What are cookies?
Cookies are small files stored by your browser when you visit
a website. They can help a website operate, recognise a browser
or understand how its pages are used.
Some cookies last only for a browsing session. Others remain
for a set period or until you delete them. Similar technologies
can also store information in your browser.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and
use CompareFeed. This helps us identify useful content,
improve navigation and understand which categories attract
interest.
Analytics information can include pages viewed, interactions,
referral sources, browser and device information, approximate
location and identifiers associated with a browser or visit.
Google Analytics cookies help distinguish browsers and
understand visits. We do not use Google Analytics to collect
the names, email addresses or messages submitted through our
contact form.
Read more about
Google’s privacy practices
.
Cloudflare protection
CompareFeed uses Cloudflare to help deliver the website,
maintain availability and protect it against malicious
traffic and automated abuse.
Cloudflare may use security cookies when particular protection
features are active. These can help identify automated traffic
or remember that a browser has successfully completed a
security check.
Not every visitor will receive every Cloudflare cookie.
Their use depends on the security features enabled and the
requests made to the website.
Further information is available in
Cloudflare’s cookie documentation
.
Cookie information
The following cookies are associated with the services we use.
Google Analytics names and expiry periods can vary with its
configuration. Cloudflare cookies are conditional on the
relevant security features being used.
Google Analytics and Cloudflare cookies
| Cookie |
Service |
Purpose |
Typical duration |
| _ga |
Google Analytics |
Helps distinguish browsers for audience measurement.
|
Default expiry of two years; settings and browser
restrictions may shorten this.
|
| _ga_ followed by an identifier |
Google Analytics |
Maintains session information for a Google Analytics
4 property.
|
Default expiry of two years; settings and browser
restrictions may shorten this.
|
| __cf_bm |
Cloudflare |
Supports bot protection where the relevant feature
is enabled.
|
Expires after 30 minutes of continuous inactivity. |
| cf_clearance |
Cloudflare |
Records successful security checks and supports
challenge protection where used.
|
Depends on the security settings and check involved. |
You can inspect the cookies currently stored for CompareFeed
through your browser’s privacy settings or developer tools.
Cookie names alone do not identify you by name.
Managing your choices
Your browser lets you view, delete or restrict cookies.
Options are usually available in its privacy or security
settings. You can also clear cookies already stored for
CompareFeed.
Blocking security cookies may cause repeated verification
checks or affect access to parts of the website. Deleting
cookies does not automatically prevent new cookies from
being stored on a later visit.
Google Analytics controls
Google provides an
Analytics opt-out browser add-on
for supported browsers. This helps prevent supported
Google Analytics scripts from sharing visit information
with Google Analytics.
Where a cookie preference panel is displayed on CompareFeed,
use it to manage optional analytics cookies. Browser settings
and Google’s opt-out tool provide additional controls.
External websites
CompareFeed links to manufacturers, retailers and service
providers. When you follow an external link, that website
manages its own cookies and tracking technologies.
Read the destination website’s cookie and privacy information
before providing personal information or completing a purchase
or booking.
Privacy and processing
Our website is hosted in a London data centre. Google and
Cloudflare may process information in other countries under
their service arrangements, so UK hosting does not mean all
processing takes place exclusively in the UK.
Read our privacy policy
for more information about personal information and enquiries.
Contact us
If you have a question about this policy, email
[email protected]
or visit our contact page.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when our services or website
settings change. The date above shows when this page was
last updated.