This Cookie Policy explains how NetzReporter Inc. (“NetzReporter,” “we”) uses cookies and similar technologies on netzreporter.org. It supplements our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, which govern personal data you submit through incident-intake forms, webinar registrations, or client portals.
1. Security-first context
NetzReporter publishes intelligence on phishing, brand abuse, and fraud infrastructure. Cookies help us keep analyst-facing resources and public tools separate, throttle scripted abuse against interactive checkers, and maintain authenticated access to downloadable briefings when you are entitled to them.
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3. Optional analytics
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6. Third-party threat visualizations
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7. Retention
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9. Global visitors
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10. Children
The site is intended for security and brand-protection professionals. We do not knowingly use cookies to market to children.
11. Updates
We will revise this policy when vendors or legal standards change; the header date reflects substantive edits.