Cookie Notice | PickKoala

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. They let a website remember things between page loads and visits — such as whether you have dismissed a notice, or which article you arrived from. Similar technologies (local storage, pixels, tags) work in comparable ways, and this notice covers them too.

2. Cookies we use

Strictly necessary

Required for the site to work safely and to remember your cookie choices. These cannot be switched off through our interface, but you can block them in your browser — some parts of the site may then behave incorrectly.

Analytics and performance

These help us understand, in aggregate, how many people read which articles, which pages load slowly and where visitors leave. The data is used to improve the site. Where required, analytics cookies are only set after you consent.

Affiliate and referral tracking

When you click an outbound link to a retailer, the retailer or its affiliate network may set a cookie that records that you arrived from this site, so that a resulting purchase can be credited to us. This is how PickKoala is funded. It does not change the price you pay, and we do not receive your name, address or payment details.

Functional

Used to remember preferences, such as a dismissed newsletter prompt, so you are not asked repeatedly.

3. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties whose services we use — for example an analytics provider or an affiliate network. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, and we encourage you to review them. We do not control the cookies they set once you leave our site.

4. How to control cookies

You have several options:

Browser settings. Every major browser lets you view, block and delete cookies. Blocking all cookies may affect how the site behaves.
Private browsing. Private or incognito windows discard cookies when you close them.
Refusing non-essential cookies. You can refuse analytics and affiliate tracking cookies without losing access to any article on this site.
Opt-out tools. Industry opt-out pages exist for some advertising and analytics providers.

Because browser menus change, use your browser's help documentation for the exact steps on your version.

Where required by law (for example for visitors in the EEA or the UK), non-essential cookies are only set after you give consent, and you can withdraw that consent at any time by clearing cookies or adjusting your browser settings.

6. Changes

If we add or remove cookie categories, we will update this notice and the “last updated” date above.

7. Questions

Email hello@pickkoala.com and we will explain anything on this page in more detail. See also our Privacy Policy.