ELPA SPACE

Privacy & Trust

Cookie Policy

How ELPA SPACE uses cookies and local storage to run a fast, privacy-preserving media site without user tracking or profiling.

ELPA SPACE uses minimal, essential cookies and storage tokens to manage system performance and user preferences. We do not use advertising trackers, cookies for profiling, or third-party marketing tags.

Tracking cookies None
Consent Model Opt-in (GDPR & ePrivacy compliant)
Third-party ads Disabled (No tracking)
GDPR compliance Granular consent banner active
Cookies control Managed via Cookie Settings or browser settings

ELPA SPACE is designed for privacy. We believe that a high-quality news website should not monetize reader attention through behavioral tracking. Therefore, we do not deploy advertising tracking tags, pixel tags, or profiling cookies on your browser.

Any performance analytics we run are processed server-side through anonymized log files. We do not use third-party analytics scripts that track you across other websites or build individual user profiles.

What Are Cookies

Cookies and local storage tokens are small data fragments saved on your device to help browsers remember site configurations, load times, and active choices. They can be temporary (session-based) or persistent (remaining until cleared).

Our Cookie Philosophy

We do not partner with behavioral ad networks or data brokers. The site remains fully readable without requiring you to consent to third-party cookies or cross-site tracking pipelines. Your reading habits are not compiled, sold, or shared.

Types of Storage & Consent Categories

We partition our storage and cookie usage into three granular consent categories. You can enable or disable these at any time:

1. Essential Storage: Required for basic site navigation, security, and font rendering. These are always active as the website cannot operate correctly without them.

2. Performance & Analytics: Helps us analyze server speed, load times, and anonymized access stats. This tracking is done server-side using anonymized IP addresses and locally to count page views. We do not use third-party analytics trackers like Google Analytics.

3. User Preferences: Used to save your UI preferences (like dark mode/light mode), bookmarks, saved articles, and layout configurations.

How to Manage Consent

Under privacy frameworks (GDPR and ePrivacy Directive), you have the right to modify or withdraw your cookie choices at any time.

You can adjust your preferences immediately by clicking the 'Cookie Settings' link in the footer of any page, or by clicking the button below to reopen our granular consent banner. Alternatively, you can block or clear cookies via your web browser settings.

Trust Layer

Who, how, why, and evidence are visible by design.

Who

Every article should show the named author and editor, with author pages explaining background, scope, and accountability.

How

The site discloses the editorial workflow, including where AI assistance can be used and where human verification is required.

Why

ELPA SPACE exists to help readers understand AI infrastructure shifts, not to publish generic pages solely for search traffic.

Evidence

Articles should expose their source trail through visible references and consistent citation fields in structured data.

Transparency Checklist