Last updated: 07/07/2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Havering Daily uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Website Terms and Conditions.
1. Who We Are
The Havering Daily is an independent local news publication covering Havering and surrounding areas.
The website is operated by The Havering Daily Ltd.
In this policy, “The Havering Daily”, “THD”, “we”, “us” and “our” means The Havering Daily Ltd.
Website: https://thehaveringdaily.co.uk
Email: advertise@thehaveringdaily.co.uk
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.
Cookies can help a website work properly, remember your choices, improve performance, measure how people use the site, support advertising, prevent spam, or provide interactive features.
Similar technologies may include:
- Local storage
- Session storage
- Pixels
- Tags
- Scripts
- Browser identifiers
- Consent records
- Push notification tokens
- Embedded content technologies
In this policy, we use the word “cookies” to include cookies and similar technologies.
3. How We Use Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep the website working properly
- Remember your cookie choices
- Protect the website from spam, fraud and misuse
- Manage forms, submissions and user sessions
- Support event registrations and booking features
- Support lost/found pet reports and owner access links
- Remember preferences, dismissed messages or repeat-reader prompts
- Measure website traffic and performance
- Understand which pages are popular
- Display and measure advertising
- Support embedded content such as maps, videos and social media posts
- Enable push notifications where users have chosen to allow them
- Improve website speed, layout, usability and security
4. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are needed for the website to work.
They may be used for:
- Website security
- Page loading
- Form submissions
- Spam prevention
- Cookie consent records
- Login or admin sessions
- Payment or checkout processes
- Remembering privacy choices
- Protecting the website from misuse
These cookies cannot usually be switched off through our cookie banner because the website needs them to function.
You can block them in your browser settings, but some parts of the website may not work properly.
Preference and Functionality Cookies
These cookies help remember choices you make on the website.
They may be used to remember:
- Cookie preferences
- Display settings
- Form progress
- Map or location preferences
- Hidden or dismissed notices
- Repeat-reader or support prompt status
- Event or service preferences
These cookies improve the experience of using the website but may not be strictly necessary.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how people use our website.
They may tell us:
- Which pages are visited
- How long people spend on pages
- Which links are clicked
- What devices or browsers are used
- Whether users arrived from search, social media, email or another website
- Whether errors or performance problems occur
We use this information to improve the website, understand audience behaviour and support independent local journalism.
Analytics cookies are not strictly necessary and will only be used where consent is required and has been given.
Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies and similar technologies may be used to:
- Display adverts
- Measure advert views or clicks
- Understand campaign performance
- Limit repeated advertising where possible
- Help advertisers understand whether campaigns are working
- Support sponsored content, promoted articles or banner campaigns
Advertising cookies are not strictly necessary and will only be used where consent is required and has been given.
We do not sell personal information to advertisers.
Embedded Content and Third-Party Cookies
Some pages may include content from third parties.
This may include:
- YouTube or video players
- Google Maps or other map tools
- Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn or other social platforms
- Payment providers
- Newsletter providers
- Event tools
- Advertising tools
- Anti-spam tools
- Analytics tools
- Social media sharing tools
Third-party content may set its own cookies or collect information about how you interact with it.
We do not control all cookies set by third-party services. You should check the privacy and cookie policies of those third parties for more information.
5. Cookies Used by Website Features
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies for specific features.
Contact Forms and Story Submissions
Cookies or security tools may be used to process forms, reduce spam, prevent misuse and protect the website.
Event Calendar and Event Registrations
Cookies or local storage may be used to support event listings, registrations, booking forms, payment steps, confirmations or form security.
Lost and Found Pet Services
Cookies or similar technologies may be used to support lost pet, found pet and sighting reports.
This may include:
- Report form functionality
- Owner access links
- Email verification
- Status updates
- Map features
- Spam prevention
- Payment or boost services
- Reminder or preference settings
Maps and Location Features
Where maps are used, third-party mapping services may set cookies or collect technical information.
Map features may also use location-related information such as road names, towns, postcodes, map pins or approximate areas where you provide them.
Payments and Paid Services
Where payments are made, payment providers may use cookies or similar technologies for fraud prevention, payment processing and security.
Push Notifications
If push notifications are available and you choose to allow them, a notification provider may store a browser or device token so notifications can be sent.
You can turn off push notifications through your browser or device settings.
6. Consent
When you first visit our website, you may be shown a cookie banner or consent notice.
You can choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies may still be used because they are needed to provide the website or service you requested.
The ICO says websites must tell visitors what cookies are used and what they do, and non-essential cookies normally need user agreement. ICO cookie guidance
7. Changing Your Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by using the cookie settings or “Reset cookie preferences” option on our website, where available.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Clear cookies when you close your browser
- Manage site-specific permissions
If you delete or block cookies, some website features may not work properly.
8. How Long Cookies Last
Cookies may be:
Session cookies
These are deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies
These stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its purpose and the settings applied by us or the relevant third-party provider.
Consent records may be kept for a reasonable period so we can remember your choices.
9. Third-Party Providers
Depending on the website features in use, cookies or similar technologies may be set by third-party providers such as:
- Website hosting providers
- Analytics providers
- Advertising providers
- Email and newsletter providers
- Payment processors
- Anti-spam and security providers
- Mapping providers
- Video and embedded media providers
- Social media platforms
- Push notification providers
- Event or booking tools
These third parties may process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies.
10. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.
The latest version will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
You should review this policy periodically to understand how we use cookies and similar technologies.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email: advertise@thehaveringdaily.co.uk
Website: https://thehaveringdaily.co.uk