WildBid

Cookie policy

Version: Draft 1 · Last updated 13 November 2026

Draft for review. This lists the cookies the software sets today. It must be checked again whenever a feature that sets cookies is added, and before launch. The text cannot be published while this notice is still in it.

What cookies are

Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as local storage, work in the same way.

Cookies we always use

These are essential for the site to work, so they do not need your consent:

  • Sign-in session (wb_customer_session): keeps you signed in and protects forms from forgery. It ends when you sign out or after 3 days without a visit.
  • Signed-in marker (wb_in): a plain “yes” that tells our pages you have an account here, so we only check who you are when needed. It holds no personal details and lasts as long as your sign-in.
  • Device identifier (wb_device): a random code set when you sign in, kept for one year. With scrambled copies of your internet address it helps us spot people opening several accounts. We use it for security and fraud prevention only, never for advertising.
  • Human check: when we ask you to prove you are a person (sign-up, password reset, the contact form), Cloudflare’s check may set its own cookies.
  • Your cookie choice: remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics cookies (stored in your browser).

When you pay

You pay on a page run by Stripe. Stripe may set its own cookies there to take payments and prevent fraud. See Stripe’s own cookie policy.

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics to see which pages are used and how people find things, so we can improve Wild Bid. We use it only for our own statistics: advertising features and Google signals are switched off, and we ask Google to anonymise IP addresses. It sets cookies named _ga and _ga_*, lasting up to 2 years.

  • In the UK (and outside the European Economic Area), analytics runs when you first visit, as UK law allows for cookies used only to improve a service. A notice tells you, and choosing “Decline” stops it straight away and removes its cookies. [Confirm this approach with legal before launch.]
  • In Ireland and the rest of the European Economic Area, we only load analytics after you choose “Accept analytics”.

We work out which applies from the country your connection comes from. If we cannot tell, we ask first. You can change your choice at any time with the “Cookie settings” link at the bottom of every page.

Managing cookies

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block essential cookies, you will not be able to sign in.