile Advertising ID Controls:

  • iOS: Settings → Privacy → Advertising → Limit Ad Tracking
  • Android: Settings → Google → Ads → Opt out of Ads Personalization

7. Cookies Used in Specific FindEdition Features

Different features of FindEdition use cookies in specific ways. This section explains how cookies are used in various parts of our platform:

7(A) Content Sections (News, Editorial, Magazine, etc.)

When you browse content sections (News, Editorial, Magazine, Archive, Press, Tech, Docs, Research, Trends, Events, Podcast, Labs, Academy, Creators):

  • Reading History Cookies: Track which articles you've read to provide reading progress and recommendations
  • Content Preferences Cookies: Remember your preferred categories, topics, and content types
  • Bookmark Cookies: Save articles you've bookmarked for later reading
  • Search History Cookies: Remember your recent searches for quick access
  • Viewing Preferences Cookies: Remember your preferred article layout, font size, and reading mode

7(B) Entertainment Features (Movies, Series, Anime)

When you use entertainment features:

  • Watchlist Cookies: Save movies, series, or anime you want to watch later
  • Rating Cookies: Remember ratings and reviews you've submitted
  • Viewing History Cookies: Track what entertainment content you've viewed
  • Recommendation Cookies: Power personalized entertainment recommendations based on your preferences
  • Filter Preferences Cookies: Remember your filter settings (genre, year, rating, etc.)

7(C) Work Marketplace (Jobs, Freelancers, Companies)

When you use work marketplace features:

  • Job Search Cookies: Remember your job search criteria and preferences
  • Application Tracking Cookies: Track job applications you've submitted
  • Freelancer Profile Cookies: Remember your freelancer profile settings and preferences
  • Service Booking Cookies: Maintain service booking sessions and preferences
  • Matching Cookies: Power job and freelancer matching algorithms
  • Transaction Cookies: Facilitate secure payment processing

7(D) Tools and Utilities

When you use FindEdition tools (PDF tools, image tools, text tools, SEO tools, converter tools, generator tools, checker tools, developer tools):

  • Tool Usage Cookies: Track which tools you use most frequently
  • Tool Preferences Cookies: Remember your tool settings and preferences
  • Result History Cookies: Save tool results you've generated (if you choose to save them)
  • Session Cookies: Maintain your tool session and prevent data loss

7(E) User Dashboard and Account

When you use your user dashboard:

  • Authentication Cookies: Keep you logged in securely
  • Dashboard Preferences Cookies: Remember your dashboard layout and widget preferences
  • Notification Preferences Cookies: Remember your notification settings
  • Privacy Settings Cookies: Remember your privacy and cookie preferences

7(F) AI Chat and AI Features

When you use AI Chat (FindEdition AI Studio) or other AI features:

  • Conversation Cookies: Maintain your AI chat session
  • AI Preferences Cookies: Remember your AI model preferences and settings
  • Usage Tracking Cookies: Track AI feature usage for analytics and improvement
  • Credit Balance Cookies: Track your AI credit usage and balance

7(G) Community Features (Questions and Answers)

When you participate in community features:

  • Activity Cookies: Track your questions, answers, and community contributions
  • Reputation Cookies: Track your community reputation and achievements
  • Notification Cookies: Remember your preferences for community notifications

7(H) Search Functionality

When you use FindEdition's search feature:

  • Search History Cookies: Remember your recent searches
  • Search Preferences Cookies: Remember your search filters and preferences
  • Autocomplete Cookies: Power search autocomplete and suggestions

7(I) Newsletter and Email Communications

When you subscribe to newsletters or receive emails:

  • Email Tracking Cookies: Track email opens and click-through rates (via web beacons)
  • Subscription Cookies: Remember your newsletter preferences and subscriptions
  • Unsubscribe Cookies: Process unsubscribe requests

8. Mobile Applications and Cookies

If you use FindEdition mobile applications (iOS or Android), we may use similar technologies to cookies:

8(A) Mobile Identifiers

Mobile apps may use device identifiers instead of cookies:

  • Advertising IDs: iOS Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) and Android Advertising ID
  • Device IDs: Unique device identifiers for analytics and personalization
  • Installation IDs: Track app installations and updates

You can reset or limit these identifiers through your device settings. On iOS: Settings → Privacy → Advertising → Reset Advertising Identifier. On Android: Settings → Google → Ads → Reset advertising ID.

8(B) Mobile App Analytics

Mobile apps use analytics to understand usage:

  • App usage patterns and feature adoption
  • Crash reports and error tracking
  • Performance monitoring and optimization
  • User engagement and retention metrics
  • In-app purchase and subscription tracking

Mobile app analytics help us improve app performance, fix bugs, and enhance user experience. You can opt-out of analytics through your device settings or app privacy settings.

8(C) Mobile App Storage

Mobile apps may use local storage similar to cookies:

  • Local Storage: Store app preferences and settings on your device
  • Session Storage: Maintain app session information
  • Cache Storage: Store cached content for offline access
  • Keychain/Keystore: Securely store authentication tokens and credentials

You can clear app data through your device settings. On iOS: Settings → General → iPhone Storage → FindEdition → Offload App. On Android: Settings → Apps → FindEdition → Storage → Clear Data.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will:

  • Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page
  • Notify you of significant changes through email (if you have an account) or through a prominent notice on our website
  • Provide you with an opportunity to review and accept the updated policy
  • Maintain previous versions of this policy for your reference

Your Continued Use: By continuing to use FindEdition Services after we post an updated Cookie Policy, you consent to the updated policy. If you do not agree with the changes, you should stop using our services and delete your account if applicable.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and tracking technologies. You can always access the current version of this policy at findedition.com/cookies.

10. Contact Us

Questions About Our Cookie Policy?

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us:

Legal Inquiries

For legal questions and compliance matters

[email protected]

Customer Support

For general questions and cookie preferences

[email protected]

Editorial

For content-related questions

[email protected]

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