Mainland
LOCAL STORAGE & COOKIE CONTROLS

COOKIES POLICY

Understanding how MAINLAND Africa uses browser storage tokens to deliver personalized journalism and measure audience performance.

LAST UPDATED: 21 AUGUST 2026

MANAGE YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

You can modify or revoke optional analytics and personalisation consent at any time.

COOKIE CATEGORIES & PURPOSE

SPECIFICATION OF TECHNICAL STORAGE TOKENS

STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

ALWAYS ACTIVE

Essential for core website routing, authentication, security, rate limiting, and network performance. These cannot be turned off as the platform cannot function securely without them.

ANALYTICS & METRICS COOKIES

OPTIONAL

Allows MAINLAND to measure page view volume, reading completion rates, scroll depth, and traffic sources to optimize newsroom coverage.

PERSONALISATION COOKIES

OPTIONAL

Stores your anonymous interest profile (e.g., Business, Tech, or Money desks) to tailor the "FOR YOU" section on the homepage and recommend relevant stories.

COMMERCIAL & ADVERTISING COOKIES

OPTIONAL

Used only when commercial sponsor technologies require aggregated measurement of audience engagement for branded storytelling campaigns.

QUESTIONS REGARDING COOKIE COMPLIANCE

For questions about our cookie implementation or privacy practices, email:

business@mainland.africa (Subject: [PRIVACY])