Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you browse a website. They help websites operate properly, enhance functionality, remember preferences, and collect information about how visitors use the site.

Cookies may be:

• First-party cookies – set directly by startupcode.co.uk
• Third-party cookies – set by external services such as analytics providers, advertising platforms, or affiliate networks

2. Types of Cookies We Use

a) Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for startupcode.co.uk to work correctly and cannot generally be switched off through our cookie controls. They are used to provide functionality necessary for the operation and security of the website.

Examples include:

• Remembering your cookie preferences
• Maintaining website security and session management
• Enabling essential website navigation and functionality

These cookies do not require consent where they are strictly necessary for the operation of the website.

b) Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with startupcode.co.uk so that we can measure and improve the performance, content, and user experience of the website.

We may use services such as:

• Google Analytics (GA4) – which may collect information such as page views, traffic sources, device information, and interaction patterns to help us understand how visitors use our website.

Where required, analytics cookies will only be activated after you have provided your consent.

You can also manage or disable these cookies through our cookie controls or your browser settings.

c) Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow startupcode.co.uk to provide enhanced functionality and a more personalised browsing experience. They may be set by us or by third-party services integrated into our website.

Examples include:

• Remembering visitor preferences and settings
• Improving website functionality
• Enhancing usability for repeat visitors

Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be used with your consent.

d) Marketing & Affiliate Cookies

startupcode.co.uk provides offers, promotional codes, discounts, and links to third-party business products and services, which may include banking, company formation, accounting, finance, software, and other services relevant to startups and businesses.

As part of this, we may use referral, marketing, and affiliate cookies or similar tracking technologies. These technologies may:

• Track when a visitor clicks an affiliate or partner link
• Identify that a visitor has been referred from startupcode.co.uk
• Determine whether a visitor subsequently completes a qualifying action, such as registering for a service, opening an account, or making a purchase
• Enable Startup Deals Ltd to receive a commission or referral fee where applicable, at no additional cost to you

Affiliate tracking technologies are not intended to collect sensitive personal data.

Depending on the partners and affiliate networks we work with, these technologies may include:

• Affiliate tracking cookies
• Tracking pixels
• Referral identifiers
• Conversion tracking technologies
• Affiliate network redirect identifiers

Where consent is legally required, these technologies will only be activated after you consent to non-essential cookies.

3. Affiliate Links and Third-Party Cookies

Some links on startupcode.co.uk direct you to third-party websites and may contain affiliate or referral tracking information.

When you click one of these links, a third-party provider or affiliate network may place cookies or use similar technologies to record the referral. This allows the relevant provider to identify that you were referred from startupcode.co.uk and may allow Startup Deals Ltd to earn a commission if you subsequently complete a qualifying action.

Third-party cookies are controlled by the relevant third party rather than Startup Deals Ltd. We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of any third-party website you visit for information about how they use cookies and process personal information.

4. How to Manage or Disable Cookies

You can control your cookie preferences through the cookie controls provided on startupcode.co.uk.

You can also manage cookies through your web browser. Depending on your browser, your options may include:

• Deleting existing cookies
• Blocking all cookies
• Blocking third-party cookies
• Allowing or blocking cookies from specific websites
• Configuring your browser to notify you before cookies are stored

Please note that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of startupcode.co.uk.

Disabling affiliate or marketing cookies may also prevent us or our partners from correctly attributing your referral. In some circumstances, this could affect the tracking of promotional offers where referral tracking is required.

5. Consent for Cookies

When you first visit startupcode.co.uk, our cookie banner may ask for your consent before non-essential cookies are placed on your device.

Where applicable, you will be given options to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Manage your individual cookie preferences

Strictly necessary cookies may operate without consent where they are required for the website to function.

Your cookie preferences may be stored for up to 12 months, unless you clear your cookies, change your browser settings, or update your preferences through our website.

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie preference controls available on startupcode.co.uk.

6. How Long Cookies Remain on Your Device

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on the type of cookie.

• Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you manually delete them.

Third-party providers and affiliate networks may determine their own cookie retention periods. For further information about specific third-party cookies, please refer to the relevant provider's privacy or cookie policy.

7. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in applicable laws, our website, the technologies we use, or our relationships with third-party providers and affiliate partners.

Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised effective date.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to remain informed about how startupcode.co.uk uses cookies and similar technologies.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, how we use cookies, or your cookie preferences, please contact us: