Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 12, 2026
At Breakfeedry Ink, we respect your online choices. This document details how we use cookies, tracking pixels, and browser caching structures to render the portal responsive and gather audience statistics.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small readable plain-text files recorded inside your browser storage directories whenever you load a website. They allow the platform to verify active subscribers, save layout settings, and prevent duplicate questionnaire entries.
2. How We Use Cookies
We work to respect your privacy. Under POPIA and global standards, we apply cookies to: ensure security from network brute-force attempts; maintain user-defined choices; gather anonymized readership counts; and configure Google Ads targets when authorized.
3. Audience Settings and Google Consent Mode v2
We have integrated Google Consent Mode v2. This means that until you select 'Accept all' or choose specific tracking cookies in our details panel, all marketing, personalization, and web analytics processes remain at status denied. They only receive permission to write tracking identifiers if you specifically click to consent. You can modify these settings anytime by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in our web footer.
4. Categorized Cookie Index
A breakdown of the cookie categories we require on our platforms:
| Category Name | Usage Purpose | Consent Mode Signals Affected | Default State Before Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Critical site stability and security rules | security_storage, functionality_storage | Granted (Always Active) |
| Functional Storage | Saves local language and menu choices | personalization_storage | Granted |
| Usability Personalisation | Remembers your visual theme changes | personalization_storage | Denied |
| Web Analytics | Tracks general, anonymous readership volumes | analytics_storage | Denied |
| Targeted Advertising | Enables tailored ad banner recommendations | ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization | Denied |
5. Specific Cookies Deployed
We utilize the following direct tracking elements:
| Cookie Designator | Type of Script | Hosting Source | Functional Description | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| consentMode | First-Party Functional | Breakfeedry Ink Website | Holds your selected cookie preferences | 1 Year |
| _ga, _ga_* | Third-Party Performance | Google Analytics | Calculates reader patterns completely anonymously | 2 Years |
| gads | Third-Party Marketing | Google Advertising | Ensures you are not shown duplicate ads | 90 Days |
6. Manual Cookie Management in Your Browser
If you prefer to block cookie activities completely, you can change your browser's options. Every browser allows you to clear or disable cookies. Note that disabling essential cookies may impact certain interactive sections of our newsroom.
7. Contact us
If you have any queries regarding our use of cookies or this policy, please reach out directly:
Physical Headquarters: 351 Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
Official phone number: +27 21 832 0499
Email support: [email protected]