Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 2025

Information About Our Use of Cookies

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your device if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred from a website to your browser/device and from your browser/device back again to the website.

Our Website (www.theregister.com) uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Website and allows us to improve our Website by keeping you signed in, understanding how you use our Website, measuring visitor numbers, serving you advertising, and showing you relevant content.

Your Cookie Consent

On your first visit, you will be asked to set your cookie preferences. No non-essential cookies will be placed on your device until you have given explicit consent via our Cookie Preferences widget. You can update your choices at any time.

Types of Cookies We Use

Targeting/Advertising cookies

Our Ad Server may set cookies from the following advertising partners. You can opt-out from individual advertising partners using the links below.

Google Advertising Privacy URL
Aarki Advertising Privacy URL
Adacado Advertising Privacy URL
Adara Media Advertising Privacy URL
ADEX Advertising Privacy URL
Adform Advertising Privacy URL
Adikteev Advertising Privacy URL
AdLedge Advertising Privacy URL
Adloox Advertising Privacy URL
Adludio Advertising Privacy URL
AdMaxim Advertising Privacy URL
Admedo Advertising Privacy URL
Admetrics Advertising Privacy URL
Adobe Advertising Cloud Advertising Privacy URL
AdTriba Advertising Privacy URL
advanced STORE GmbH Advertising Privacy URL
Adventori Advertising Privacy URL
advolution.control Advertising Privacy URL
affilinet Advertising Privacy URL
Akamai Advertising Privacy URL
Amazon Advertising Privacy URL
Amobee Advertising Privacy URL
Analights Advertising Privacy URL
AppLovin Corp. Advertising Privacy URL
AppNexus (Xandr) Inc Advertising Privacy URL
Arrivalist Advertising Privacy URL
AudienceProject Advertising Privacy URL
Aunica Advertising Privacy URL
Avocet Advertising Privacy URL
Bannerflow Advertising Privacy URL
Batch Media Advertising Privacy URL
BDSK Handels GmbH & Co. KG Advertising Privacy URL
Beeswax Advertising Privacy URL
Betgenius Advertising Privacy URL
Blismedia Advertising Privacy URL
Bombora Advertising Privacy URL
Booking.com Advertising Privacy URL
C3 Metrics Advertising Privacy URL
Cablato Advertising Privacy URL
Celtra Advertising Privacy URL
Centro Advertising Privacy URL
Cint Advertising Privacy URL
Clinch Advertising Privacy URL
Cloud Technologies Advertising Privacy URL
Cloudflare Advertising Privacy URL
Commanders Act Advertising Privacy URL
comScore Advertising Privacy URL
Crimtan Advertising Privacy URL
Criteo Advertising Privacy URL
CUBED Advertising Privacy URL
DataXu Advertising Privacy URL
Demandbase Advertising Privacy URL
DENTSU Advertising Privacy URL
Dentsu Aegis Network Advertising Privacy URL
Digiseg Advertising Privacy URL
DMA Institute Advertising Privacy URL
DoubleVerify Advertising Privacy URL
Dstillery Advertising Privacy URL
Dynata Advertising Privacy URL
EASYmedia Advertising Privacy URL
eBay Advertising Privacy URL
ebuilders Advertising Privacy URL
Effinity Advertising Privacy URL
emetriq Advertising Privacy URL
Ensighten Advertising Privacy URL
Epsilon Advertising Privacy URL
Essens Advertising Privacy URL
Evidon Advertising Privacy URL
Exactag Advertising Privacy URL
Exponential Advertising Privacy URL
Facebook Advertising Privacy URL
Flashtalking Advertising Privacy URL
Fractional Media Advertising Privacy URL
FUSIO BY S4M Advertising Privacy URL
Gemius Advertising Privacy URL
GfK Advertising Privacy URL
GP One Advertising Privacy URL
GroupM Advertising Privacy URL
gskinner Advertising Privacy URL
Haensel AMS Advertising Privacy URL
Havas Media France - DBi Advertising Privacy URL
hurra.com Advertising Privacy URL
IBM Advertising Privacy URL
Ignition One Advertising Privacy URL
Impact Advertising Privacy URL
Improve Digital Advertising Privacy URL
Index Exchange Advertising Privacy URL
Infectious Media Advertising Privacy URL
Innovid Advertising Privacy URL
Integral Ad Science Advertising Privacy URL
intelliAd Advertising Privacy URL
IPONWEB Advertising Privacy URL
Jivox Advertising Privacy URL
Kantar Advertising Privacy URL
Kochava Advertising Privacy URL
LifeStreet Advertising Privacy URL
Liftoff Advertising Privacy URL
LiveRamp Advertising Privacy URL
Localsensor Advertising Privacy URL
LoopMe Advertising Privacy URL
Lotame Advertising Privacy URL
Macromill group Advertising Privacy URL
MainADV Advertising Privacy URL
Manage.com Advertising Privacy URL
Marketing Science Consulting Group, Inc. Advertising Privacy URL
MediaMath Advertising Privacy URL
Meetrics Advertising Privacy URL
MindTake Research Advertising Privacy URL
Mobitrans Advertising Privacy URL
Mobpro Advertising Privacy URL
Moloco Ads Advertising Privacy URL
MSI-ACI Advertising Privacy URL
Nano Interactive Advertising Privacy URL
Navegg Advertising Privacy URL
Neodata Group Advertising Privacy URL
NEORY GmbH Advertising Privacy URL
Netflix Advertising Privacy URL
Netquest Advertising Privacy URL
Neural.ONE Advertising Privacy URL
Neustar Advertising Privacy URL
NextRoll, Inc. Advertising Privacy URL
Nielsen Advertising Privacy URL
numberly Advertising Privacy URL
Objective Partners Advertising Privacy URL
Omnicom Media Group Advertising Privacy URL
On Device Research Advertising Privacy URL
OneTag Advertising Privacy URL
OpenX Technologies Advertising Privacy URL
Optomaton Advertising Privacy URL
Oracle Data Cloud Advertising Privacy URL
OTTO Advertising Privacy URL
PERMODO Advertising Privacy URL
Pixalate Advertising Privacy URL
Platform161 Advertising Privacy URL
Primis Advertising Privacy URL
Protected Media Advertising Privacy URL
Publicis Media Advertising Privacy URL
PubMatic Advertising Privacy URL
PulsePoint Advertising Privacy URL
Quantcast Advertising Privacy URL
Rackspace Advertising Privacy URL
Rakuten Marketing Advertising Privacy URL
Relay42 Advertising Privacy URL
Remerge Advertising Privacy URL
Resolution Media Advertising Privacy URL
Resonate Advertising Privacy URL
RevJet Advertising Privacy URL
Roq.ad Advertising Privacy URL
RTB House Advertising Privacy URL
Rubicon Project Advertising Privacy URL
Salesforce DMP Advertising Privacy URL
Scenestealer Advertising Privacy URL
Scoota Advertising Privacy URL
Seenthis Advertising Privacy URL
Semasio GmbH Advertising Privacy URL
SFR Advertising Privacy URL
Sift Media Advertising Privacy URL
Simpli.fi Advertising Privacy URL
Sizmek Advertising Privacy URL
Smaato Advertising Privacy URL
Smadex Advertising Privacy URL
Smart Advertising Privacy URL
Smartology Advertising Privacy URL
Sojern Advertising Privacy URL
Solocal Advertising Privacy URL
Sovrn Advertising Privacy URL
Spotad Advertising Privacy URL
SpotX Advertising Privacy URL
STRÖER SSP GmbH Advertising Privacy URL
TabMo Advertising Privacy URL
Taboola Advertising Privacy URL
TACTIC™ Real-Time Marketing Advertising Privacy URL
Teads Advertising Privacy URL
TEEMO Advertising Privacy URL
The Trade Desk Advertising Privacy URL
Tradedoubler AB Advertising Privacy URL
travel audience – An Amadeus Company Advertising Privacy URL
Travel Data Collective Advertising Privacy URL
TreSensa Advertising Privacy URL
TripleLift Advertising Privacy URL
TruEffect Advertising Privacy URL
TrustArc Advertising Privacy URL
UnrulyX Advertising Privacy URL
usemax (Emego GmbH) Advertising Privacy URL
Verizon Media Advertising Privacy URL
Verve Group Advertising Privacy URL
Videology Advertising Privacy URL
Vimeo Advertising Privacy URL
Virtual Minds Advertising Privacy URL
Vodafone GmbH Advertising Privacy URL
Waystack Advertising Privacy URL
Weborama Advertising Privacy URL
White Ops Advertising Privacy URL
Widespace Advertising Privacy URL
Wizaly Advertising Privacy URL
ZMS Advertising Privacy URL

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can update your cookie preferences at any time. Any changes will take effect immediately. If you clear cookies in your browser, you may need to re-set your preferences when you next visit our Website.

You can also manage cookies via:

  • Browser settings (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) to block or delete cookies
  • External opt-out tools such as YourOnlineChoices (for EU users) and NAI Opt-Out (for US users)
  • Do Not Track settings on your browser (though not all advertisers honor this setting)

Data Retention and Security

  • First-party cookies (set by our Website) are typically stored for up to 12 months
  • Third-party advertising cookies may persist from a few days to up to 2 years
  • We ensure that all personal data collected through cookies is securely stored and processed

Third-Party Cookies

Our Website uses cookies from third parties such as:

  • Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics)
  • Advertising networks
  • Social media platforms

Each third party has its own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing these policies for more information about how they process your data.

Do Not Sell or Share My Data (California Users)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal data for targeted advertising. This does not remove ads but ensures they are not based on your online behavior. To opt out, visit our California Privacy Rights Statement.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify users of significant changes via email or a prominent notice on our Website. Any changes will take effect upon posting on this page.

For more details, refer to our Privacy Policy.

If you are a California resident and you have opted into the sale of business card data for B2B marketing, you may withdraw this consent at any time through the Cookie Preferences Page. We do not knowingly sell personal information without clear opt-in, and any such data sharing is limited to business-related information provided voluntarily.

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