This Cookie Policy Was Last Updated on August 20, 2025
Like many other companies, Tribune Publishing Company, LLC and its affiliates (“Tribune”, “we”, “our” or “us”) use cookies and other tracking technologies (collectively “Cookies”) when you access and use our websites, mobile applications, and other services provided by us, including email newsletters (collectively, the “Platform”). This Cookie Policy explains how we use Cookies and how you can manage them. Please review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy-related practices, and the privacy-related rights and choices that may be available to you in connection with your use of our website.
We may change this Cookie Policy at any time. Please take a look at the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page to see when this Cookie Policy was last revised. Any changes in this Cookie Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookie Policy available on or through the Platform.
PLEASE READ THIS COOKIE POLICY CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE USE COOKIES AND HOW YOU CAN MANAGE THEM. BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR PLATFORM, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT (1) YOU HAVE READ THIS COOKIE POLICY, AND (2) YOU CONSENT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS COOKIE POLICY AND THE PRACTICES AND POLICIES OUTLINED IN THIS COOKIE POLICY. THIS COOKIE POLICY IS ALSO GOVERNED BY OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE PLATFORM, YOU ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU CONSENT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH IN OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY, THE POLICIES & PRACTICES OUTLINED IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY, AND THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY.
This Cookie Policy applies to use of our Platform. It does not apply to websites, mobile applications, or services that we do not own or control.
If you do not agree with this Cookie Policy, do not access or use our Platform or interact with any other aspect of our business.
This Cookie Policy covers the following topics:
- What are Cookies and other Tracking Technologies?
- Cookies and Online Tracking Technologies We Use
- How You Can Manage Cookies
- How to Contact Us
1. What are Cookies and other Tracking Technologies?
“Cookies” are small data files that are sent to, and stored by, your web browser software on your computer hard drive, tablet, mobile device, or other device. For more information about Cookies and other tracking technologies, please visit https://allaboutcookies.org.
Cookies can be either first party Cookies, meaning the Cookie was set by us, or third-party Cookies, meaning the Cookie was placed on our website by a third-party provider, such as an advertiser or website analytics provider. Session Cookies only last for the duration of your browser session. Persistent Cookies survive after you terminate your browser session until an expiration date. Persistent Cookies help us recognize your device and remember your preferences when you visit our Platform in the future, for example, by automatically logging you in to your account.
Other tracking technologies used on the Platform may include tracking pixels (also known as web beacons and clear gifs), software development kits (SDKs), and other similar technologies. Pixels are small graphic images embedded in web pages that monitor interaction with a website or email, such as recognizing when you open an email and tracking what content you view on a website. SDKs are a set of tools used in the development of mobile applications and function similarly to Cookies.
2. Cookies and Online Tracking Technologies We Use.
We may use the following types of Cookies on our Platform:
Strictly Necessary (i.e., “Essential”) Cookies
These Cookies are necessary for our Platform to function. They may be set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request to receive or access our services via the Platform, such as logging in to your account on the Platform to access the Services or setting your privacy preferences. You can set your browser to block or reject these Cookies, however, some essential cookies are required for the Platform to function and cannot be disabled.
Performance (i.e., “Analytics”) Cookies
These Cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our Platform. They help us to know which pages and content are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around our Platform. If you do not allow these Cookies we will not know when you have visited our Platform and will not be able to measure the Platform’s performance.
We use analytics on our Platform, including Google Analytics – a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Analytics services use Cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how users interact with our Platform, compile reports on users’ activity across our Platform, and provide other services related to their activity and usage. Google Analytics may collect information about you (including information that could be used, by itself or in combination with other information, to personally identify you (“Personal Information”)), such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a returning visitor, and any referring website. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt-out of tracking of analytics by Google, click here. You may also install the Google Analytics browser add-on if you wish to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
Functional (i.e., “Personalization”) Cookies
These Cookies enable our Platform to provide enhanced functionality and personalization when you access our Platform via the Internet. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our Platform. If you do not allow these Cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Targeting (i.e., “Marketing” or “Advertising”) Cookies
These Cookies may be set through our Platform by our advertising partners and social media providers. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. If you do not allow these Cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. Please note that disabling targeting Cookies will not reduce the number of ads you see, but it will limit our ability to provide you with ads tailored to your interests.
Targeting Cookies may include social media Cookies. These Cookies are set by a range of social media services (such as Facebook) that we have added to the Platform to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across our Platform and other websites. They are also capable of building a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these Cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
For additional information about our use of third-party service providers and our interest-based adverting practices on our Platform, please refer to the following Sections of our Privacy Policy: Section 6 (How Do We Use Online Analytics & Interest-Based Advertising), Section 7 (Third Parties’ Use of Your Information), Section 8 (What Are Your Rights & Choices), and Section 9 (Additional Privacy Rights and Choices of U.S. Residents).
