1. About cookies
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device when you visit. Cookies have many uses; the law around them in the UK is set by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR.
There are four categories most sites rely on. We explain which categories we use — and which we do not — below.
2. What we use today
UltAI-Mate currently only uses strictly necessary cookies. We do not use cookies for advertising, social tracking, analytics or profiling. We do measure how the Service is used, but with a cookie-free tool — see Section 3.
Under PECR, strictly necessary cookies do not require consent, but we still tell you about them so you know what is on your device.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| sb-access-token | Keeps you signed in. Issued by our authentication provider, Supabase GoTrue. | 1 hour (rotated) | First-party, HTTP-only |
| sb-refresh-token | Renews your session without re-entering credentials. | Up to 7 days | First-party, HTTP-only |
| ultai-cookie-notice | Remembers that you have dismissed the cookie notice banner. | 1 year | First-party (localStorage) |
| __stripe_* | Set by Stripe on payment pages to prevent fraud during checkout (firm customers only). | Session or up to 1 year | Third-party |
3. Cookie-free analytics
We use Umami, a privacy-focused analytics tool, to understand how the Service is used (pages viewed, features clicked). We self-host Umami on our own servers — no analytics data is sent to any third party.
Umami does not use cookies and does not store anything on your device, which is why it does not appear in the table above and does not require a consent banner under PECR. It does not store your IP address, does not follow you across other websites, and cannot identify you personally.
Beyond that, we do not currently set any of the following:
- Analytics cookies (Google Analytics, Mixpanel, PostHog, etc.)
- Advertising or retargeting pixels (Meta, Google Ads, TikTok, etc.)
- Social-media embeds that set cookies
- Session-recording or heatmap tools
4. If we add non-essential cookies in future
If we later add any non-essential cookies (for example cookie-based analytics or advertising), we will:
- update this page with the cookie name, purpose, provider and duration;
- ask for your opt-in consent via a consent banner, with “Reject all” as prominent as “Accept all”;
- let you change your mind at any time from a “Manage cookies” link in the footer.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
You can block or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that if you block strictly necessary cookies, the Service will not work — in particular you will not be able to stay logged in.
6. More information
For how we handle the personal data we collect, see our Privacy Policy. The UK regulator’s guidance on cookies is at ico.org.uk.
7. Contact
Questions about cookies: info@independentcheck.co.uk.