1. INTRODUCTION

This Cookie Policy explains how Simply Cash Competitions
(“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you
visit our Website at

www.simplycashcompetitions.co.uk
.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy,
Website Terms of Use and Competition Terms & Conditions.

By using our Website, cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation
of the Website may be placed on your device automatically. Other cookies
will be used in accordance with your choices and consent where required
by applicable law.

2. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files containing information that are placed on
your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device when you visit a Website.

Cookies allow websites to recognise a user’s device and may store
information about your preferences, activity or previous actions.

Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently, improve the
user experience, provide Website owners with information about how their
sites are being used, maintain secure sessions and, where applicable,
provide relevant advertising.

Cookies do not normally contain enough information on their own to
directly identify you. However, information stored in or obtained from
cookies may be linked to other information relating to you.

3. HOW WE USE COOKIES

Simply Cash Competitions may use cookies and similar technologies for
a number of purposes, including:

• Operating and maintaining our Website;
• Allowing you to create and access your account;
• Keeping you logged into your account;
• Maintaining Website and account security;
• Processing competition entries;
• Remembering items, selections or entries during checkout;
• Processing transactions and payments;
• Remembering your preferences;
• Understanding how visitors use our Website;
• Improving Website performance and functionality;
• Identifying and resolving technical problems;
• Preventing fraud, abuse and unauthorised access;
• Measuring the effectiveness of our Website and advertising; and
• Providing relevant marketing or advertising where you have provided
  the required consent.

4. TYPES OF COOKIES WE MAY USE

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies are essential for the Website to function correctly.

They enable core features such as Website navigation, secure account login,
competition entry processing, checkout, payment functionality, security
and fraud prevention.

Without these cookies, certain services that you request may not be provided.

Because these cookies are necessary for the operation of the Website,
they do not generally require consent where applicable law permits their use.

4.2 Functionality Cookies

Functionality Cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make and
provide enhanced or more personalised functionality.

For example, these cookies may remember your login status, Website
preferences or other settings.

The information collected by these cookies may be anonymised and they
cannot necessarily track your browsing activity on unrelated websites.

4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics and Performance Cookies help us understand how visitors interact
with our Website.

They may collect information about:

• The number of visitors to our Website;
• Which pages visitors view;
• How long visitors spend on particular pages;
• How visitors navigate through our Website;
• Where visitors came from before visiting our Website;
• Browser and device information;
• Website errors and performance problems; and
• General Website usage patterns.

We use this information to understand how our Website performs and to
improve its usability, functionality and content.

4.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

Advertising and Targeting Cookies may be used to record information about
your visit to our Website, including pages you have visited, links you
have followed and interactions you have made.

Where permitted and subject to your consent, this information may be used
to make advertisements more relevant to your interests and to measure the
effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

These cookies may be placed by us or by third-party advertising providers
whose services we use.

4.5 Security Cookies

Security Cookies help us protect our Website, customer accounts and
competition systems.

They may be used to identify suspicious activity, prevent fraudulent
transactions, protect user accounts and help ensure that requests made
through our Website are legitimate.

4.6 Session Cookies

Session Cookies are temporary cookies that normally remain on your device
only while your browser is open.

They may be used to maintain your Website session, remember your actions
during a visit and allow Website features to function correctly.

Session Cookies are normally deleted when you close your browser.

4.7 Persistent Cookies

Persistent Cookies remain on your device after you close your browser
until they expire or you manually delete them.

These cookies may be used to remember your preferences or recognise your
device when you return to our Website.

5. FIRST-PARTY AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

Cookies may be classified as either first-party cookies or third-party cookies.

First-party cookies are cookies placed directly by
Simply Cash Competitions through our Website.

Third-party cookies are cookies placed by another organisation
when you use our Website.

For example, third parties providing analytics, payment, security,
advertising, social-media or other services may use cookies or similar
technologies through our Website.