Other Similar Technologies
We along with our third-party service providers may also use other Internet technologies that are similar to Cookies on our Platform. These other similar technologies may include, but are not necessarily limited to: Flash technologies and Flash Cookies (as is discussed in greater detail below), pixel tags, SDKs, or other similar technologies, to deliver or communicate with Cookies and track your use of the Platform, as well as serve you ads and personalize/customize your experience when you are using our Platform and/or when you are on other websites when those Cookies can be accessed. We also may include web beacons or pixels in email messages, newsletters, and other electronic communications that we send to you as part of or through our services to determine whether the message has been opened and for other analytics, personalization, and advertising. As we adopt additional technologies, we may also gather additional information through other methods.
Flash Cookies
We may also use Flash cookies. Flash cookies operate differently than browser cookies, and Cookie management tools available in a web browser will not remove Flash cookies. To learn more about how to manage Flash cookies, you can visit the Adobe website and make changes at the Global Privacy Settings Panel. Please note that limiting third-party Cookies through your browser controls will not necessarily opt you out of first- or third-party interest-based advertising, as some technologies (including those we or our partners may use) may not respond to these browser controls.
3. How You Can Manage Cookies
Most web browsers are set to accept Cookies by default. However, you can review your web browser settings menu to learn how to delete or reject Cookies, including in connection with your use of our Platform. If you choose to block/reject all Cookies, you may not be able to access all or some parts of our Platform.
Your browser settings allow you to manage or delete Cookies on your device. Please refer to the link below for your browser for instructions on managing Cookies.
You can also block our Platform from sending certain types of Cookies to your device by clicking the “Cookie Preferences” link at the bottom of the Platform. You may click that Cookie Preferences link at any time to access the Cookie settings menu, revisit your Cookie settings, and to opt-out of certain Cookies, including Cookies related to our use of targeted advertising. Please note that you cannot disable strictly necessary cookies. In certain jurisdictions, if you use the Platform without changing your cookie settings, your browser will receive all Cookies used on the Platform.
As described in our Privacy Policy, we do not sell Personal Information in the traditional sense (i.e., for money). However, some forms of advertising may be included in the definition of “sale” under certain data privacy laws. You can opt out of the “sale” or use of Personal Information in some types of advertising by adjusting your Cookie settings using the “Cookie Preferences” link or the “Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information” link in the footer of each page of the Platform.
Global Privacy Control (GPC)
Some web browsers and browser extensions support the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), which can send a signal to the websites you visit that indicates your choice to opt-out of sales of your Personal Information and sharing your Personal Information for targeted advertising purposes. For users of our Platform in certain jurisdictions, when we detect a GPC signal, the Platform will process your privacy-related choices that are identified by the GPC signal we detected and the GPC setting you implemented. For more information on sending GPC signals, please visit https://globalprivacycontrol.org.
Third-Party Platform Controls for Cookie Management
You can opt-out of Cookies set by specific entities following the instructions found at these links:
- Google: https://adssettings.google.com
- Microsoft: https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/ad-settings/
You can find more information about which entities have currently enabled Cookies on your browser or mobile device, and how to opt-out of some of those Cookies, at the following links:
US Based Opt-Outs. For US based opt-outs, you may visit and use (1) Network Advertising Initiative’s Consumer Opt-out link (www.networkadvertising.org/choices), (2) the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Consumer Opt-Out link (https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN), and (3) TrustArc’s Advertising Choices Page (https://preferences-mgr.truste.com/).
Canadian Based Opt-Outs. For Canadian based opt-outs, you may visit and use the opt-out mechanisms at https://youradchoices.ca/choices.
European Based Opt-Outs. For European based opt-outs, you may visit and use the opt-out mechanisms at https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.
Please refer to Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 of our Privacy Policy for additional information about how to disable, block, or opt-out of Cookies in general, and in connection with your use of the Platform.
Important Information to Know Before Blocking, Rejecting, or Opt-Outs of Cookies
Please review, and be aware of, the following regarding your choice to delete, reject, or otherwise opt-out of Cookies in connection with your use of the Platform:
(1) If you choose to delete or reject Cookies on your web browser or device, this could impact certain features or services that we provide via our Platform, which may not function properly;
(2) These Cookie-blocking and opt-out mechanisms are unique to your computer, tablet, device, and web browser, which means that you will need to reimplement your Cookie-blocking our opt-out preferences on each such computer, tablet, device, and web browser that you use;
(3) If you clear or delete your Cookies on your device or web browser after opting-out of Cookies or configuring our Cookie preferences menu to block or reject Cookies, this will result in the deletion of the opt-out or blocking Cookie on your web browser or device, meaning you will need to opt-out or configure our Cookie preferences menu again after clearing or deleting the Cookies (this may also apply to “Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information” signals/preferences that you implement via our Cookies preferences menu on our Websites); and
(4) After you opt-out of Cookies or configure your personalized Cookie preferences on our Platform to block/reject Cookies, you may continue to receive advertising via our Platform, but those ads may be less relevant to you.
4. How to Contact Us
Please contact us via email to privacy@tribpub.com if you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding this Cookie Policy or our privacy-related practices.
Chicago, Illinois 60654
United States of America
Attention: Legal Department