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findmyvisa is currently a cookie-free site. Here's the complete list of what we set, what's planned, and how to control it.

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Right now

findmyvisa.co.uk sets no cookies. No tracking cookies, no analytics cookies, no advertising cookies, no preference cookies.

Our analytics provider, Plausible, is fully cookie-free. It identifies unique visitors by hashing the request's IP address with a daily-rotated salt — no persistent identifier is stored on your device.

Because we set no cookies, there is no cookie banner. Under PECR (the UK's Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) consent banners are required when non-strictly-necessary cookies are set. They are not required when no cookies are set.

What "strictly necessary" means

Some cookies don't need consent under PECR — those that are strictly necessary for a service the user has explicitly requested. We don't currently use any, but the planned authentication for the premium tier (when launched) will fall in this category — sign-in cookies are necessary to keep you signed in.

What changes when premium launches

When we launch the premium tier (planned for late 2026), the following cookies may be set if you choose to sign up:

  • __session — set by Clerk (our auth provider) to keep you signed in. Strictly necessary; expires when your session ends or you sign out.
  • __client — set by Clerk to identify your browser to the auth service. Strictly necessary.

Both cookies only exist on browsers that have signed up for premium. They are not set on browsers that just use the free tools or read editorial content.

We will not introduce non-strictly-necessary cookies (analytics, advertising, preference) without first updating this page and adding an opt-in cookie banner that defaults to "decline".

Third-party cookies on linked sites

Some pages on this site link to third-party resources — gov.uk, Wikipedia, IAA-registered adviser sites, the Home Office, Plausible's own pages. When you click through, those sites may set their own cookies under their own privacy policies. We have no control over what they set.

How to control cookies

If we ever set non-strictly-necessary cookies, you'll be able to decline them via the cookie banner. In the meantime, you can:

  • Use your browser's privacy settings to block all cookies, or all third-party cookies
  • Use private/incognito mode for additional isolation
  • Use the Brave or Firefox browsers, which block trackers by default

Blocking cookies will not affect the free tools on this site — everything works without any storage.

Related

See privacy policy for the full breakdown of what we collect (and don't), and terms of use for the legal framework.