We do not directly control how third parties use their cookies. Their
use of information is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

6. ANALYTICS

We may use analytics services to help us understand how users interact
with Simply Cash Competitions.

Analytics services may collect information such as your IP address,
browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages and how
you arrived at our Website.

This information helps us understand Website traffic, identify problems
and improve our Website and services.

Where analytics cookies are not strictly necessary, they will be used
in accordance with applicable consent requirements.

7. PAYMENT PROVIDERS

When you purchase competition entries or otherwise make a payment through
our Website, payment processing may be provided by a third-party payment provider.

Payment providers may use cookies and similar technologies for transaction
processing, authentication, security and fraud prevention.

These cookies may be necessary to securely process payments.

Your use of a third-party payment service may also be subject to that
provider’s own Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

8. SOCIAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

Our Website may include functionality, links, pixels or other technologies
provided by social-media and advertising platforms.

Where enabled and permitted by your cookie preferences, these technologies
may allow third-party platforms to collect information about your visit
to our Website.

This information may be used to:

• Measure advertising performance;
• Understand whether advertisements resulted in Website visits;
• Measure conversions;
• Create audiences for advertising purposes; and
• Display advertising that may be more relevant to your interests.

Non-essential advertising or targeting technologies will be used subject
to applicable consent requirements.

9. COOKIE CONSENT

When you first visit our Website, you may be presented with a cookie banner
or consent management tool.

This allows you to accept or manage categories of non-essential cookies
where consent is required.

Strictly Necessary Cookies may be used without consent where they are
required to provide a service requested by you or are otherwise permitted
under applicable law.

Analytics, advertising, targeting and other non-essential cookies will
only be used where we have an appropriate legal basis and, where required,
after you have provided consent.

10. MANAGING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

You may be able to manage your cookie preferences through the cookie
settings available on our Website.

You can also control and delete cookies using your web browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to:

• View cookies stored on your device;
• Delete individual cookies;
• Delete all cookies;
• Block cookies from particular websites;
• Block third-party cookies;
• Block all cookies; and
• Delete cookies when you close your browser.

The method for managing cookies varies between browsers and devices.
Please refer to your browser’s help or privacy settings for specific instructions.

11. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DISABLE COOKIES?

You can refuse or disable cookies through your browser or, where available,
through our Website’s cookie preference settings.

However, if you block all cookies, including Strictly Necessary Cookies,
some parts of our Website may not work correctly.

For example, you may experience problems with:

• Logging into your account;
• Maintaining your account session;
• Entering competitions;
• Using checkout functionality;
• Processing payments;
• Remembering your preferences; or
• Using other secure Website features.

12. HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on the type
of cookie.

Session Cookies normally expire when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies remain on your device for a specified
period or until you delete them.

The retention period for individual cookies may vary depending on their
purpose and the provider responsible for the cookie.

13. SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies such as
pixels, tags, scripts, local storage or other tracking technologies.

These technologies may help us operate the Website, understand how it is
used, improve our services, measure advertising and protect our systems
against fraud and misuse.

Where these technologies are used for non-essential purposes, they will
be subject to the same consent requirements as similar cookies where
required by law.

14. YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Some information collected through cookies and similar technologies may
constitute Personal Data.

Where this occurs, we will process that information in accordance with
our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection laws.

For more information about how we collect, use, store and protect Personal
Data and the rights available to you, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

15. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites.

Those websites may use their own cookies and tracking technologies.
Simply Cash Competitions does not control cookies placed directly by
third-party websites after you leave our Website.

We recommend reviewing the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy of any
third-party Website you visit.

16. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes
to the cookies and technologies we use, changes to our Website, changes
to applicable law or other operational requirements.

When we make changes, we will publish the updated Cookie Policy on this page.

Where appropriate, we may also update the Effective Date shown at the
top of this Cookie Policy.

We recommend reviewing this Cookie Policy periodically to remain informed
about how we use cookies and similar technologies.

17. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies,
or your cookie preferences, please contact us: