Cookie Policy
How iFreeUp uses cookies and similar files, and the controls you have over them.
Last updated: 12 February 2025
Cookie Policy Overview
This page describes what cookies our site sets, why they exist, and how you can switch them off. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy, which covers the broader picture of how we handle data.
Our footprint here is deliberately small. Several of the categories below describe things we may use in the future rather than tools running right now. We've flagged those clearly so you aren't left guessing.
About Cookies
A cookie is a small text file a website asks your browser to store. The next time you visit, the browser hands that file back, which lets the site remember a setting or recognize that you've been here before. Most cookies hold nothing more interesting than a random identifier and a few preference flags.
Lifetime is the distinction worth understanding. Session cookies disappear the moment you close the browser. They handle things that only matter during a single visit. Persistent cookies stick around for a set period, sometimes minutes, sometimes months, and let a site remember you across separate visits.
That expiry date is set when the cookie is created. Nothing forces a cookie to outlive its stated lifetime, and you can clear them all at any time from your browser.
Categories of Cookies We May Use
We group cookies by purpose. Here's what each group does and how essential it is.
Strictly necessary
These keep the site working. They remember your consent choices and handle basic operation. The site can't function properly without them, so they aren't optional.
Performance and analytics
These would measure how pages are used, which articles get read, and where visitors run into trouble. Aggregate usage metrics, not individual profiles.
Advertising
We don't run personalized advertising today. If that changes, this is where cookies supporting it would be listed, and we'd update this policy first.
Third-Party Cookies and External Services
Some cookies don't come from us directly. They come from services we load to run the site.
- Analytics providers. Should we add usage measurement, the provider may set its own cookies. We'll name it here when that happens.
- Advertising networks. Not in use. Reserved for the same reason as the advertising category above.
- CDN services. Content delivery networks help pages load quickly by serving files from a server near you. These can set technical cookies tied to performance and security.
Third-party cookies follow the policies of the company that sets them. Where we introduce one, we'll point you toward its documentation so you can read the specifics.
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You're in control. Every major browser lets you view stored cookies, delete them, and block new ones. The settings usually live under a privacy or security menu, and most browsers let you block third-party cookies while allowing the rest.
One thing to weigh before you switch everything off.
Blocking strictly necessary cookies can break parts of the site. Consent choices may not stick, and some features may stop behaving as expected. Disabling analytics or advertising cookies, by contrast, has no effect on how the site works for you.
If you clear cookies regularly, expect to re-confirm your preferences each time, since the file that remembers them gets wiped along with the rest.
Revisions and Policy Updates
This policy was last updated on 12 February 2025. We revise it when our practices change, when we add a new service, or when the law requires it.
Material changes get reflected in the date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, a refreshed notice when you next visit. We'd suggest checking back if cookies are something you track closely. Questions are welcome through our Contact page, and the Terms of Use cover the wider rules for using the site.