Last updated: 01/06/2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Havering Daily uses cookies and similar technologies on https://thehaveringdaily.co.uk.
It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites work, remember choices, improve services, measure performance and, where permitted, support advertising.
Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage, pixels, tags, scripts and device identifiers. In this policy, we use the word “cookies” to include these similar technologies where appropriate.
2. Why we use cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Make the website work properly
- Keep the website secure
- Remember your cookie choices
- Improve website performance
- Understand how people use our website
- Support advertising-funded local journalism
- Measure advertising performance
- Show support, donation or subscription prompts
- Remember whether you have dismissed certain notices
- Improve the reader experience
3. Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are needed for the website to work properly or to provide a service you have requested.
These may include cookies or storage used for:
- Website security
- Basic website functionality
- Remembering cookie consent choices
- Preventing repeated display of the same essential notice
- Managing form submissions
- Remembering whether you have reset or updated cookie preferences
These cookies do not require consent where they are strictly necessary.
4. Cookie consent storage
We use a cookie consent tool to record your cookie choices.
This may store:
- Whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies
- Consent version
- Timestamp
- Preference status
- Whether the banner has already been shown
This helps us respect your choice and avoid asking you the same question repeatedly.
You can reset your cookie preferences using the button below:
5. Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website.
They may help us understand:
- Which pages are visited
- How visitors arrive on the website
- How long people spend on pages
- Which content performs well
- General usage trends
Where analytics cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be used where consent is required and has been given.
6. Advertising cookies and similar technologies
Advertising helps fund The Havering Daily and allows us to keep local news free to read.
Advertising cookies and similar technologies may be used to:
- Display adverts
- Measure advert views and clicks
- Understand advertising performance
- Limit how often an advert is shown
- Support sponsored or promoted campaigns
- Help advertisers understand campaign results
Where advertising cookies or similar technologies are non-essential, they will only be used where consent is required and has been given.
We may also show contextual advertising that is based on the article or page being viewed rather than tracking you across websites.
7. Embedded content and social media
Some pages may include embedded content from third-party services, such as videos, maps, social media posts, forms or advertising tools.
These services may set their own cookies or use similar technologies. This may include services such as:
- YouTube
- X
- Treads
- Google services
- Advertising networks
- Payment providers
- Newsletter providers
- Analytics tools
These third parties are responsible for their own cookies and privacy practices.
8. Repeat-reader and support prompts
We may use cookies or local storage to show support, subscription, donation or one-off contribution prompts to repeat readers.
This may involve storing:
- Page or article ID
- Visit count
- First viewed timestamp
- Last viewed timestamp
- Prompt dismissal status
- Reset period
This helps us avoid showing the same message too often and helps us encourage support for independent local journalism.
The default approach is to allow access while encouraging readers to support The Havering Daily.
9. Your choices
When you first visit our website, you may be shown a cookie notice.
You can:
- Accept non-essential cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy
- Reset your cookie preferences later
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to delete cookies, block cookies or receive a warning before cookies are stored.
If you block all cookies, some website features may not work properly.
10. Changing your cookie preferences
You can reset your cookie preferences here:
After resetting your preference, you may be shown the cookie banner again so you can make a new choice.
11. Advertising-funded access and support options
The Havering Daily is free to read because advertising, sponsorship, donations, subscriptions and community support help fund our journalism.
If you reject non-essential advertising cookies, you may still see advertising that does not rely on non-essential tracking.
We may also invite you to support The Havering Daily through a donation, subscription, one-off contribution or other support option.
Any support prompt should be clear and should not stop you from managing your privacy choices.
12. 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.