Cookies policy

Updated 25 May 2026 · By Jim Smith

Last updated: 25 May 2026

This page describes the cookies and similar technologies used on podsavvy.co.uk. It complies with the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK GDPR.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file stored on your browser by a website you visit. Cookies can remember settings (like whether you’ve accepted analytics), help measure how many people use a site, and (in some commercial cases) track behaviour across sites for advertising.

What we use cookies for

PodSavvy uses cookies for two purposes only:

Strictly necessary cookies. A small consent cookie that remembers whether you’ve accepted or declined optional cookies. This cookie is always set; it has to be, otherwise we couldn’t remember your consent choice.

Analytics cookies (with consent). Google Analytics 4 cookies that record anonymised pageview data. These are only set if you accept them via the consent banner.

We don’t use cookies for advertising, retargeting, or behavioural tracking across other sites.

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Strictly necessary

Analytics (with consent)

We do not set advertising cookies, social media cookies, or any third-party tracking cookies beyond Google Analytics.

Amazon’s cookies (not set by us)

When you click an Amazon affiliate link on PodSavvy, Amazon sets cookies on their own domain (amazon.co.uk). These cookies are set by Amazon, not by us, and are governed by Amazon’s own privacy policy. The one most relevant here is the affiliate-tracking cookie that lasts 24 hours and remembers our affiliate ID so the commission can be credited if you buy.

We don’t have access to Amazon’s cookies, can’t read them, and can’t share their data. Amazon’s privacy policy at amazon.co.uk/privacy describes how they handle this.

How to opt out

You can manage your cookie consent in three ways:

Via the consent banner. The banner appears on your first visit. You can also re-open it by clicking the small “Cookies” link in the site footer.

Via your browser settings. All major browsers let you block or delete cookies. Search your browser’s help for “manage cookies”. Blocking cookies entirely may break the consent system, so the banner will reappear each visit until you accept or decline.

Via Google’s opt-out tool. Google provides a browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout that blocks GA4 across all sites.

Opting out doesn’t affect your ability to use PodSavvy. The site works the same with or without analytics cookies. We just have less data about which articles are useful.

What happens if you decline analytics

If you decline analytics cookies via the consent banner:

No GA4 cookies are set
No analytics data is sent to Google
Your visit doesn’t appear in our analytics dashboard
The site works normally

Cookies that are set even before consent

The only cookie we set before you’ve responded to the consent banner is the consent banner’s own cookie, which is necessary to remember your choice once you make it. Until you respond to the banner, no analytics cookies are set.

This is the standard implementation of UK GDPR’s “consent before non-essential cookies” rule.

International users

PodSavvy is published from the UK and primarily targets UK readers. If you’re visiting from outside the UK, the consent banner still applies, and the legal basis for processing is the same UK GDPR / PECR framework. Where local laws (CCPA in California, GDPR in the EU) provide additional rights, those rights still apply when you’re a resident of those jurisdictions.

Changes to this policy

If we add or remove cookies, this page will be updated. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the current version.

Contact

For any cookie-related question, email hello@podsavvy.co.uk.