Cookie Policy
Last updated 12 November 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how the VideoLock website uses cookies and similar browser storage. It should be read with our Privacy Policy.
We use first-party storage only to run the site and to measure it. We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not load social media tracking scripts.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as local storage, keep small pieces of data in the browser in the same way.
What we use
- videolock_device_id (cookie and local storage, first party): a random identifier that lets us recognise a returning browser for analytics and for blocking abusive traffic. It lasts up to one year.
- videolock_visited (local storage, first party): a flag that tells us whether the browser has visited before.
- videolock_cookie_choice (local storage, first party): remembers whether you chose Accept or Only essential in our cookie notice, so we do not ask again.
- Admin session (cookie, first party): set only for our own staff when they sign in to the private admin area. It is not set for ordinary visitors.
- Cloudflare Turnstile (third party, where enabled): a spam check on our forms. It may store or read data in your browser to tell people from bots.
Why we use them
- Essential and security: to keep the site and its forms working safely and to block abusive traffic.
- Analytics: to count visits, see which pages are useful and understand where visitors come from. This is first-party analytics on our own servers.
We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or to show you ads.
Your choices
When you first visit, a cookie notice lets you choose Accept or Only essential. You can change your choice at any time with Cookie settings in the footer. Only essential turns off our first-party analytics; the device identifier is still used to block abusive traffic.
You can delete cookies and site data, or block them, in your browser settings. If you remove the device identifier, we will treat your next visit as a new one. Blocking all storage may stop some features working, for example the spam check on forms.
To ask us a question about how your data is used, write to privacy@videolock.net.
Changes to this policy
If we add or change the cookies we use, we will update this page and its date. If we add any that need your consent, we will ask for it first.
Contact
Questions about this policy: privacy@videolock.net. Post: VideoLock.NET, VideoLock Suite - 151 High Street, Southampton SO14 2BT, GB.