Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners information about how their site is being used. Cookies are not harmful and do not contain personal information such as your name or payment details.

ProtectYourPC uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and improve our website and services. Specifically, we use cookies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, understand how you use our site, and ensure the security of your session.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as logging in, setting your privacy preferences, or filling in forms. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided. Examples include session authentication tokens and security cookies.

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised.

Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website — for example, which pages are visited most often and whether visitors receive error messages. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this data to improve how our website works. We may use Google Analytics or similar tools for this purpose.

Security Cookies

We use cookies to help identify and prevent security risks. For example, we may use cookies to store session information to prevent malicious actors from changing your password without your username and password.

Payment Processing

When you make a payment through our website, our payment processor Stripe may set cookies on your device. These cookies are governed by Stripe's own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control these cookies.

Analytics Providers

We may use third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics to help us understand how our website is used. These services may set their own cookies. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

No Advertising Cookies

We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies, and we do not share your browsing behaviour with third-party advertising networks.

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your browser. We use session cookies to maintain your login state and to keep your interactions with our website secure during a single browsing session.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time specified in the cookie, or until you delete them manually. We use persistent cookies to remember your preferences and to help us recognise you as a returning visitor.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, to accept only certain cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is being set. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions on how to manage cookies.

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that if you choose to disable or block cookies, some parts of our website may not function correctly. In particular, you may not be able to log in to your account or access subscription management features, as these rely on strictly necessary cookies.

Browser-Specific Instructions

For guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers, please visit the support pages for: Google Chrome (support.google.com/chrome), Mozilla Firefox (support.mozilla.org), Microsoft Edge (support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge), and Safari (support.apple.com/safari).

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to DNT signals, our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. We will continue to monitor developments in this area and update our practices if a standard is established.

Legal Basis

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we rely on your consent as the legal basis for placing non-essential cookies on your device. Strictly necessary cookies are placed on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a secure and functional website.

Withdrawing Consent

You may withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time by adjusting your browser settings as described above. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew consent.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

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