Cookie Policy

Earned on the Side is operated by Startup Deals Ltd (company number 16455426), registered office 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE. Contact: hello@startupdeals.co.uk.

This Cookie Policy should be read with our Privacy Policy.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage and pixels. In this policy, "cookies" covers those technologies where they store or access information on your device.

UK law (including PECR, read with UK GDPR) generally requires us to tell you about cookies and, for non-essential cookies, to get your consent before they are set.

We group cookies into the categories below. Strictly necessary cookies run without consent because the service you request cannot work without them. All other categories are off by default until you accept them in our cookie banner or preference centre.

Strictly necessary

Required for core operation and security. Examples include load balancing, fraud prevention, and storing your cookie consent decision so we do not repeatedly ask in the same period. These cannot be disabled via our tools; you can block them in your browser, but parts of the site may not work.

Functionality

Remember choices that improve your experience, such as light or dark appearance. They are not used to profile you for advertising. Set only if you allow functionality cookies.

Analytics

Help us understand aggregate use of the site (for example which pages are read) so we can improve content and performance. We only activate analytics technologies after you opt in. If we introduce a named analytics tool later, this policy will be updated to identify it.

Marketing / affiliate

Support measurement or attribution connected with referral and affiliate relationships. On this site, marketing cookies on our own domain are optional and consent-based. Separately, when you follow a referral link, the destination provider may set its own cookies on its domain under its notice - that happens after you leave earnedontheside.co.uk.

• Cookie consent record (local storage key eots_cookie_consent) - stores your category choices, version and timestamp for up to 12 months - strictly necessary for remembering consent.
• Theme preference (via the site theme library) - may use local storage to remember light/dark mode - treated as functionality and only relied on when functionality storage is allowed; if rejected, the site still works with a default theme.
• Session or security cookies set by hosting infrastructure - strictly necessary where required to deliver the site securely.

We do not currently run third-party advertising networks or cross-site profiling pixels on this domain. If that changes, we will update this policy and request consent before non-essential tags run.

On your first visit (and again when consent expires or is cleared), a banner lets you:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Manage preferences by category

Your choices are stored for 12 months, after which we will ask again. You can change your mind at any time using Cookie settings (footer link) or the button below.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings (block, delete, or alert). Browser controls vary by vendor. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break basic features.

There is no single industry standard for "Do Not Track" browser signals. Our consent banner and preference centre are the primary way to control optional cookies on this site.

Outbound referral and affiliate links lead to third-party sites that may set cookies independently. Review their cookie and privacy notices. Our Affiliate Disclosure explains the commercial nature of some links.

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, law or our practices. Check the "Last updated" date. Where required, we will re-request consent for material changes to non-essential cookies.

Questions: hello@startupdeals.co.uk, or use the contact form. Postal address: Startup Deals Ltd, 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE.