This page has been set up to help you better understand what cookies are and how MyDeals uses them to better your user experience. We hope that by disclosing this information openly and giving you the options we have you will feel comfortable that cookies are not dangerous and are a normal part of internet browsing.

"A cookie, also known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie, or browser cookie, is a piece of data stored by a website within a browser, and then subsequently sent back to the same website by the browser. Cookies were designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember things that a browser had done there in the past, which can include having clicked particular buttons, logging in, or having read pages on that site months or years ago."
Source - Wikipedia

How MyDeals uses cookies

In order for us to run as a business we work with some of our retailers to identify sales that we have sent their way, they then pay us a small commission on the sale value. We don't get a commission from all of our retailers, but we're happy to list them all the same as that helps us give you the best selection of discounts we can.

We also use cookies to track certain actions on the website for example if you register with us, we use cookies to log you back in automatically.

Cookies set by MyDeals

These are the cookies that we set ourselves, you can see a description of each next to them and you can configure if want to turn them off or not. We don't recommend turning these off, and it's worth noting that to turn them off we have to store a cookie to do that.

Cookie Name	Description	Company	Status
fpid	When you first visit our site, we issue you with a fingerprint id - essentially this means, next time you come back - we know you've visited before and we can access information we have stored such as your country & which pages on our site you have viewed. This means we can make sure you're seeing the right information when you come back. No personal information is stored in the cookie.	MyDeals	enabled. disabled.
user_cookie	This cookie is used along side fpid to make sure we're able to pick back up on your previous visit. No personal information is stored in the cookie.	MyDeals	enabled. disabled.
session	Once we've got the relevent information from the above we then store most data in the session, a session closes when you close your browser - but it's usefull to make sure we don't have to keep checking our database (Makes everything much faster!). No personal information is stored in the cookie.	MyDeals	enabled. disabled.
fb_banner_hide	If you opt to hide the Facebook banner forever, we use this cookie to stop the banner from being displayed. No personal information is stored in the cookie.	MyDeals	enabled. disabled.
fpid_off	If this cookie is set, we will not use the cookie, 'fpid'	MyDeals	Required for Cookie Settings
user_cookie_off	If this cookie is set, we will not use the cookie, 'user_cookie'	MyDeals	Required for Cookie Settings
session_off	If this cookie is set, we will not use the cookie, 'user_cookie'	MyDeals	Required for Cookie Settings
fb_banner_hide_off	If this cookie is set, we will not use the 'fb_banner_hide' cookie.	MyDeals	Required for Cookie Settings
gccookie_off	If this cookie is set, we will not use the google analytics cookies (see below)	MyDeals	Required for Cookie Settings
sccookie_off	If this cookie is set, we will not use the sitecounter cookies (see below)	MyDeals	Required for Cookie Settings

Analytics and Statcounter

We use well known and trusted 3rd party services like Google Analytics and Statcounter to help us monitor how many people are visiting our website, and how they use our website (This is all, of course anonymous). By doing this we are able to improve the sites features, it also helps us negotiate the best deals for you from the retailers we work with.

Below is a list of the coolies used by Google analytics and Statcounter

Cookie Name	Description	Company	Status
__utma	This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to the website and it is updated with each page view. No personal information is stored in the cookie.	Google Analytics	enabled. disabled.
__utmb	Holds timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor first visits the site. No personal information is stored in the cookie.	Google Analytics
__utmc	Holds timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves the site. No personal information is stored in the cookie.	Google Analytics
__utmz	This is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within the MyDeals site. The cookie is updated with each page view to this site. No personal information is stored in the cookie.	Google Analytics
is_unique	Used only to determine whether you are a first-time or returning visitor to a particular website and to estimate unique visits to that site. No personal information is stored in the cookie.	Statcounter	enabled. disabled.

Deleting and blocking our cookies

If you want to delete or block our cookies you can do so using your browser's settings. There's more infomaton and guides available on AboutCookies.org