Cookie Policy
Last updated 8 September 2026
This page lists the cookies and browser storage this site actually uses. We do not use Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, TikTok, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity or any advertising pixel.
How consent works here
The first time you visit, we ask you to choose. Nothing non-essential runs until you accept it — simply continuing to browse is not treated as agreement. You can accept everything, reject everything non-essential, or pick categories.
You can whenever you like, and the link is also in the footer of every page.
Categories
Necessary — signing in, remembering your cookie choice, and security. Cannot be switched off.
Analytics — page-view measurement provided by our hosting platform.
Affiliate / advertising — Awin affiliate tracking and partner product images on the Offers page.
Marketing — nothing of this kind is installed today. The category exists so that, if we ever add it, it will be off until you agree.
What is used
| Name | Type | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| iifd-consent-v1 (browser storage) | Local storage | Remembers the cookie choices you made so we do not ask again on every visit. | Necessary |
| sb-…-auth-token (browser storage) | Local storage | Keeps you signed in to your account. Only created if you sign in. | Necessary |
| __cf_bm | Cookie, set by Cloudflare | Bot and abuse protection for the site's content delivery. Short-lived. | Necessary |
| session-id and related storage (hosting platform analytics) | Cookie / storage, set by our hosting platform | Counts page views for the published site and sends aggregate page data to the platform's analytics service. Injected by the hosting platform, not by our own code. | Analytics |
| Awin cookies (awc, AWSESS and similar) | Third-party cookies, set by Awin after you click a link | Records that you reached a merchant through us so any commission can be attributed. Set by Awin's redirect at the moment you click, not while you browse our pages. | Affiliate / advertising |
Hosting platform analytics
Our published site is served by a hosting platform that injects its own lightweight page-view script. It is not part of our application code, and we cannot switch it off from within the site. We treat it as analytics rather than essential, and we have raised it as an outstanding item. If you reject analytics and the platform script still runs, that is the platform's own measurement and not tracking we control.
Awin affiliate tracking
We removed the Awin impression tracker that used to load on the Offers page, so simply viewing our pages sets no Awin cookie. Awin cookies are only created at the moment you choose to click an affiliate link and are set by Awin's own redirect. If you reject affiliate/advertising cookies we do not run any additional Awin tracking and we do not load partner product images from the merchant's servers — the links themselves still work. See the Affiliate & Advertising Disclosure.
Other third parties
Google Fonts serves the site's typefaces, and Google handles sign-in if you use Google sign-in. Neither is used for advertising.
Blocking cookies in your browser
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking necessary storage will stop you staying signed in.