Cookie Policy. Small files, specific jobs.
This page explains which storage entries swipephotos.com sets, why, and how long they stick around. The iPhone and Mac apps do not use cookies — this policy only covers the website.
1. What are cookies and local storage?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. Local storage (also called “Web Storage”) is a similar browser mechanism that allows websites to store data locally. Both fall under the same rules in Section 25 TDDDG and the GDPR.
2. What we store right now
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Party | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cookie-consent | Cookie + localStorage | Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics so the site honours your choice across pages and visits. | Until you clear it | First-party | Strictly necessary |
NEXT_LOCALE | Cookie | Remembers the website language and prevents repeated locale redirects. | Session | First-party | Strictly necessary |
sp_aff | Cookie | Remembers the approved creator link that brought you to SwipePhotos so an eligible purchase can be attributed. It contains a partner code and random click ID, not your name. | 60 days | First-party | Affiliate attribution (consent required) |
sp_aff_session | HttpOnly cookie | Keeps an approved creator or the program owner signed in to the restricted partner dashboard after one-time email authentication. | 30 days | First-party | Strictly necessary for signed-in users |
swipephotos-app-banner-dismissed | localStorage | Remembers that you closed the optional app download banner. | Until you clear it | First-party | Strictly necessary preference |
_ga | Cookie | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated identifier. | 2 years | Third-party (Google Ireland Ltd.) | Analytics (consent required) |
_ga_<container-id> | Cookie | Google Analytics 4 — persists session state for the specific GA4 property. | 2 years | Third-party (Google Ireland Ltd.) | Analytics (consent required) |
The consent entry is written the moment you make a choice in the banner. Analytics and affiliate-attribution cookies are only written after you click “Accept all”.
3. Legal basis
The cookie-consent entry is strictly necessary under Section 25(2) No. 2 TDDDG, with GDPR basis Art. 6(1)(f) (legitimate interest in honouring your choice). Analytics and affiliate-attribution cookies require explicit consent under Section 25(1) TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can withdraw consent at any time (see Section 5 below).
4. What we do not use
- No behavioral-advertising cookies
- No third-party affiliate cookie;
sp_affis first-party - No hidden affiliate links or automatic cookie stuffing
- No fingerprinting techniques
- No third-party cookies beyond Google Analytics (and only with your consent)
5. How to change or withdraw your choice
You can clear stored cookies and local storage at any time, which will also reset the consent banner on your next visit:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Clear Browsing Data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Clear Data
- Safari: Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data
Blocking optional storage still lets the site work. A deliberate affiliate click can still be carried into the immediate App Store visit through the link itself, but it will not be remembered for a later website visit unless you consent.
6. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 from Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. IP anonymisation is enabled and we have a data-processing agreement under Art. 28 GDPR. Transfers to Google LLC in the United States are covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework adequacy decision (C(2023) 4745). You can install Google's opt-out browser add-on for a device-wide opt-out.
7. Contact
Questions about cookies or this policy? Write to [email protected]. For the bigger picture, see our Privacy Policy.