techgptltd.web.app does not set advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. It uses only what is strictly necessary to serve pages securely. Products we operate may use more, and where they do we ask for your consent first.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website. It lets the site recognise your device between page loads and visits. Similar technologies do the same job by different means:
- Local storage and session storage — key-value data kept in your browser, used to remember preferences without a network request.
- Pixels and web beacons — tiny images used to record that a page or email was opened.
- Software development kits (SDKs) — code inside a mobile app that performs an equivalent function, such as recording a crash.
- Device identifiers — such as the Apple IDFV or Android App Set ID, used to distinguish installs.
Throughout this policy, "cookies" covers all of these.
2. Categories of cookies we use
Strictly necessary
Required for the website or app to work. They cannot be switched off through a consent banner because the service would not function without them. Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations these do not require consent.
| Name / purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Session identifier — keeps you signed in during a visit | First-party cookie | Session |
| CSRF token — protects forms against cross-site request forgery | First-party cookie | Session |
| Load balancing — routes your requests to a healthy server | First-party cookie | Session |
| Consent record — remembers the cookie choices you made | Local storage | 12 months |
| Interface preference — remembers settings such as theme | Local storage | Until cleared |
Analytics and performance
Help us understand how the service is used so we can improve it — which pages are visited, which features are used, and where errors occur. We set these only with your consent. Data is aggregated and we configure IP anonymisation where the provider supports it.
| Name / purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Usage measurement — page views, sessions, feature usage | Google Analytics or Firebase Analytics, where enabled | Up to 14 months |
| Crash and error reporting | Firebase Crashlytics or Sentry, where enabled | Up to 12 months |
| Performance monitoring — load times, API latency | Firebase Performance, where enabled | Up to 12 months |
Functional
Remember choices you make to give you an enhanced experience — a saved language, a dismissed notice, a chosen layout. Set with consent where they are not strictly necessary.
Advertising and targeting
We do not use advertising, retargeting or cross-site profiling cookies on this website. If a specific product we operate ever introduces them, that will be disclosed in that product's own notice and consent will be requested before any such cookie is set.
3. Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be set by services we embed rather than by us directly. Where a page embeds a third-party video player, map or payment form, that provider may set its own cookies governed by its own policy. We use privacy-enhanced embed modes where a provider offers them.
Google's privacy policy is at policies.google.com/privacy. Apple's is at apple.com/legal/privacy.
4. Your consent
Where a service of ours uses non-essential cookies, we present a consent notice on your first visit. You can accept all, reject all, or choose by category. Rejecting non-essential cookies does not stop you using the service.
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time through the cookie settings link in that service, or by clearing your browser storage for the site, which resets your choices to the default of essential-only.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
Every major browser lets you see, block and delete cookies. Blocking all cookies may stop parts of many websites working.
- Chrome — Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies
- Safari — Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions
To opt out of Google Analytics across all sites, install the browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Controls on mobile devices
- iOS — Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking, to control App Tracking Transparency permissions. Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements, to control sharing with app developers.
- Android — Settings → Privacy → Ads, to delete or opt out of the advertising ID. Play Store → Settings → Personalised ads.
Our applications do not use the advertising identifier for advertising purposes.
7. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
There is still no agreed standard for how sites should respond to a browser "Do Not Track" header, so we do not currently respond to it. We do honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal where our systems receive it, treating it as an opt-out of any sale or sharing of personal information.
8. Changes to this policy
We update this policy when our use of cookies changes. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the current version. Material changes are notified through the service itself.
9. Contact
Questions about cookies: privacy@techgptltd.com