COOKIE POLICY

Last Updated: 13th June 2025

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies, and further information about cookies.

This policy applies to PC Blueprints (the "Service"), operated by Zak Storey Freelance ("us", "we", or "our").

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognise you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies.

  • Session cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your web browser.
  • Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them, and are used to remember your preferences or actions across multiple visits.

2. How We Use Cookies

When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • To enable certain functions of the Service: These are "strictly necessary" cookies without which the website cannot function properly (e.g., enabling you to log in, add items to a shopping cart).
  • To provide analytics: We use these cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, including the number of visitors, where visitors have come to the website from, and the pages they visited. We use this information to improve our website and services.
  • To store your preferences: We use these cookies to remember your choices and settings, such as language preferences or shopping cart contents.
  • For advertising, including behavioural advertising: We use these cookies to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with our permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers.

3. What Types of Cookies We Use (and why)

Below is a more detailed breakdown of the types of cookies we use on our Service. Please note that the exact cookies may vary over time as we improve our website or change service providers.

3.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies These cookies are essential for the operation of our Service. They enable core functionalities such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of these cookies as the website would not function correctly without them.

  • Purpose: Enable basic website functions (e.g., user login, shopping cart, security).
  • Examples:
    • __cf_bm .cdn.mymidnight.blog (This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.)

  • Managed by: Zak Storey Freelance / Our Web Hosting Provider

3.2. Analytics/Performance Cookies These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.

  • Purpose: Website performance, traffic analysis, understanding user behaviour.
  • Examples:
    • _ga (Google Analytics - for distinguishing users)
    • M m.stripe.com (This cookie is generally used for performance and optimization of payment processing services, facilitating caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.)
    • _gid (Google Analytics - for distinguishing users)
    • _gat (Google Analytics - for throttling request rate)
  • Managed by: [e.g., Google Analytics, other analytics providers]
  • Data Processed: Anonymous usage data, IP address (often anonymised).
  • Consent Required: Yes (unless specific exemptions apply, which are rare for standard analytics).

3.3. Functionality Cookies These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your Browse activity on other websites.

  • Purpose: Remembering preferences, user interface customisation.
  • Examples:
    • __stripe_mid .pcblueprints.com (This cookie is set by Stripe to distinguish users and enable secure payment processing during interactions with the website.)
    • __stripe_sid .pcblueprints.com (This cookie is set by Stripe to manage and process payments securely, allowing temporary storage of session related information during a users visit to the website.)
  • Managed by: Zak Storey Freelance / Specific service providers for features (e.g., video player, chat).
  • Consent Required: Yes.

3.4. Targeting/Advertising Cookies These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers.

  • Purpose: Targeted advertising, retargeting, ad campaign measurement.
  • Examples:
    • _fbp (Facebook Pixel)
    • IDE (Google Ads)
    • Cookies from social media platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, Twitter for ad tracking).
  • Managed by: Google Ads
  • Consent Required: Yes.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties' cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These third parties include:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics. https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US
  • Payment Gateways: Stripe for securely processing payments. These cookies are essential for transaction security and functionality. https://stripe.com/gb/legal/cookies-policy
  • Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, X
  • Advertising Partners: Google Ads

5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have choices about how cookies are used.

5.1. Cookie Consent Tool When you first visit our website (and periodically thereafter, as required by law), you will be presented with a cookie consent banner or pop-up. This tool allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies: Allow all types of cookies to be placed.
  • Manage preferences: Select which categories of cookies (e.g., analytics, advertising) you are happy to accept.
  • Reject non-essential cookies: Only allow strictly necessary cookies.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by [state how, e.g., clicking on the 'Cookie Settings' link in our website footer, or by clicking the icon that appears on the bottom left of your screen].

5.2. Browser Settings Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit:

You can also find more information on how to manage cookies for specific browsers:

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Cookie Policy.

You are advised to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookie Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

By visiting this page on our website: https://pcblueprints.com/contact/