Privacy Policy

Catch Comics (we, us, our) is a price-comparison service for comics, graphic novels, and manga. We are based in the United Kingdom and this policy applies to all visitors to catchcomics.co.uk.

For data-protection enquiries, email us at pgoldenj@gmail.com.

Session cookie — __cc_session

When you click an affiliate link on Catch Comics we set a cookie named __cc_session. This is a randomly generated UUID (e.g. f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479). It contains no personal information and is not linked to your name, email address, or any other identifying detail.

• Purpose: to count affiliate clicks and attribute them to an anonymous browsing session so we can measure which retailers are popular and detect duplicate clicks.
• Stored for: 1 year from the date of issue.
• Type: HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax — the cookie is not accessible to third-party scripts.

Click-event log

Each time you click a retailer link we record the anonymous session token (above), the listing ID of the product you clicked, the referring page URL, and your browser's user-agent string. We do not record your IP address.

• Purpose: affiliate commission tracking and traffic analytics.
• Retained for: 13 months, then deleted.

We do not ask for or store:

• Your name, email address, or any account credentials (there are no accounts on Catch Comics).
• Payment information of any kind.
• Your IP address.
• Location data beyond what is inferred from your choice of UK or US region on-site.

The __cc_session cookie is set only when you actively click an affiliate link — it is not placed on page load. Under PECR, cookies that are strictly necessary for the transmission of a communication over a network (here, correctly attributing your affiliate click) may be placed without prior consent. We consider this cookie to fall within that exemption; however, you can block all cookies in your browser settings and the site will continue to work normally — you simply will not receive a session cookie.

When you click through to a retailer (e.g. Amazon, Forbidden Planet, Book Depository), you leave Catch Comics and are subject to that retailer's own privacy policy. We are not responsible for data collected by third parties.

• Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): We have a legitimate interest in understanding how our affiliate links perform so we can operate and improve the service. This interest is not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights because the data is fully anonymous and you can opt out at any time by blocking cookies.

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of data we hold about you.
• Erasure — ask us to delete data associated with your session token.
• Restriction — ask us to stop processing your data.
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.

Because we only hold an anonymous UUID, exercising most rights requires you to provide your cookie value so we can locate the relevant records. To exercise any right, email pgoldenj@gmail.com.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): ico.org.uk.

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.