This page was last changed on 10. September 2021, last checked on 12. January 2022 and applies to citizens of Australia.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://option.news (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You do have the right to opt-out and to object against the further use of non-functional cookies.
5.1 Manage your consent settings
You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.
You can also disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
6. Cookies
6.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
6.2 Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these analytical cookies we get insights in the usage of our website.
6.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
6.4 Social media
On our website, we have included content from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest are located in the United States.
7. Placed cookies
Usage
We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.
Marketing
Google Fonts API
expires immediately
Read user IP address
Usage
We use Google Maps for maps display.
Marketing
Google Maps API
expires immediately
Read user IP address
Usage
We use Vimeo for video display.
Statistics
__utmt_player
10 minutes
Store and track audience reach
vuid
2 years
Store the user’s usage history
Purpose pending investigation
__cf_bm
Usage
We use YouTube for video display.
Marketing
GPS
session
Store location data
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
6 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
YSC
session
Store and track interaction
PREF
8 months
Store user preferences
Usage
We use Instagram for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Marketing/Tracking
actppresence
1 year
Store ad display frequency
Usage
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Marketing
_fbc
2 years
Store last visit
fbm*
1 year
Store account details
xs
3 months
Store a unique session ID
fr
3 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
act
90 days
Store logged in users
_fbp
3 months
Store and track visits across websites
datr
2 years
Provide fraud prevention
c_user
30 days
Store a unique user ID
sb
2 years
Store browser details
*_fbm_
1 year
Store account details
Functional
wd
1 week
Read screen resolution
csm
90 days
Provide fraud prevention
presence
session
Store and track if the browser tab is active
actppresence
session
Store and track if the browser tab is active
Usage
We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Functional
local_storage_support_test
persistent
Provide load balancing functionality
Marketing
metrics_token
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Usage
We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Preferences
bcookie
1 year
Store browser details
lidc
1 day
Provide load balancing functionality
bscookie
1 year
Store logged in users
li_alerts
1 year
Store if a message has been shown
Marketing
li-oatml
1 month
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
li_sugr
90 days
Store and track a visitor’s identity
UserMatchHistory
30 days
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
lms_ads
30 days
Store and track visits across websites
_guid
90 days
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Functional
BizographicsOptOut
10 years
Store privacy preferences
sdsc
session
Provide load balancing functionality
li_gc
6 months
Store cookie consent preferences
Statistics
AnalyticsSyncHistory
30 days
Store and track visits across websites
lms_analytics
30 days
Store and track a visitor’s identity
Usage
We use Wistia for video display.
Marketing/Tracking
wistia
persistent
Store performed actions on the website
Statistics
wistia-video-progress-*
persistent
Store if the user has seen embedded content
Usage
We use Statcounter for website statistics.
Statistics
is_unique
5 years
Store unique visits
Usage
We use Google Ads for advertising.
Marketing
ads/ga-audiences
expires immediately
Store information for remarketing purposes
Usage
We use WooCommerce for webshop management.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
wc_cart_hash_*
session
Store items in shopping cart
wc_fragments_*
persistent
wc_cart_created
session
Store performed actions on the website
woocommerce_items_in_cart
session
Store items in shopping cart
woocommerce_cart_hash
1 day
Store items in shopping cart
wp_woocommerce_session_*
session
Store performed actions on the website
Statistics
History.store
Store last visit
Purpose pending investigation
amp-store:*
Usage
We use Yandex Metrica for website statistics.
Functional
_ym*_lastHit
persistent
Store time of visit
_ym_retryReqs
persistent
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Statistics
_ym_uid
1 year
Store and track a visitor’s identity
_ym*_lsid
persistent
Store a unique user ID
_ym*_il
persistent
Provide functions across pages
_ym_d
1 year
Store first visit to the site
_ym_isad
2 days
Provide functions across pages
_ym_zzlc
Usage
We use Complianz for cookie consent management.
