Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 2026
Last Updated: 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Playflick™ Media .ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on Playflick.com and any related services, accounts, creator tools, video player features, advertising tools, analytics systems, upload systems, and community features.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
By using Playflick, you acknowledge that cookies and similar technologies may be used as described in this policy. Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies.
1. Who We Are
Operator: Playflick™ Media .ltd
Website: https://playflick.com
Business Address:
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom
Contact Email: hello@playflick.com
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, such as login status, preferences, security settings, language choices, and activity.
Cookies may be set by Playflick directly, or by third-party services we use.
Similar technologies may include:
- Local storage
- Session storage
- Pixels
- Tags
- Beacons
- Device identifiers
- Advertising identifiers
- Analytics identifiers
- SDKs
- Server logs
- Tracking URLs
In this policy, we use the word “cookies” to include cookies and similar technologies.
3. Why We Use Cookies
Playflick may use cookies to:
- Keep you logged in
- Secure your account
- Remember your preferences
- Remember cookie choices
- Enable video playback
- Support uploads
- Improve website performance
- Measure traffic
- Understand how users use Playflick
- Detect spam, bots, fraud, and abuse
- Provide recommendations
- Support comments, likes, subscriptions, playlists, and watch history
- Measure advertising performance
- Personalise content where permitted
- Personalise ads where permitted
4. Types of Cookies We Use
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for Playflick to work properly.
They may be used for:
- Login sessions
- Account authentication
- Security checks
- CSRF protection
- Cookie consent storage
- Load balancing
- Fraud prevention
- Payment checkout security
- Remembering privacy settings
- Basic website functionality
You cannot disable strictly necessary cookies through our cookie banner because the website may not function correctly without them.
You may block them in your browser, but parts of Playflick may stop working.
4.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help Playflick remember choices and improve your experience.
They may be used for:
- Language preferences
- Theme or dark mode preferences
- Volume settings
- Video player preferences
- Region preferences
- Saved display settings
- Remembered forms
- Accessibility preferences
If disabled, some features may not remember your choices.
4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how Playflick is used and how we can improve it.
They may be used to measure:
- Page views
- Video views
- Watch time
- Search usage
- Device type
- Browser type
- Referral sources
- Popular content
- Error reports
- Feature usage
- Performance issues
- Upload problems
- Playback issues
These cookies help us improve Playflick, fix bugs, understand traffic, and make the platform faster and more reliable.
Where required by law, we will request consent before using non-essential analytics cookies.
4.4 Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies may be used to show, measure, limit, and improve advertisements.
They may be used for:
- Ad delivery
- Ad frequency capping
- Ad performance measurement
- Ad clicks
- Ad impressions
- Fraud detection
- Campaign reporting
- Interest-based advertising where permitted
- Advertiser analytics
- Conversion measurement
If Playflick uses personalised advertising, we will provide appropriate choices where required.
If you reject advertising cookies, you may still see ads, but they may be less relevant or less personalised.
4.5 Security and Fraud Prevention Cookies
Security cookies help protect Playflick, users, creators, advertisers, and payment systems.
They may be used for:
- Detecting suspicious logins
- Preventing account takeover
- Identifying bots
- Preventing spam
- Detecting fake views or fake engagement
- Preventing payment fraud
- Protecting upload systems
- Rate limiting
- Blocking malicious activity
These cookies may be considered essential where they are necessary to protect the service.
4.6 Video Playback and Streaming Cookies
Playflick may use cookies and similar technologies to provide video playback features.
They may be used for:
- Remembering playback position
- Remembering video quality
- Enabling subtitles or captions
- Supporting streaming performance
- Detecting playback errors
- Preventing abuse of streaming systems
- Managing embedded videos
- Supporting watch history
Some playback features may not work properly without these technologies.
4.7 Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies may be set by services we use, such as:
- Analytics providers
- Advertising providers
- Payment providers
- Social login providers
- Video processing providers
- Content delivery networks
- Push notification providers
- Anti-spam providers
- Security providers
- Embedded media providers
- Live-streaming providers
These third parties may process data according to their own privacy and cookie policies.
We do not control all third-party cookies, but we aim to use reputable providers and provide choices where required.
5. Examples of Cookies and Technologies
The exact cookies used by Playflick may change depending on features enabled, third-party services used, user settings, and platform updates.
Examples may include:
- Session cookies for login
- Remember-me cookies
- CSRF/security tokens
- Cookie preference cookies
- Analytics cookies
- Advertising pixels
- Payment checkout cookies
- Video player storage
- Language preference cookies
- Dark mode preference cookies
- Push notification tokens
- Anti-spam identifiers
Before launch, Playflick may update this section with specific cookie names, providers, purposes, durations, and categories.
| Cookie / Technology | Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session cookie | Playflick | Keeps users logged in | Strictly necessary | Session |
| Cookie preference cookie | Playflick | Stores cookie choices | Strictly necessary | 6–12 months |
| Analytics cookie | Analytics provider | Measures website usage | Analytics | Provider-defined |
| Advertising pixel | Advertising provider | Measures ad performance | Advertising | Provider-defined |
6. Consent
Where required by law, Playflick will ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
Non-essential cookies may include:
- Analytics cookies
- Advertising cookies
- Personalisation cookies
- Marketing cookies
- Certain third-party cookies
You can accept, reject, or manage non-essential cookies through our cookie banner or cookie settings where available.
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent because they are required for the website to function or to provide a service you request.
7. Managing Cookies
7.1 Cookie Banner or Cookie Settings
Where available, you can use Playflick’s cookie banner or cookie settings to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Manage cookie categories
- Change your cookie preferences
- Withdraw consent
7.2 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to block, delete, or manage cookies. You can usually find these controls in your browser’s privacy or security settings.
Blocking cookies may affect how Playflick works. For example, you may not be able to stay logged in, upload videos, use watch history, comment, make payments, or use certain creator features.
7.3 Device Settings
Mobile devices may allow you to control tracking, advertising identifiers, push notifications, app permissions, and storage settings.
7.4 Third-Party Tools
Some third-party providers offer their own opt-out tools for analytics or advertising. These tools are controlled by the relevant provider, not Playflick.
8. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” signals.
There is no consistent industry standard for responding to these signals. Playflick may not respond to Do Not Track signals unless required by law.
Where required, we will provide cookie and privacy controls through our cookie banner, account settings, or privacy settings.
9. Cookies and Children
Playflick is not intended for children under 13.
If you are under 18, you should use Playflick only with the consent and supervision of a parent or legal guardian.
We may use cookies and similar technologies to support safety, age-appropriate experiences, moderation, fraud prevention, and platform security.
Where required, we will apply appropriate privacy and consent measures for younger users.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.
Changes may be needed because of:
- New features
- New cookies
- New analytics tools
- New advertising tools
- New legal requirements
- Changes to third-party providers
- Platform security updates
If changes are significant, we may notify you by website notice, account notice, email, cookie banner update, or another reasonable method.
11. Contact Us
For questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, contact:
Playflick™ Media .ltd
41 Norman Avenue
London
N22 5ES
United Kingdom
Email: hello@playflick.com
Website: https://playflick.com
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