Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit websites. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.

Cookies help us understand how you interact with our website, remember your preferences, and provide you with a personalized experience. They also help us analyze website traffic and optimize our content.

How We Use Cookies

Tesco TopUp Guide uses cookies for several purposes, including:

• Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.
• Analytics Cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
• Preference Cookies: These enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or region.
• Marketing Cookies: These are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.

Types of Cookies We Use

Cookie Type	Purpose	Duration
Session Cookies	Temporary cookies that remain in your browser until you leave our website	Session
Persistent Cookies	Remain in your browser for a set period or until you delete them	1 month to 1 year
First-party Cookies	Set by our website directly	Varies
Third-party Cookies	Set by other websites and services we use (e.g., analytics)	Varies

Specific Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
theme_preference	Stores your light/dark mode preference	1 year
cookies_accepted	Remembers your cookie consent choice	1 year
_ga	Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics - distinguishes unique users	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics - throttles request rate	1 minute

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please remember that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, as it will no longer be personalized to you.

Here's how you can manage cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection
• Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies

Third-Party Cookies

To manage cookies set by third-party services, you may need to visit the respective third-party's website to opt out. For example:

• Google Analytics: You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Google Ads: You can manage personalized ads in your Google Account settings.

Do Not Track Signals

Our website does not currently respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. As industry standards for DNT signals develop, we will reevaluate our approach and update this policy accordingly.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. We encourage you to check this page periodically for the latest information on our cookie usage.

When we make significant changes to this policy, we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our website or by sending you an email notification.