Cookie Policy for Havering Skip Hire

Welcome to the Havering Skip Hire cookie policy. This statement explains how Havering skip hire services and related platforms use cookies and similar technologies to support site functionality, measure performance, and tailor user experiences. We respect your privacy and aim to be clear about the cookies we place and why.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help Havering Skip Hire remember settings, maintain sessions, and understand how our services are used. Some cookies are essential for basic operation while others help with analytics or marketing activities. This policy covers the types of cookies and how you can control them.

Types of cookies we use

The main categories of cookies used by Havering Skiphire platforms include:

• Essential cookies — required for core functions like navigation, security, and booking flows. These cookies enable the site to operate correctly and cannot be switched off without affecting basic functionality.
• Analytics cookies — used for performance monitoring and reporting. These cookies allow us to understand how visitors interact with Havering skips pages, which pages are most visited, and where improvements are needed.
• Marketing cookies — used to deliver relevant adverts and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns across devices and platforms. These may be placed by third parties for targeted ads.

Why we use analytics and performance monitoring

Analytics cookies provide aggregated data that helps Havering Skip Hire improve site speed, usability, and overall experience. Performance monitoring cookies measure page load times, error rates, and resource usage so we can prioritize fixes and enhancements. These insights are essential to maintain reliability and make informed decisions about feature development.

Examples of performance monitoring

Through analytics we can identify slow pages, frequent form abandonment points, and patterns that indicate technical issues. This allows the Havering skip hire team to deploy targeted fixes, optimize server responses, and enhance mobile performance. Performance monitoring is not used to identify individuals; data is aggregated and anonymised where possible.

How cookies support your experience: essential cookies maintain your session when you navigate between pages and keep booking information temporarily stored. Analytics cookies help us see which skip sizes are most viewed and where users drop off during the booking process so we can streamline those steps.

Controlling cookies: you have choices about the cookies placed on your device. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies via settings, and you can manage preferences through cookie controls where provided. Havering skips sites may offer a cookie preference banner enabling you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

If you choose to block analytics or marketing cookies, core functionality provided by essential cookies will continue to work, but some features may be limited. For example, personalised suggestions or saved preferences may not be available without non-essential cookies enabled.

Data retention and third parties: cookies may be set by Havering Skip Hire or by third-party partners for analytics and advertising. We carefully select partners and require them to follow standards for security and privacy. Retention periods vary by cookie type; performance-related cookies are kept only as long as necessary to provide accurate aggregate reporting.