Cookie Policy

How we use cookies and similar technologies on this site.

Last updated 25 October 2026.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. Similar technologies (such as your browser’s local storage) work in the same way. We use them to keep you signed in, remember your choices, and (only with your consent) understand how the site is used. This policy sits alongside our Privacy Policy.

Strictly necessary

These make the site work: staying signed in, your basket, and the choices you make before you have an account. They do not require consent.

Name	Purpose	Type	Lifetime
`sb-…-auth-token (and numbered parts)`	Keeps you securely signed in to your account. Set by our authentication provider (Supabase).	Cookie	Rolling — refreshed while you use the site; removed when you sign out
`wtr_app`	Set briefly when you arrive from our mobile app, so we can return you to the app after checkout.	Cookie	30 minutes, or removed as soon as checkout finishes
`netcompetitions.cart.v1`	Holds the items in your basket before you are signed in, so they are still there when you come back.	Local storage	Until you clear it or sign in (it then moves to your account)
`netcompetitions.cart.codes.v1`	Holds the discount codes you have added to your basket before you are signed in, so they are still there when you come back.	Local storage	Until you clear it or sign in (it then moves to your account)
`nc_promo_popup`	Remembers when we last showed you a promotion pop-up, so you are not shown the same one again for a while after closing it.	Local storage	Until you clear it
`nc_promo_visit`	Counts how long you have been on the site and how many pages you have seen this visit, so a promotion pop-up does not interrupt you the moment you arrive.	Session storage	This browser tab
`nc_social_moment`	Remembers that you closed our "Follow us" panel, or followed us from it, so it stays out of your way for a month.	Local storage	Until you clear it
`nc_social_visit`	Counts the pages on which the "Follow us" panel has appeared this visit, so it shows on only a couple of them.	Session storage	This browser tab
`nc_consent_variant`	Remembers which wording of the "don't email me offers" box the sign-up form showed you this visit, so it reads the same if the page reloads. We note which wording you saw against your account so we can see which is clearest.	Session storage	This browser tab
`netcompetitions_pending_interests`	Remembers the categories you pick before you create an account, so they are not lost when you sign up.	Cookie	30 days, or removed once your account is created
`netcompetitions_pending_watches`	Remembers competitions you choose to watch before you create an account, so they are not lost when you sign up.	Cookie	30 days, or removed once your account is created
`netcompetitions_analytics_consent`	Remembers whether you accepted or declined optional cookies, so we do not ask again. If you arrive from our mobile app, it carries the choice you made in the app.	Cookie	1 year
`nc_device_signal_at`	Records when we last ran our fraud-prevention check on this device, so we do not repeat it on every page. Holds a time only, nothing about you or the device.	Local storage	Until you clear it

Functional

These remember choices you have made so the site behaves the way you left it. They do not require consent.

