WBN Cookie & Tracking Policy

This Cookie & Tracking Policy explains how WBN News Corp Inc.™ ("WBN," "we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies across our Platforms — including our websites, subscriber portals, Cast OS™ products, mobile applications, and any other digital product or service we operate.

It tells you what these technologies are, why we use them, what each category does, who else may place them on our Platforms, and — importantly — how you can manage or disable them. We have written this Policy to be clear and specific. You should be able to read it and know exactly what is happening on your device when you visit a WBN Platform.

A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device — your computer, phone, or tablet — when you visit. It is stored in your browser and allows the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with its pages.

Cookies are not programs and cannot run code on your device. They cannot access other files stored on your device or transmit viruses. They are simply small pieces of stored information that help websites function more effectively and provide a more relevant experience.

WBN uses four categories of cookies. Each category has a distinct purpose and a different level of user control. We describe each below in plain terms.

Some cookies on WBN Platforms are placed by third parties — organisations other than WBN — whose services we have integrated into our Platforms. These third parties operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, and WBN does not control how they collect or use information gathered through their cookies.

Several of WBN's AI-powered features — including content personalisation, dashboard configuration, and intelligence feed preferences — use cookies and local storage to function. This section explains how cookies and our AI systems interact.

• Personalisation. WBN's personalisation engine uses preference and analytics cookies to tailor your content feed and dashboard to your professional interests. This data stays within WBN's systems. It is not shared with third-party AI providers for model training purposes without your explicit consent. Full details of how personalisation works are set out in our Responsible AI Policy.
• Session continuity. Essential cookies allow our AI tools — including SignalCast™ and PromptCast™ — to maintain your session, remember your configuration, and deliver a consistent experience across your use of these products.
• Performance monitoring. Analytics cookies provide data that WBN uses to evaluate and improve the performance of our AI systems — identifying where outputs are useful and where they are not. This data is aggregated and does not identify individual users.
• No AI profiling for sale. WBN does not use cookie data to build profiles that are sold to third parties or used to target you with commercial content by external organisations. AI-derived insights remain within WBN's operational environment.

You are in control of most cookies on WBN Platforms. Here is how to manage them.

Some browsers include a Do Not Track ("DNT") signal — a setting that sends a request to websites asking them not to track your browsing activity. At this time, no universally accepted technical standard exists for how websites should respond to DNT signals, and we do not currently alter our data practices in response to DNT requests.

We recognise this may be unsatisfying. Our position is that browser-level cookie controls — described in Section 6 — give you more meaningful and reliable control over your experience on WBN Platforms than DNT signals currently provide. We will revisit our approach to DNT if and when a recognized standard is adopted.

If you have concerns about tracking that are not addressed by the controls described in Section 6, please contact us at privacy@wbnn.news and we will work with you to address them.