Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Spalding News uses cookies on our website at https://www.spaldingnews.co.uk (the "Website"). It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy. We use cookies in line with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK data protection law.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site's operators. Some cookies are "strictly necessary" for a site to function; others are optional and require your consent.
2. The cookies we use
We keep our use of cookies to a minimum. We currently use only a strictly necessary cookie:
| Cookie | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SPALDING_NEWS (session cookie) | Keeps your session active so that you stay logged in as you move between pages, and helps protect form submissions against cross-site request forgery. It is deleted when you close your browser. | Strictly necessary |
Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under PECR because the Website cannot function properly without them. We do not currently use advertising or analytics cookies. If we introduce any non-essential cookies in the future, we will ask for your consent first and update this policy.
3. Third-party content
To display the Website we load some resources from third parties, such as web fonts and icon libraries from content delivery networks, and images from external image hosts. These generally do not set cookies, but the provider may log technical information such as your IP address when your browser requests the resource. The social sharing buttons on our articles are ordinary links they do not set third-party cookies unless you click them and visit those platforms, where that platform's own cookies and policies apply.
4. Managing cookies
Most browsers let you view, manage, block and delete cookies through their settings. You can find instructions in your browser's help pages. Please note that if you block the strictly necessary cookie above, parts of the Website in particular logging in and posting comments will not work properly.
5. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top shows the latest version.
6. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, contact us at news@spaldingnews.co.uk.