Name	Purpose	Type	Lifetime
`nc_display`	Remembers your display preferences: how many competition cards you prefer per row on smaller screens, the colour theme of your For You feature, and whether you paused animations.	Cookie	1 year
`nc_draw_sound`	Remembers whether you turned the sound on or off on the draw page.	Local storage	Until you clear it
`nc_recent_searches`	Keeps your last few searches on this device so you can pick them again. Never sent to us.	Local storage	Until you clear it
`nc_notif_seen`	Remembers how many notifications you had already seen this visit, so the bell only draws attention to itself when something new arrives.	Session storage	This visit only — cleared when you close the browser tab
`nc_notif_swung`	Remembers that the notification bell has already moved once during this visit, so it does not repeat on every page.	Session storage	This visit only — cleared when you close the browser tab
`netcompetitions_signup_attribution`	Remembers which page you started from during this visit, so that if you create an account we can record how you found us.	Session storage	This visit only — cleared when you close the browser tab
`netcompetitions_referral`	If you arrived through a friend’s referral link, remembers their code so they get credit if you sign up.	Local storage	30 days
`netcompetitions_affiliate`	If you arrived through a partner’s link, remembers their code so they get credit if you sign up.	Local storage	30 days
`nc_ig_speed`	Remembers whether you switched your instant games to the faster speed, so the next game plays at the same pace.	Local storage	Until you clear your browser data
`nc_still_in_it`	Remembers that you switched on "Still in it" while watching a draw with your phone held sideways, so it stays on next time.	Local storage	Until you switch it off or clear your browser data
`nc_rotate_seen`	Stops the "Turn your phone sideways" tip showing again during this visit once you have dismissed it or turned your phone.	Session storage	Until you close the tab
`nc_os_revealed`	Remembers which orders have already shown their instant-win reveal, so refreshing the order page shows the result straight away instead of replaying it.	Local storage	Until you clear your browser data (the last 40 orders)
`nc_os_games`	Remembers how many plays of each instant game on an order you have already used, so going back to the order page or refreshing it shows the games you have played as finished instead of offering them again.	Local storage	Until you clear your browser data (the last 40 orders)
`nc_game_sound`	Remembers whether you turned the instant-win wheel's sound effects on. They are off unless you turn them on.	Local storage	Until you clear your browser data
`nc-motion`	Remembers that you switched on "Pause animations" in the footer, so the site stays still on your next visit. Nothing is stored until you switch it on. When you are logged in, the choice is also saved to your account so it follows you to other devices.	Local storage	Until you switch it off or clear your browser data
`nc_orders_seen`	Remembers which of your orders this tab has already confirmed, so going back to an order's confirmation page says it is loading rather than that your payment or credit is being applied again.	Session storage	Until the tab is closed (the last 20 orders)
`nc_watch_tab`	A random id for this browser tab while a live draw or show is open, so we can count how many tabs are watching. It identifies the tab only, not you, and is gone when the tab closes.	Session storage	Until the tab is closed
`nc_meta_reg`	For ten minutes after you create an account, lets the page you land on record the sign-up once for advert measurement (if you accepted optional cookies). Removed as soon as it is read.	Cookie	10 minutes

Campaign attribution (consent required)

If you reach us by scanning a leaflet or poster, or through one of our campaign links, we would like to remember which one so we can see what works. This cookie is only set if you have accepted optional cookies. It is ours alone and is never shared with advertisers.

Name	Purpose	Type	Lifetime
`_fbc`	If you arrived from one of our adverts on Facebook or Instagram, remembers that click so we can tell Meta the advert led to a sign-up or an order. Only set if you have accepted optional cookies.	Cookie	90 days
`nc_mc`	If you arrived by scanning one of our leaflets, posters or campaign links, remembers which one, so we can see which campaigns work. Only set if you have accepted optional cookies.	Cookie	30 days

Analytics (consent required)

With your consent, we use a privacy-focused analytics provider (hosted in the EU) to understand how the site is used so we can improve it, and Meta’s measurement cookie to see whether our Facebook and Instagram adverts lead to sign-ups and orders. These cookies are only set after you accept them. If you decline, they are not set. Our mobile app asks the same question when you first open it and stores your answer on your device; pages the app opens on this site carry that answer across, so you are not asked twice. Change it in the app under Account → Privacy.

Name	Purpose	Type	Lifetime
`_fbp`	Set by Meta's measurement script to tell one browser from another, so we can measure whether our Facebook and Instagram adverts lead to sign-ups and orders. Only set if you have accepted optional cookies.	Cookie	90 days
`ph_…_posthog`	Our privacy-focused analytics (PostHog, hosted in the EU) uses this to tell one visit from another so we can understand how the site is used. Only set if you have accepted optional cookies. Not used for advertising.	Cookie	1 year

Managing your choices

When you first visit, we ask whether to allow optional cookies. You can accept or decline, and change your mind at any time with the button below. You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings, though blocking necessary cookies may stop parts of the site working (for example, staying signed in).

We only set non-essential cookies and storage with your consent, as required by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK GDPR. This page is generated from the same list our website code uses, so it stays complete as the site changes.

Changes and contact

We may update this policy as the site develops. Questions? Email support@netcompetitions.co.uk.

Last updated: 25 October 2026.