Cookie Policy – EU Supplement
Last updated: June 2026
This supplement provides additional information required under the EU ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) and the GDPR for visitors accessing harbingertribune.com from the European Union or European Economic Area (EEA).
1. Legal Framework
The storage and access to information on your terminal equipment (including Local Storage) is regulated by Art. 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive as implemented in national law. Under this provision, storing information in or accessing information from a user's terminal equipment requires either (a) the user's prior informed consent, or (b) the storage/access being strictly necessary for the provision of the information society service explicitly requested by the user.
2. Our Legal Basis for Each Storage Item
| Storage Item | Legal Basis | Justification |
|---|---|---|
hpm_cookie_consent |
Strictly necessary (ePrivacy Dir. Art. 5(3)(b)); Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR | This item is required to implement and document the user's consent decision. Without it, the consent management system cannot function. No prior consent is required for strictly necessary storage. |
3. Data Controller
Levent Gulkok, Mutlukent Mah. Angora Bulvari Feslegen Sk. Kar Plaza Nr. 17/3, Beysukent – Cankaya, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
Email: support@harbingerpressmedia.com
Although based outside the EU, the Website is directed at users in the EU and therefore falls within the territorial scope of the GDPR (Art. 3(2) GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive.
4. No Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Visitor Data
We do not actively collect personal data from visitors. Server log data processed by our hosting provider Vercel (USA) is transferred on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework adequacy decision. No visitor data is stored in our editorial database (Supabase).
5. Your Rights as an EU Resident
As an EU/EEA resident, you have the following rights under the GDPR:
- Right of access (Art. 15)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16)
- Right to erasure (Art. 17)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20)
- Right to object (Art. 21)
- Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77)
Since we do not collect personal visitor data, these rights have no immediate practical application. For any inquiries: support@harbingerpressmedia.com
6. Supervisory Authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority in your EU Member State of residence. A list of EU supervisory authorities is available at: edpb.europa.eu.