Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to site operators. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixel tags, and web beacons, all of which we refer to collectively as "cookies" in this policy.

When you first visit sgpressdaily.pro, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to non-essential cookies. Essential cookies are placed without consent because they are strictly necessary for the website to operate. Your consent choices — whether you accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences — are stored locally on your device for six months. After six months, the banner will appear again so you can review and update your preferences.

2. How We Use Cookies

SG Press Daily uses cookies to deliver a secure and readable editorial experience, to remember your cookie consent, to understand how readers engage with our press briefing content, and to improve site performance. We categorise cookies into four groups: strictly necessary, functional, analytics, and marketing. Only strictly necessary cookies are placed without your prior consent.

3. Cookie Categories

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set only in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging into a secure area, or filling in forms. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested cannot be provided.

• sgpressdaily_cookie_consent — stores your cookie consent choice (accept all, essential only, or customised). Duration: 6 months. Vendor: SG Press Daily (first-party, local storage).
• PHPSESSID / session identifiers — maintains your session when submitting contact forms. Duration: session (deleted when browser closes). Vendor: SG Press Daily (first-party).
• csrf_token — protects forms against cross-site request forgery. Duration: session. Vendor: SG Press Daily (first-party).

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable enhanced features and personalisation, such as remembering your sidebar state on mobile or your preferred reading settings. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.

• sgpressdaily_sidebar — remembers whether the mobile navigation sidebar was open. Duration: 30 days. Vendor: SG Press Daily (first-party).
• sgpressdaily_fonts_loaded — tracks whether web fonts have loaded to prevent layout shift. Duration: 7 days. Vendor: SG Press Daily (first-party).

3.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously or in aggregated form. This data helps our editorial team understand which sections of the press briefing receive the most readership and how readers navigate between business, technology, and startup coverage.

• _ga — distinguishes unique users for Google Analytics 4. Duration: 2 years. Vendor: Google LLC.
• _ga_* — maintains session state for Google Analytics 4. Duration: 2 years. Vendor: Google LLC.
• _gid — distinguishes unique users for Google Analytics. Duration: 24 hours. Vendor: Google LLC.

Analytics cookies are only placed if you select "Accept all" on our cookie banner or enable analytics in your customised preferences.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements or measure the effectiveness of campaigns. SG Press Daily is primarily a news platform and uses marketing cookies sparingly. Where present, they are only activated with your explicit consent.

• _fbp — used by Meta to deliver advertisements if we run social media campaigns. Duration: 90 days. Vendor: Meta Platforms, Inc.
• li_sugr — used by LinkedIn for conversion tracking on professional audience campaigns. Duration: 90 days. Vendor: LinkedIn Corporation.

We do not currently run active advertising campaigns on all pages. Marketing cookies are disabled by default unless you accept all cookies.

4. Third-Party Vendors

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of each vendor:

• Google LLC — analytics and font delivery. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Meta Platforms, Inc. — optional conversion tracking. Privacy policy: facebook.com/privacy/policy
• LinkedIn Corporation — optional professional audience measurement. Privacy policy: linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Google Fonts are loaded from Google's servers when you visit our site. This may involve the transfer of your IP address to Google. We use font display swap to minimise performance impact. If you prefer to block font requests, you may use a browser extension or privacy tool.

5. How to Manage and Opt Out

You have several options to control cookies on sgpressdaily.pro:

• Cookie banner: use the "Accept all", "Reject all", or "Customise" buttons displayed at the bottom of the page when you first visit or after your six-month consent period expires.
• Browser settings: most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings menu. Refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions. Blocking all cookies may affect site functionality.
• Google Analytics opt-out: install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
• Industry opt-out tools: visit youronlinechoices.com for information about behavioural advertising opt-outs in your region.

To reset your consent preferences on our site, clear your browser's local storage for sgpressdaily.pro or wait for the six-month consent storage period to expire. The cookie banner will then reappear, allowing you to make a fresh choice.

6. Consent Storage Period

When you make a choice on our cookie banner, your preference is stored in your browser's local storage under the key sgpressdaily_cookie_consent for a period of six months. This six-month retention period aligns with our commitment to periodically refresh consent and ensures that your preferences remain current. After six months, we will display the cookie banner again and ask you to confirm or update your choices before placing any non-essential cookies.

We do not use cookies to store consent on our servers; your preference is held locally on your device. If you use a different browser or device, or clear your browser data, you will need to set your preferences again.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when we add new cookies, change vendors, or modify our practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Material changes will be communicated through an updated cookie banner or a notice on our website.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at [email protected] or write to our Data Protection Officer at SG Press Daily Pte. Ltd., 88 Market Street, #22-04 CapitaSpring, Singapore 048948.