Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy was last updated on 05 October 2026.
What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They can store information such as your preferences, login details, or browsing behaviour. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage that perform comparable functions by accessing or storing data on your device. These tools allow websites to recognise returning visitors and maintain certain settings across sessions without requiring repeated input.
Why the site uses them
coveragro uses cookies and similar technologies to operate its professional media feed services effectively. This includes ensuring reliable video operations, managing live signals, distributing content, supporting camera work, and delivering high-quality feeds for news programmes and television broadcasting. Without these technologies certain core functions would fail, user experience would degrade, and the platform could not maintain the technical standards required by broadcasters and media clients in the United Kingdom.
Strictly necessary, functional, analytics, advertising, and social-media categories
Strictly necessary cookies enable basic site functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas. Functional cookies remember choices like language or region to improve convenience. Analytics or performance cookies gather aggregated information on how visitors interact with the site, helping identify technical improvements. Advertising or targeting cookies track browsing patterns to deliver relevant promotions, though coveragro limits these to essential commercial needs. Social-media cookies may facilitate sharing or embedding but are used sparingly given the professional broadcasting focus.
First-party versus third-party cookies
First-party cookies are set directly by coveragro and relate to our own domain. They handle essential operations such as session management for media feed access. Third-party cookies originate from external providers that support services like content delivery networks or analytics platforms. These may be necessary for live signal management but are vetted to comply with United Kingdom standards.
Session versus persistent cookies and retention periods
Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until manually removed. Retention periods vary by purpose: strictly necessary session cookies typically expire at the end of your visit, while analytics cookies may persist for up to 24 months to support long-term performance monitoring of video distribution systems.
Data handled and purpose of each category
Strictly necessary cookies process minimal data such as session identifiers to keep the site operational. Functional cookies store preference data like video quality settings. Analytics cookies collect usage statistics including page views and load times to refine live signal reliability. Advertising cookies may record interaction data for targeted commercial outreach. All processing aligns with the operational needs of professional media feeds and complies with data minimisation principles under UK law.
Consent or exemption basis under UK jurisdiction
Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations and UK GDPR, strictly necessary cookies operate without consent because they are essential for service delivery. Other categories require explicit consent, which is obtained through the site-wide cookie banner. coveragro maintains records of consent choices and provides mechanisms to withdraw agreement at any time without affecting core broadcasting functions.
Cookie or provider table
The following table summarises key cookies used. Names, providers, categories, and durations are listed where known. Strictly necessary: session identifier by coveragro, first-party, session duration. Analytics: performance tracker by third-party analytics provider, first and third-party, up to 24 months. Functional: preference storage by coveragro, first-party, 12 months. Advertising: targeting identifier by selected partners, third-party, up to 13 months.
How the consent manager works and user choices
The site-wide cookie banner allows visitors to accept, reject, or customise cookie categories before any non-essential processing begins. Users may revisit the banner at any time via the footer to change preferences or withdraw consent. Changes take immediate effect for future visits and are stored in a consent cookie that respects prior decisions.
Browser-level controls and consequences of disabling cookies
Most browsers permit blocking or deleting cookies through settings menus. Disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent access to live signal management tools or content distribution features. Blocking analytics cookies limits our ability to improve service quality but does not stop core operations. Persistent disabling of functional cookies removes saved preferences, requiring repeated configuration on each visit.
International transfers and reference to the Privacy Policy
Some third-party providers may transfer data outside the United Kingdom. Appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are employed where required. Full details on data handling appear in the separate Privacy Policy accessible from the site footer.
Policy changes, contact route, and last-updated date
coveragro may update this policy to reflect legal or operational changes. The current version date appears at the top. For questions contact [email protected] or 01483 234344, or write to 6 Union Court, 20-22 Union Road, London, SW4 6JP, United Kingdom. Visitors may also use the contact form on the Contacts page.