Last updated: July 21, 2026
Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their sites are being used.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies:
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them.
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
Cookies can also be classified as "first-party" (set by us) or "third-party" (set by other companies whose services we use).
2. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as:
Local Storage: A web storage technology that allows websites to store data locally within your browser with no expiration date.
Session Storage: Similar to local storage but data is cleared when the browser session ends.
Pixels/Web Beacons: Small graphic images that may be included in our website or emails to track user behavior.
For simplicity, we refer to all these technologies as "cookies" in this policy.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the Website cannot function without them.
Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
kn_session_id | Anonymous session identifier used for core functionality and to limit how often the same advertisement is shown to you (frequency capping). Not used to identify you personally | Session |
kn-theme-mode | Stores your theme preference (light, dark, or system) | 1 year |
kn-font-size | Stores your preferred font size setting for accessibility | 1 year |
kn-bold-text | Stores your bold text accessibility preference | 1 year |
kn-font-family | Stores your font family preference (standard or dyslexic-friendly) | 1 year |
kn-country | Stores your selected country for content delivery | 1 year |
kn-content-lang | Stores your content language preference | 1 year |
kn-accessibility-storage, kn-country-storage, kn-sensitive-storage | Local storage that persists your preferences (accessibility settings, selected country, and whether to show sensitive content) | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn-notif-subscribed | Stores your push notification subscription preference (enabled or disabled) to control notification delivery | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn-notif-country, kn-notif-resub | Bookkeeping for your push subscription (which country topic you are subscribed to and whether a re-subscription is required) so notifications are delivered correctly | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn-notif-prompt-dismissed | Records that you have dismissed the notification permission prompt to prevent it from appearing again | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn-notification-settings, kn-notification-settings-storage | Stores your notification quiet hours schedule preferences (enabled/disabled, start time, end time) to mute notification sounds during your chosen hours | Persistent (until cleared) |
3.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
kn-location-storage | Stores your selected city and geographic coordinates for local news filtering | Persistent (until cleared) |
category-last-seen | Stores timestamps of when you last viewed each news category, used to display unseen news counts | Persistent (until cleared) |
topic-last-seen | Stores timestamps of when you last viewed each featured topic, used to display unseen news counts | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn-hotspot-seen | Stores which hot news you have already seen in the mobile "hot news" center, so the unread badge count is accurate. Stored only on your device | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn_reactions | Stores your emoji reactions on news articles so your selections persist across sessions | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn-install-pill-dismissed | Records when you dismissed the app install prompt to respect your preference | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn-pwa-fingerprint | Stores a hashed device identifier used to deduplicate PWA installation tracking (not used for individual user tracking) | Persistent (until cleared) |
kn-pwa-install-tracked | Records that your PWA installation has been reported to prevent duplicate tracking | Persistent (until cleared) |
3.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the Website.
Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors by assigning a randomly generated number | 2 years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Maintains session state and tracks how you use the Website | 2 years |
sentry-* | Sentry | Error tracking and performance monitoring | Session |
Analytics cookies from Google Analytics are only set after you provide consent through our cookie consent banner. Without consent, no analytics data is collected.
3.4 Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you. They also help limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
__gads, __gpi, DSID, IDE, etc. | Google AdSense / DoubleClick | Ad personalization, frequency capping, and measurement (only when Google advertising is enabled) | Varies (up to 2 years) |
kn-cookie-consent | kratkinovini | Stores your cookie consent preferences (necessary, analytics, advertising) | 1 year |
Advertisements served by our own self-serve advertising platform do not set advertising cookies. They rely only on the anonymous session identifier (kn_session_id) to limit how often the same ad is shown to you, and are not used for cross-site tracking or profiling.
Advertising cookies are only set after you provide consent. If you do not consent to personalized advertising, we will only show you non-personalized ads.
3.5 Service Worker and Application Storage
When you install kratkinovini as a Progressive Web App (PWA) or use push notifications, the following additional storage technologies are used:
Technology | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Service Worker (Cache Storage) | Caches application assets (JavaScript, CSS, images) for faster loading and limited offline functionality | Until service worker update or manual cache clear |
Web Push Subscription (Push API) | Stores your push notification subscription (a standard Web Push / VAPID endpoint) in your browser and on our servers to deliver notifications you have opted into. We do not use Firebase or any third-party push messaging service | Until you disable notifications or clear app data |
Notification Settings (IndexedDB) | Stores a copy of your quiet hours schedule so the service worker can deliver notifications silently (no sound or vibration) during your scheduled hours, even when the main app is not open | Until app data is cleared |
These technologies are essential for PWA functionality and push notification delivery. They are only active when you install the PWA or enable push notifications. You can remove this data by uninstalling the PWA or clearing your browser's site data.
4. Your Cookie Choices
You have several options to control or limit how cookies are used:
4.1 Cookie Consent
When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to:
Accept all cookies
Accept only necessary cookies
Customize your preferences for each cookie category
You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our Website.
4.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser.
Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
Firefox: Manage cookies in Firefox
Safari: Manage cookies in Safari
Edge: Manage cookies in Edge
Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of the Website may not function properly, and your user experience may be affected.
4.3 Opt-Out of Targeted Advertising
You can opt out of targeted advertising from participating companies through:
You can also opt out of Google's use of cookies for advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings .
4.4 Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Our Website currently does not respond to Do Not Track signals, as there is no common industry standard for compliance.
5. Cookies in Our Progressive Web App (PWA)
kratkinovini is available as an installable Progressive Web App. When installed, the PWA uses the same cookies and local storage described above, plus a service worker for caching and push notification delivery (see Section 3.5). The PWA stores a device fingerprint (a one-way hash of non-identifying browser characteristics) solely to deduplicate installation analytics. Push notifications use the standard Web Push (VAPID) API; the subscription is stored locally and on our servers to deliver notifications you have opted into. We do not use Firebase or any other third-party push messaging service.
kratkinovini is a web-only service. We do not offer native mobile applications.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.
If we make material changes to how we use cookies, we will notify you through a notice on our Website or by other means.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email: legal@kratkinovini.com
Address: DAIT Tech LTD, Pop Hariton 27, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria