Legal
Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1 June 2026 · Effective: 1 June 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to site owners.
We also use similar technologies including local storage, session storage, and pixel tags — this policy covers all of these.
2. How We Use Cookies
Pokebay uses cookies to:
- –Keep you securely logged in to your account
- –Remember your preferences (view mode, filters, currency)
- –Protect the platform against fraud and security threats
- –Understand how visitors use Pokebay so we can improve it
- –Show you relevant promotions (only with your consent)
3. Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary
Always ActiveThese cookies are essential for the platform to function. They cannot be turned off.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| pokebay_session | Keeps you logged in during your session | Session |
| pokebay_csrf | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks | Session |
| pokebay_auth | Remembers your login state (if "remember me" is selected) | 30 days |
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie preferences | 1 year |
Functional
OptionalThese cookies enable enhanced functionality such as remembering your preferences.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| pokebay_currency | Remembers your currency preference (GBP) | 1 year |
| pokebay_grid_view | Remembers grid or list view preference on listings | 1 year |
| pokebay_filters | Saves your last used search filters | 30 days |
Analytics
OptionalThese cookies help us understand how visitors use Pokebay so we can improve it. All data is anonymised and stays on our own servers — we don’t share it with third-party analytics providers.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| pokebay_visitor | An anonymous, randomly generated ID used to count page views and unique visitors — never linked to your account | 1 year |
Marketing
OptionalThese cookies track your browsing to help us show you relevant promotions. We only use these with your explicit consent.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| pokebay_ref | Tracks referral source for affiliate attribution | 30 days |
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some of our service providers set their own cookies:
- –Stripe: sets cookies to prevent fraud during payment processing
Our analytics cookie is first-party — set and read only by Pokebay, never shared with an external analytics provider. Stripe has its own privacy and cookie policy, which we recommend reviewing directly.
5. Your Choices
5.1 Cookie Banner
When you first visit Pokebay, a cookie banner lets you accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category. You can change your preferences at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer.
5.2 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from logging in or using core platform features.
- –Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
- –Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- –Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- –Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions
5.3 Opt Out of Analytics
Since our analytics cookie is first-party, there's no separate opt-out tool needed — selecting "Reject non-essential" in the cookie banner (or in "Cookie Settings" in the footer) stops it being set entirely.
6. Legal Basis
Under PECR, strictly necessary cookies do not require consent as they are essential to provide the service you have requested. All other cookies are set only with your freely given, specific, and informed consent. You can withdraw consent at any time and this will not affect the lawfulness of any prior processing.
7. Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please use our contact form or email us directly.
Pokebay Ltd — Privacy Team
support@pokebay.co.uk