Last Updated: 28 October 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on Fansocial.app, and the choices you have regarding their use.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the site owners.
Cookies can be “persistent” (remaining on your device for a set period or until you delete them) or “session” (deleted as soon as you close your browser).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several essential purposes on our platform:
- To Keep You Signed In: Authentication cookies are essential to remember your login session and keep you signed in as you move between pages. Without these, you would have to log in repeatedly.
- To Remember Your Preferences: These cookies remember your settings, such as language or volume preferences, to enhance your user experience.
- For Security & Fraud Prevention: We use cookies to help protect your account and our platform from fraudulent activity and security risks.
- To Understand Site Performance: These cookies help us understand how users interact with our website—which pages are popular, how long users stay, and if they encounter errors—so we can improve performance and fix issues.
- For Personalisation & Marketing: We may use cookies to show you content and Creators you might be interested in, and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
3. The Types of Cookies We Use
The table below details the categories of cookies we use and why.
| Category | Purpose | Examples |
| Strictly Necessary | These are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions you take, such as logging in. | User login session, load balancing, security. |
| Performance / Analytics | These allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular. | Google Analytics, Hotjar (to see how users navigate). |
| Functionality | These enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. | Remembering your language or region, video volume preferences. |
| Targeting / Advertising | These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. | Social media pixels (e.g., Meta), ad retargeting services. |
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics and deliver advertisements.
- Payment Processors: Our payment partners (e.g., Stripe) may use cookies to process transactions securely.
- Analytics Services: We use services like Google Analytics to understand how our platform is used. You can opt-out of Google Analytics here: Google Analytics Opt-out.
- Social Media & Advertising: We may use pixels from platforms like Twitter, Meta (Facebook), and TikTok to measure ad campaign effectiveness and to deliver targeted ads to you on other platforms.
5. How You Can Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:
1. Browser Settings: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your setting to decline cookies if you prefer. The “Help” function within your browser will tell you how to do this. Please note that if you disable cookies entirely, many features of our Service will not function properly, and you may be unable to log in.
2. Consent Management Platform: When you first visit our site, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to consent to or reject the use of non-essential cookies (like those for Analytics and Advertising).
3. Opt-Out Links: For specific third-party services, you can often opt-out directly:
- Google Analytics: Use the link provided above.
- Network Advertising Initiative: You can opt out of many targeted ads from members at www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.
6. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our business operations. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Madlinks Media Ltd
First Floor, 244 Edgware Road
London, W2 1DS
Email: [email protected]