Cookie and Similar Technologies Policy
Last updated: 28 October 2026
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Thank you for checking out our cookie and other technologies policy. We are committed to ensuring that our website and its use of cookies and other technologies complies with UK laws on privacy and data protection. This policy sets out the types of similar technologies we use, the exact technologies used on our website, whether we are using any third-party cookies, how you can control our use of technologies, what their expiry dates are and how you can get in contact with us for more information.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files of information, usually containing letters and numbers, that websites store on your browser, or the hard drive of your computer. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), as they are essential for the operation of our website or to provide a service you have requested. Where these cookies involve personal data, we rely on our legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR.
All other cookies and similar technologies require your consent, which must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous. We do not place any such technologies, and none are placed when you browse our website.
Do you use similar technologies?
Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, tags and scripts, which operate in a similar way to cookies and may store or access information on your device. We do not use any such technologies on our website.
What type of cookies do you use?
We do not set any cookies, and no cookies are set when you browse our website. For completeness, cookies generally fall into one or more of the following categories:
Essential Cookies – These can also be known as Strictly Necessary Cookies, and are very important to make sure a website runs as it should. Examples include the distribution of website traffic across multiple servers, enabling a shopping basket, facilitating the checkout and payment process, and preventing fraud. These cookies do not require your consent, as the service you have requested could not be provided without them.
Analytical Cookies – These can also be known as Performance Cookies, and they gather information about how website visitors use a website. They can help a website operator keep count of visitors and understand how they use the website, so that it can be improved. We do not set any analytical cookies ourselves.
Functionality Cookies – These make your experience on our website easier by remembering user preferences, and simplifying interactions. Some examples of what these cookies enable include remembering your language preferences, font sizes, your log-in details, and items in your shopping basket. If used, these cookies would only be used where you have provided your consent.
Advertising Cookies – These can also be known as Targeting Cookies. These cookies track your visits to a website, including the pages you visit, and any links you have followed from said pages. This information is then used to display adverts to you, based on what has been learned about your preferences from these cookies. If used, these cookies would only be placed on your device where you have provided consent.
Should we use analytical, functionality or advertising cookies in the future, information collected through them may be processed by third-party providers (such as analytics or advertising partners). These providers may use this information to help us analyse website usage or deliver relevant content or adverts.
Where cookies are set by third parties, including on the Freemius checkout described below, those third parties control how they use the information collected. We recommend reviewing their privacy and cookie policies for more information. Some providers may transfer data outside the UK, and where this happens, appropriate safeguards will be in place.
Do you use any Third-Party Cookies?
Third party cookies are not set by us but are set by other domains than the website you visit. These cookies are placed on website visitors’ devices by third-party outlets. Common examples of these third parties can include social media platforms, analytical providers, and advertising networks.
No cookies or similar technologies are set when you browse our website, and our pages do not load any checkout or payment script. When you click a ‘Buy’ button, the checkout opens in a new browser tab on Freemius’s own website (checkout.freemius.com). Freemius is our reseller and merchant of record. On that site, Freemius and its payment providers, PayPal and Stripe, may set cookies and similar technologies, and Freemius may use analytics. These are set and controlled by Freemius and its providers, not by us, under their own policies: Freemius, PayPal and Stripe.
How can I control these technologies?
We do not set any cookies or similar technologies on our website, so there is no cookie banner. Cookies on the Freemius checkout are governed by Freemius’s policies and any choices it offers there.
You may also adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies and other storage technologies, but if you block the cookies the Freemius checkout needs, you may be unable to complete a purchase.
What is the Expiry Period for your technologies?
We do not set any cookies or similar technologies, so there are no expiry periods to list. For the technologies used on the Freemius checkout, see Freemius’s policies.
How often is this policy updated?
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or the technologies we use. We encourage you to revisit this policy periodically, as our use of cookies and similar technologies may change.
How do I ask you for more information?
If you’d like to learn more about our use of these technologies, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with us by email at privacy@thereallyusefulappcompany.com
We will ensure we get back to you as soon as possible.
You can also learn more about how we process your personal data in our Privacy Policy here.
Thank you for reading this policy.