Cookie Policy
Last updated 30 August 2026.
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser so it can remember something about your visit. Some tools store the same kind of information in the browser's own storage instead of a cookie; this page treats those the same way. Everything below is what nextcoastmedia.com actually stores, listed by name.
Your choice
The first time you visit, a box in the corner of the page asks what you allow. Necessary tools are always on because the site does not work without them. Analytical and embedded media tools stay off until you switch them on. Your choice is kept in this browser for six months, then we ask again. To review or change it at any time, open Cookie Settings in the footer of any page.
If we add a new group of tools, or a named tool changes what it does, we ask everyone to choose again. Changes to wording, or a tool we stop using, are noted on this page without a new prompt.
Necessary
One item, which remembers your cookie choice. It is on for every reader.
| Name | Purpose | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
| ncm_consent | Remembers the choice you made in the cookie box, with a random ID and the date, so we can honour it and show you have made it. Set by this site. | 6 months |
Analytical (off until you allow it)
We use no analytical tools on this site today, so nothing is loaded or stored in this group. If that changes, the tools will be listed here by name and will stay off until you allow them.
Embedded media (off until you allow it)
No page embeds video today, so nothing is loaded or stored in this group. If a page ever carries a video from YouTube, you will see a still image with a play button until you allow embedded media; pressing play lets you allow it on the spot.
No advertising cookies
This site carries no advertising and no advertising network is involved.
Managing cookies in your browser
Every browser also lets you view, block, or delete cookies in its settings. If you block or delete ours, the site asks for your cookie choice again on your next visit.
Changes
When the site's cookie use changes, this page changes the same day and the date at the top moves. Questions to privacy@nextcoastmedia.com. The privacy policy covers everything else about your data.