Functional
cmplz_user_data
365 days
Read to determine which cookie banner to show
complianz_policy_id
365 days
Store accepted cookie policy ID
complianz_consent_status
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_policy_id
365 days
Store accepted cookie policy ID
cmplz_functional
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_statistics-anonymous
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_statistics
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_marketing
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_consent_status
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_rt_policy_id
365 days
Store accepted cookie policy ID
cmplz_rt_functional
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_rt_statistics-anonymous
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_rt_consent_status
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_rt_preferences
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_rt_statistics
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_rt_marketing
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
cmplz_choice
365 days
Store if a message has been dismissed
cmplz_banner-status
365 days
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
cmplz_consented_services
365 days
Store cookie consent preferences
Usage
We use Google Analytics for website statistics.
Statistics
_ga
2 years
Store and count pageviews
_gid
1 day
Store and count pageviews
_gat_gtag_UA_*
1 minute
Store a unique user ID
_ga_*
1 year
Store and count pageviews
Statistics (anonymous)
_gat
1 minute
Filter requests from bots
Usage
We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services.
Functional
__cfduid
30 days
Identify trusted web traffic
Usage
We use Posts View Counter for website statistics.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Purpose pending investigation
pvc_visits_*
Usage
We use Intercom Messenger for chat support.
Purpose pending investigation
intercom.intercom-state-*
Functional
intercom-id-*
9 months
Marketing
intercom-device-id-*
9 months
Store a unique user ID
Usage
We use WhatsApp for chat support.
Functional
wa_lang_pref
6 days
Store language settings
wa_ul
session
Provide access
Usage
We use Query Monitor for website development.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
qm-front-container-pinned
various
Provide functions across pages
Usage
We use Google various services for website development.
Functional
google_auto_fc_cmp_setting
persistent
Store cookie consent preferences
Usage
We use TikTok for video display.
Marketing
__tt_embed__mounting
session
Store data on the performance of content
s_v_web_id
session
Store if the user has seen embedded content
MONITOR_WEB_ID
3 months
Store if the user has seen embedded content
tt_webid
1 year
Store if the user has seen embedded content
tt_webid_v2
1 year
Store if the user has seen embedded content
ttwid
1 year
Store if the user has seen embedded content
webapp_launch_mode
session
Store if the user has seen embedded content
webapp_session_id
session
Store a unique session ID
webapp-session-referer
session
Store referring website
webapp_tiktok_privious
session
Store if the user has seen embedded content
webapp_extra_data
session
Provide functions across pages
webapp_original_traffic_type
session
Store if the user has seen embedded content
guide-login-config
persistent
Store a unique user ID
__tea_cache_tokens_*
persistent
Store a unique session ID
Functional
__tt_embed__storage_test
session
Read if cookies can be placed
csrf_session_id
session
Provide protection against hackers
tt_csrf_token
session
Provide protection against hackers
_abck
1 year
Provide protection against hackers
__tea_cache_first_*
persistent
Provide load balancing functionality
webapp-newuser
persistent
Store first visit to the site
autoplay-config
persistent
Store configuration
webapp-video-mute
persistent
Store configuration
Purpose pending investigation
f
persistent
Usage
We use WordPress for website development.
Sharing data
This data is not shared with third parties.
Functional
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
session
Store browser details
Sharing data
Sharing of data is pending investigation
Statistics
_ym*_reqNum
persistent
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Purpose pending investigation
loglevel
em_cdn_uid
fwduvp_time
fwduvp_video_path
newsletter
tnpe
em_p_uid
newsletter_leads
snax_poll_*_answers
AMP-CONSENT
amp-new-validation-url-count-last-count
amp-new-error-index-count-last-count
wpformsChallengeStep
wpformsChallengeTimerId
wpformsChallengeSecondsLeft
google_adsense_settings
__gads
__lsv__
8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.
9. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
- you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
- you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant for any purpose under the Privacy Act.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this cookie statement. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Helmut Melzer, Option Medien e.U.
Johannes de La Salle Gasse 12, A-1210 Wien, Austria
Austria
Website: https://option.news
Email: ta.noitpoeid@eciffo
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