
Cookie Notice
Scope of this Cookies Notice
This Cookie Notice applies to the use of Cookies and similar technologies that may be used on Bauer Media Outdoor websites and web applications which are referred to as Sites. Cookies and similar technologies are also used in emails and marketing materials to track interaction with these materials and with emails to see whether emails are opened, replied to or forwarded and whether links are followed.
Bauer Media Outdoor use cookies to keep our sites reliable, secure and personalised. When you accept cookies, this helps us make the site better by remembering your preferences, customising content and make improvements by measuring how you use the Site.
This Cookie Notice should be read alongside Bauer Media Outdoor Privacy Notices which explain how Bauer Media Outdoor process personal data.
If you wish to manage your cookies please follow the instructions in the how to manage cookies section below.
Who are Bauer Media Outdoor and how can you contact us?
When we refer to Bauer Media Outdoor in this Cookie Notice, we mean the various affiliated and subsidiary companies of Bauer Media Outdoor International Limited (trading as Bauer Media Outdoor) whose registered office is 33 Golden Square, London W1F 9JT, United Kingdom. Bauer Media Outdoor is a group of affiliated companies and part of the Bauer Media Group.
Each of the Bauer Media Outdoor companies that are part of Bauer Media Outdoor International Limited is an independent data controller for personal data processed to carry out its business or operational activities, including sales, marketing and business relationship management.
For any questions about how companies in the Bauer Media Outdoor group process personal data or any queries about information in this Cookie Notice you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@bauermediaoutdoor.com
What are cookies?
Cookies are used by many websites to obtain information about pattern of website usage, such as overall view of users’ habits and volume of visitors to our website, etc. A cookie is a small data file that is placed on your computer or other device to allow a Site to recognise a user when they return to the Site using the same computer and web browser, either for the duration of the visit (using a 'session cookie') or for repeat visits (a 'persistent cookie'). Other similar files work in the same way and we use the word 'cookie' in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.
Cookies are an extremely common technology for remembering certain information about a visitor to a website. Many websites make use of cookies and they are commonly used for a wide range of tasks.
Purpose of our cookies
We group our cookies into the below categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are necessary for the Site to function properly and cannot be switched off. These cookies make the site usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the site.
- Analytical cookies. These cookies help us understand how the site is used and monitor itsperformance so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
- Functionality cookies. These cookies enable thesite to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation and to rememberpreferences. These may be set by BauerMedia Outdoor or by third party providers whose services we have added to oursite. If you do not allow these cookies,then some or all of these services may not function properly.
- Targeting Cookies. These cookies may be set through our site by third parties and include Social Media Cookies. Social Medial Cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content. They can track your browser across other sites and build up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other sites you visit. If you do not accept these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools. Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our Sites, the pages you have visited on ourSites and others and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the content displayed to you more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Third party cookies
We use third party Cookies on out Sites that fall into the categories above for the following reasons:
- To help us monitor traffic on our sites (we useGoogle Analytics to do this)
- To identify fraudulent or non-human traffic
- To assist with market research
- To improve Site functionality
- To monitor compliance with our terms and conditions
We sometimes embed video content from websites like YouTube and photos from Flickr. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded, you maybe presented with cookies from these websites. Bauer Media Outdoor do not control these cookies. This can also happen when you use our ‘share’ buttons and Social MediaCookies are used. You should check the relevant third-party website for more information about their cookies when applicable.
Sharing tools
The Sites carry embedded 'share' buttons, that may redirect you to third-party websites, to enable users to easily share materials through social media networks. These sites may set a cookie when you are also logged in to their service. Bauer Media Outdoor do not control these cookies and you should check the relevant third-party website for more information about these.
Use of pixels in emails and other marketing materials
Our marketing materials contain pixels to tell us whether marketing materials are opened or links in them are clicked on. We use this information for the purposes including:
- Determining which of our emails and other marketing materials are more interesting to users
- Determining users activity and engagement
The pixel will be deleted when you delete the email.
How to manage cookies
If you wish to manage your cookies follow the instructions on our Cookie consent management tool. Please remember that if you choose to disable cookies certain sections of our site may not work properly.
More information
If you have any questions, concerns or issues please contact our DPO by email at dpo@bauermediaoutdoor.com
If you would prefer to contract us by post, please address this to The Data Protection Officer c/o Bauer Media Outdoor International Limited, 33 Golden Square, London W1F 9JT, United Kingdom.
Changes to this cookie notice
Bauer Media Outdoor may update this Cookie Notice from time to time and ideally you should check it regularly for updates.
Last updated – July 2025