Last Updated: 17 August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Situation Room (“The Situation Room”, “TSR”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use our websites, membership services and digital platforms.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further information about how we collect, use, store and protect personal information.
We are committed to using cookies responsibly and, where required by law, obtaining your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit them.
Cookies allow websites to recognise your browser or device and remember certain information.
They are commonly used to:
keep users logged in;
provide secure authentication;
remember preferences;
maintain website functionality;
understand how websites are used;
improve website performance;
identify technical problems;
prevent fraud and abuse; and
provide analytics.
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending upon their purpose.
In addition to traditional cookies, The Situation Room and our technology providers may use similar technologies.
These can include:
local storage;
session storage;
pixels;
tags;
scripts;
device identifiers;
authentication tokens; and
other browser-based storage technologies.
For simplicity, references to “cookies” within this policy generally include these similar technologies where appropriate.
We may use cookies across The Situation Room to:
operate our websites;
provide membership functionality;
authenticate registered users;
maintain secure login sessions;
provide access to subscription-restricted areas;
remember user preferences;
maintain platform security;
detect fraudulent or suspicious activity;
prevent unauthorised access;
understand how our websites and platforms are used;
identify technical problems;
improve performance;
measure website traffic;
improve the user experience; and
provide functionality supplied by third-party services.
Not every type of cookie described within this policy will necessarily be active at all times.
The cookies used may change as The Situation Room and its technology infrastructure develop.
Cookies used by The Situation Room generally fall into the following categories.
Strictly necessary cookies are required for our websites and services to function correctly.
They may be used for:
user authentication;
membership access;
maintaining login sessions;
security;
fraud prevention;
subscription access;
session management;
load balancing;
storing cookie consent choices; and
other essential functionality.
Without these cookies, certain parts of The Situation Room may not function correctly.
Because these cookies are necessary to provide a service requested by the user or for essential website operation, they do not normally require consent where the applicable law permits their use without consent.
The Situation Room operates membership-restricted services.
Authentication cookies or similar technologies may therefore be used to:
identify whether you are logged in;
verify your membership;
maintain your authenticated session;
determine whether your account has permission to access restricted content;
protect membership-restricted areas;
prevent unauthorised access; and
maintain account security.
These technologies are essential to the operation of membership functionality.
Disabling them may prevent you from accessing The Situation Room as a registered member.
We may use cookies and related technologies to help protect our websites, members and infrastructure.
These may help us:
identify suspicious login activity;
detect attempted unauthorised access;
protect against malicious requests;
identify unusual traffic;
prevent fraud;
prevent abuse;
protect authentication systems; and
maintain platform integrity.
Security technologies may work together with technical information such as IP addresses, browser information and login records.
Functional cookies allow websites to remember choices and preferences.
They may be used to remember:
display preferences;
interface settings;
language preferences;
previously selected options;
dashboard preferences; and
other customisation settings.
Functional cookies may improve your experience by preventing you from having to configure the same preferences repeatedly.
Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before using non-essential functional cookies.
We may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors and members interact with The Situation Room.
Analytics may help us understand:
how many people visit our websites;
which pages are most frequently visited;
how users navigate through the platform;
how long users spend on particular pages;
what devices and browsers are used;
where website traffic originates;
whether users encounter technical errors; and
how the platform can be improved.
Analytics information may be aggregated to help us understand general usage patterns.
Where analytics cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be used in accordance with applicable consent requirements.
Performance technologies may be used to monitor the technical operation of The Situation Room.
They may help identify:
slow-loading pages;
software errors;
failed requests;
application crashes;
performance problems;
browser compatibility problems; and
infrastructure issues.
This information helps us maintain and improve the reliability of our services.
The Situation Room may use marketing or advertising technologies where appropriate.
These technologies may help:
measure advertising campaigns;
understand whether advertising results in visits or registrations;
prevent advertisements from being repeatedly displayed;
measure conversions; and
understand the effectiveness of promotional activity.
Marketing and advertising cookies are considered non-essential and, where required by law, will not be placed without your consent.
You may reject these cookies without preventing access to the core functionality of The Situation Room.
First-party cookies are cookies placed by The Situation Room or by technology operating directly on our behalf.
These may be used for purposes such as:
authentication;
account sessions;
security;
membership access;
user preferences; and
essential website functionality.
Some functionality available through The Situation Room may be provided by third parties.
Those third parties may place or access cookies where their services are used or embedded within our websites.
Examples may include providers of:
analytics;
payment services;
video;
mapping;
live streams;
embedded content;
security;
artificial intelligence;
customer support;
social media; and
other technical infrastructure.
Where third-party cookies are non-essential, they will be managed in accordance with applicable consent requirements where technically possible and legally required.
Third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
The Situation Room may contain embedded third-party content.
This may include:
video players;
live streams;
CCTV feeds;
webcams;
news broadcasts;
maps;
social media content; and
other interactive services.
When third-party content is loaded, the relevant provider may use cookies or similar technologies.
These technologies are controlled by the third-party provider rather than directly by The Situation Room.
Where appropriate, embedded services that place non-essential cookies may be prevented from loading until the required consent has been obtained.
The Situation Room may provide access to publicly available live video, CCTV, webcam and similar feeds operated by third parties.
Loading or interacting with these services may result in connections being made to third-party servers.
Those providers may use cookies or collect technical information in accordance with their own policies.
The Situation Room does not control cookies independently placed by third-party websites after you leave our platform or directly interact with an external service.
Interactive maps are a core feature of The Situation Room.
Mapping providers may use technical storage or cookies required to:
display maps;
load map tiles;
provide interactive functionality;
remember map settings;
process map requests; and
maintain technical performance.
Where additional non-essential technologies are used by a mapping provider, these will be subject to applicable consent requirements where required.
The Situation Room provides S.I.A. – Strategic Intelligence Assistant.
Cookies or similar technologies may be used in connection with S.I.A. to:
maintain user sessions;
authenticate members;
provide conversation functionality;
maintain security;
prevent abuse;
remember necessary session information; and
operate the service effectively.
Some processing associated with S.I.A. may involve third-party artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Further information about the processing of personal information associated with S.I.A. is provided within our Privacy Policy.
Where you purchase a membership or subscription, our payment provider may use cookies and similar technologies.
These technologies may be necessary to:
process payments;
prevent fraud;
authenticate transactions;
maintain payment security; and
comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
Payment providers may operate under their own privacy and cookie policies.
Cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies.
Session cookies generally remain active only while your browser session is open.
They are normally deleted when you close your browser.
They may be used for:
authentication;
navigation;
temporary preferences; and
maintaining an active session.
Persistent cookies remain on your device after your browser has been closed.
They remain until:
they reach their expiry date;
they are replaced; or
you manually delete them.
Persistent cookies may be used to remember preferences, consent choices or other information between visits.
When you first visit The Situation Room, you may be presented with a cookie consent notice or preference management system.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will not be activated until you have provided the necessary consent.
You may be given options such as:
Accept All – allows all available cookie categories.
Reject Non-Essential – allows only cookies necessary for the website and platform to operate.
Manage Preferences – allows you to choose which optional categories you wish to permit.
The precise wording and options may vary depending upon the consent management technology used.
Certain cookies cannot reasonably be disabled through our consent system because they are necessary for the operation or security of the Service.
For example, cookies may be required to:
remember your cookie preference;
authenticate your account;
maintain your login session;
secure the website;
provide membership access; or
prevent fraudulent activity.
These cookies will only be used where they are necessary for the relevant purpose.
Where a cookie preference management system is available, you may change your choices at any time.
A Cookie Settings, Manage Cookies or similar option may be provided through our website.
Changing your preferences will affect future use of optional cookies.
It may not automatically delete cookies that were previously placed on your device.
You may delete existing cookies using your browser settings.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies.
Depending upon your browser, you may be able to:
view stored cookies;
delete individual cookies;
delete all cookies;
block third-party cookies;
block all cookies;
prevent future cookies from being stored; and
configure site-specific cookie permissions.
Please consult the privacy or security settings within your browser for instructions.
Blocking certain cookies may affect how The Situation Room operates.
In particular, blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent you from:
logging in;
remaining logged in;
accessing membership areas;
maintaining a secure session;
using certain interactive features; or
accessing parts of the platform.
Rejecting optional analytics or marketing cookies should not prevent access to the essential functionality of the Service.
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The Situation Room does not sell personal information collected through cookies.
Information may be shared with service providers where necessary to operate, secure, analyse or improve the Service, as explained within our Privacy Policy.
Some third-party technology providers may operate outside the United Kingdom.
Information associated with cookies or similar technologies may therefore be processed internationally.
Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, appropriate safeguards will be used where required under applicable data protection legislation.
Further information is provided within our Privacy Policy.
Where information collected through cookies identifies or can reasonably be associated with an individual, it may constitute personal information.
Such information will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection legislation, including the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
Depending upon the circumstances, you may have rights relating to personal information collected through cookies.
These may include rights to:
access personal information;
correct inaccurate information;
request deletion in certain circumstances;
restrict certain processing;
object to certain processing;
withdraw consent; and
object to direct marketing.
Further information about these rights and how to exercise them is available within our Privacy Policy.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.
Changes may be required because of:
changes to The Situation Room;
new features;
new technology providers;
changes to cookies we use;
changes to our membership services;
changes to applicable legislation; or
changes to regulatory guidance.
The latest version will be published on our website.
The Last Updated date at the beginning of this policy will indicate when it was most recently revised.
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our:
Together, these policies explain how The Situation Room operates, how users may access and use our services, and how personal information is handled.
If you have questions about our use of cookies, privacy technologies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us using the contact details provided through:
The Situation Room
thesituationroom.global
You remain in control of non-essential cookies.
Where consent is required, you can choose whether to allow optional analytics, functional or marketing technologies.
Rejecting non-essential cookies will not prevent you from accessing the core functionality of The Situation Room, although some optional features may operate differently.
