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Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 2026

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make sites work, to remember your preferences, and to give site owners a sense of how people are using their pages.

What cookies we use

Broadband Compare UK uses a small number of cookies. We do not use marketing or advertising cookies.

CookieProviderPurposeDuration
_gaGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes users for anonymised analytics2 years
_ga_*Google AnalyticsStores and counts page views2 years
_gidGoogle AnalyticsDistinguishes users within a 24-hour session24 hours

Google Analytics data is anonymised. We have IP anonymisation enabled, so Google does not store full IP addresses from visits to this site.

What we do not do

  • We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies
  • We do not sell or share cookie data with third parties for marketing
  • We do not use cookies to track you across other websites

How to manage cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Note that blocking cookies may affect how some parts of the site work.

Instructions for the most common browsers:

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking specifically, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser extension.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy if we add new cookies or change how we use existing ones. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.

Contact

Questions about cookies? Email us at hello@broadbandcompareuk.com.