Site policy
Cookie Policy
This policy explains how navigationinf.info uses cookies and similar storage technologies, what each category does, and how you can control them. It should be read together with the Privacy Policy.
Applies to every page served from navigationinf.info, including our news index and the transport, technology and markets sections. The effective date on this page is the date of the most recent revision listed below.
At a glance
- Effective
- 8 October 2026
- Scope
- All pages on navigationinf.info
- Advertising cookies
- Not used for reader profiling
- Supporting policy
- Privacy Policy
What cookies are
Cookies are small files stored by your browser when you visit a site. They allow a site to remember information between pages or between visits, such as whether you have already dismissed a notice. Similar technologies, including local storage, work in comparable ways, and this policy covers both.
Reading a news page does not require you to accept anything beyond what is needed to deliver the page itself. Everything else on this site is optional, and the sections below explain what each category does, why it exists, and what changes when you turn it off.
We keep the number of cookies small. Our coverage spans roads, navigation systems, transport policy and urban infrastructure, and none of that reporting depends on identifying individual readers.
What each category does
Four categories cover everything we set. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be switched off from the site, while the other three are optional and can be declined without losing access to our reporting.
Strictly necessary
Required for the site to function
These are required for the site to function. They support basic operations such as page delivery, security and load balancing. Without them, parts of the site may not work. Strictly necessary cookies are set on the basis of the site's legitimate operational needs and cannot be switched off through the site itself.
Analytics
Understanding what gets read
Analytics cookies help us understand aggregate usage: which pages are read, how visitors arrive, and roughly how long they stay. This information is used to improve coverage and site performance. It is reviewed in aggregate rather than to identify individuals, so a reading pattern is never tied back to a named reader.
Preferences
Remembering the choices you make
Preference cookies remember choices you have made, such as display settings or a dismissed notice, so you are not asked again on the next page. They contain no information used for advertising, and clearing them simply means the site will ask again on your next visit.
Third party
Set by services we use
Where a third-party service supports the site, such as email delivery for the newsletter or a content distribution tool, that provider may set its own cookies. Those cookies are governed by the provider's policy. We do not permit third-party advertising cookies to be used to profile readers of this site.
Managing cookies
Most browsers let you view, block and delete cookies through their settings, usually under a privacy or site-data heading. You can set a browser to reject all cookies, though some parts of the site may then behave differently. Removing cookies will also clear any stored preferences, which means a notice you have dismissed may appear again on your next visit.
If you read across several devices or browsers, settings apply per browser, so a preference saved on one device is not carried to another.
Changes to this policy
If our use of cookies changes, this page will be updated and the effective date revised. Material changes will be reflected here before the new practice takes effect where practicable, and we will note what changed and what it means for readers who have already set their preferences.
Editorial alterations to wording, such as a clearer description of a category, do not change how the site behaves and will not be treated as a material change.
How to ask about this policy
Questions about this policy can be sent to the editorial desk using the details on the Contact page. If a question concerns a specific article or a subscription, mention the page address so we can trace it.