Cookie Policy
This policy describes how News.gg uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, dashboard, and web applications.
Zero Discord Message Tracking
Cookies on News.gg are used solely for website navigation, user authentication, and dashboard preferences. We do NOT track, read, log, or store your Discord messages or community chat history through cookies or any other mechanism.
01. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work efficiently, provide personalized experiences, and gather analytical insights.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, News.gg) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies" (for example, Discord OAuth authentication or Stripe payment processing).
02. How News.gg Uses Cookies
We use cookies and similar browser storage mechanisms for four primary purposes:
Essential & Authentication
Required for the operation of our platform. These maintain your secure Discord OAuth login session, verify administrator permissions, and protect forms against cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
Preferences & Display
Used to recognize you when you return to our website and remember your custom choices, such as dark/light theme preferences and collapsed sidebar states.
Performance & Analytics
Helps us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting non-personally identifiable metrics (such as page load speeds, active server count updates, and error rates).
Security & Payment Processing
Used by payment gateways (Stripe and Dodo Payments) during checkout sessions to detect fraud, prevent duplicate charges, and maintain PCI-DSS compliance.
03. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by trusted third parties who provide essential platform capabilities:
- Discord Inc.: Facilitates single sign-on authentication through OAuth2. Discord issues session tokens to securely confirm which servers you have administrator permissions in.
- Stripe & Dodo Payments: Provide secure end-to-end encryption for payment processing and fraud detection during premium upgrades and community tier subscriptions.
- Cloudflare: Manages web application firewall (WAF) routing, DDoS mitigation, and edge caching to keep News.gg online 24/7.
04. Managing & Disabling Cookies
You have the right to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Third-party cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection / Cookies
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Block all cookies
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
05. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our technology, legal obligations, or service improvements. The updated version will always be indicated by the "Last updated" date at the top and bottom of this page.
06. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or privacy practices, please contact us through:
Support Server: discord.gg/News.gg Support
Email: support@newsdiscordbot.xyz
Official Website: https://newsdiscordbot.xyz
Last updated: September 5, 2026