Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy was last updated on 06 October 2026.

What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They store information that helps websites remember your preferences, improve performance, and deliver relevant content. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage. These tools can collect details such as your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited, and interaction times. In the United Kingdom, their use is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations alongside the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

Why This Site Uses Cookies

journohubxa operates a commercial platform focused on professional media feeds, live signal management, content distribution, camera operations, and high-quality broadcast services. Cookies enable core functionality such as maintaining secure sessions during video workflows, remembering user settings for signal monitoring tools, and ensuring reliable delivery of feeds to news and television partners. Without them, essential features like live stream access and account authentication would not function correctly.

Categories of Cookies We Employ

We categorise cookies into strictly necessary, functional, analytics or performance, advertising or targeting, and social-media types. Strictly necessary cookies support basic site operation including login security and form submission. Functional cookies remember choices such as language or dashboard layout. Analytics cookies measure traffic and usage patterns to refine service reliability. Advertising cookies may track interest in broadcast solutions for targeted messaging. Social-media cookies facilitate sharing of professional video content where enabled.

First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are set directly by journohubxa and relate to our media operations domain. Third-party cookies come from external providers such as analytics platforms or content delivery networks that support live signal distribution. Both types appear on our site, but third-party cookies are limited to partners essential for broadcast-quality services and are subject to the same consent standards.

Session Versus Persistent Cookies

Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it; they handle temporary tasks like active video session management. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period, up to twenty-four months in some cases, to retain preferences for repeated visits. Retention periods are chosen to balance operational needs with data minimisation principles under UK law.

Data Handled and Specific Purposes

Strictly necessary cookies process authentication tokens and security identifiers to protect live feed access. Functional cookies store layout preferences and notification settings for media professionals. Analytics cookies record page views and load times to optimise content distribution performance. Advertising cookies capture viewing interests to present relevant professional services. Each category processes only the minimum data required for its stated purpose, with no sale of personal information occurring.

Legal Basis and Consent Requirements

Under PECR and UK GDPR, strictly necessary cookies operate under the legitimate interests or strict necessity exemption and do not require prior consent. All other categories rely on explicit consent obtained through our site-wide cookie banner. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal. Where third-party providers are involved, data processing agreements ensure equivalent UK-level protections.

Cookie Provider Table

Name: session_auth; Purpose: secure login for video operations; Provider: journohubxa; Category: strictly necessary; Duration: session.
Name: pref_layout; Purpose: remember dashboard preferences; Provider: journohubxa; Category: functional; Duration: twelve months.
Name: analytics_id; Purpose: usage statistics for feed reliability; Provider: third-party analytics service; Category: analytics; Duration: twenty-four months.
Name: target_interest; Purpose: service relevance for broadcast clients; Provider: third-party advertising partner; Category: advertising; Duration: six months.

Managing Your Consent Choices

Our cookie banner appears on first visit and allows granular acceptance or rejection of non-essential categories. You can reopen the banner via the footer link to review or alter selections. Withdrawal of consent immediately stops further setting of those cookies, although existing cookies may remain until their natural expiry or manual deletion. Changes apply only to the device and browser used.

Browser Controls and Consequences of Disabling Cookies

Most browsers permit blocking or deleting cookies through settings menus. Disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent login and core media feed functions. Blocking analytics or advertising cookies reduces personalisation but does not impair essential broadcast services. Refer to your browser help resources for specific steps; note that some site features may become unavailable.

International Transfers

Certain third-party cookies may transfer data outside the United Kingdom to jurisdictions with different data protection standards. In such cases, we rely on approved safeguards including standard contractual clauses. Full details appear in our separate Privacy Policy, which you should read alongside this document.

Policy Updates and Contact Information

We review this policy periodically to reflect changes in technology or regulation. The current version date appears at the top of the page. For questions about cookies or data practices, please reach [email protected] or +44 1483 234344. Our postal address is 6 Union Court, 20-22 Union Road, London SW4 6JP, United Kingdom. This policy forms part of our commitment to transparent operation of professional media services in the United Kingdom.