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Firstly, let’s start by saying the BudgetConsoles.co.uk aim is a simple one. That is:
Make you aware of the best gaming deals out there so that you can save money and take advantage of the great deals around.
How does BudgetConsoles use cookies?
In some, but not all cases, we earn a small commission from the retailers that we work with. The amount of commission does not however drive which offers we promote. If we feel the deal is an outstanding one, we’ll tell you about it regardless of the amount of commission we receive as a result of you purchasing. It’s important to mention here that you as the customer do not pay anything for this service. There are no fees for using BudgetConsoles and it remains, and always will remain a free service. In order for us to receive any commission, BudgetConsoles places a cookie on your computer when you visit a retailer via a link on our site. If you do actually purchase something from the site we’ve linked to, the cookie is used to identify to the retailer that we are owned commission.
For more information on how internet marketers like ourselves work, we suggest you visit the following page: http://www.iab-performance-marketing-explained.net/
How to manage cookies:
If you feel you need to block our cookies, or any other cookies for that matter, you can do so by visiting the following link: http://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2
Have any questions?
If you have any questions regarding our cookie policy, then please contact us via our contact page and we’ll be in touch with a reply asap.
Cookies that we use
Web statistics:
The following cookies are used for web statistics. These help provide various statistical data such as where our visitors are from, what browser they are using, and what site our visitors arrived from etc
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Cookies that we set for Affiliate Window
We work with Affiliate Window to help earn us a small commission if you decide to purchase any goods from retailers that work with them. In order to track this commission, we also use cookies as described above. When you click on a merchant link managed by affiliate window, you will be directed to the merchant’s website via Affiliate Window domain names, these domains use cookies.
BudgetConsoles.co.uk place cookies on Affiliate Window’s behalf. Details of this cookie are below:
Cookie Name: _aw_m_* (* usually contains an ID which is usually represented as a number)
Cookie Purpose: Set when you click on one of Affiliate Window’s links. Set when you click on one of Affiliate Window’s links and used to let the advertiser and Affiliate Window know the website from whcih you came.
What Data Does The Cookie Hold? ID for the referring website. An id for the advert on whcih you clicked. An id for the group of ads to which the ad belongs. The time at which you clicked. Any reference the referring site adds to the click. An id for the type of ad. An id for the product itself.
What is the cookie expiry date? This varies on the advertiser, but typically will be 30 days.
WordPress (our content management system):
Cookie Name | Cookie Category | Description | Duration |
wordpress_ | 2 | WordPress cookie for a logged in user. | session |
wordpress_logged_in_ | 2 | WordPress cookie for a logged in user | session |
wordpress_test_ | 2 | WordPress cookie for a logged in user | session |
wordpress_test_cookie | 2 | WordPress test cookie | session |
wp-settings- | 1 | Wordpress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. | 1 year |
wp-settings-time- | 2 | Wordpress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. | 1 year |
PHPSESSID | 1 | To identify your unique session on the website | session |
SESS | 1 | To ensure that you are recognised when you move from page to page within the site and that any information you have entered is remembered. | session |