Cookie Policy
The complete list of cookies ImgVid actually sets — four functional and necessary cookies, two referral reward cookies, and no advertising or analytics cookies
2026/07/17
What this policy covers
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies ImgVid actually sets when you use imgvid.net, and why. ImgVid keeps this list short and only lists cookies that are genuinely in use.
ImgVid is operated by a company registered in England and Wales. UK rules on cookies come from the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), alongside the UK GDPR: cookies that are strictly necessary to deliver a service you asked for can be set without consent, and anything beyond that needs your consent first.
ImgVid sets six cookies in total. Four exist only to keep you signed in and to remember choices you have made yourself; two support the referral reward programme and are set only if you take part in it. ImgVid sets no analytics, advertising, targeting or social-media cookies, and does not build a profile of you or share cookie data with anyone.
Cookies ImgVid currently sets
| Cookie | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|
locale | Remembers your language preference. (ImgVid is currently English-only.) | Functional |
imgvid-auth-hint | A non-sensitive flag used only to prevent a visual flicker in the navigation bar while your real session loads. It is not a login credential and cannot be used to authenticate you. | Functional |
| Authentication session cookie | Keeps you signed in between page loads. Set by ImgVid's authentication system. | Strictly necessary |
| Sidebar state | Remembers whether your dashboard sidebar is expanded or collapsed. | Functional |
reward_referral | Remembers which invitation link brought you here, so the reward can be credited to the person who invited you. Contains only the 8-character invitation code and an expiry, signed so it cannot be altered. Set only when you open an invitation link while signed out. Expires after 30 days. | Referral |
_reward_did | A random identifier for this browser, signed by our server. It is used only to apply the fairness limits of the reward programme — for example, to stop one browser from collecting the same daily reward on many accounts. It contains no information about you or your device, and is not used for advertising, analytics or cross-site tracking. Set only when you use a reward feature. Expires after one year. | Referral |
That is the complete list. ImgVid does not currently set analytics cookies, advertising or targeting cookies, or social-media cookies. ImgVid's public homepage does not make third-party network requests that would set such cookies.
Both referral cookies are HttpOnly (not readable by page scripts) and are signed by our server, so their contents cannot be modified by you or by anyone else. They are not set unless you open an invitation link or use a reward feature.
Deleting reward_referral means we can no longer tell who invited you, so the invitation reward cannot be credited. Deleting _reward_did does not stop you using ImgVid, and does not remove any limit that is based on your account or network.
The reward system does not calculate a browser fingerprint from hardware or browser characteristics. _reward_did is instead a random value our server issues and signs. Clearing it gives the browser a new random value, but does not erase account- or network-based reward limits.
Strictly necessary cookies
The authentication session cookie above is strictly necessary — without it, ImgVid cannot keep you signed in. This type of cookie cannot be turned off within the service, because doing so would prevent ImgVid from working.
Functional cookies
The locale, imgvid-auth-hint, and sidebar-state cookies improve your experience but aren't required for ImgVid to function at a basic level. You can block or delete these through your browser settings; doing so may cause minor inconveniences, such as ImgVid forgetting your sidebar preference.
Cookies ImgVid does not currently use
ImgVid has analytics functionality built into its code, but it is not currently active — no analytics tracking ID is configured, so no analytics cookies are set. If ImgVid enables analytics in the future, this policy will be updated first to describe what's collected and, where required, to ask for your consent before any such cookies are set. The same applies to any future advertising, social-media, or affiliate-tracking cookies: none are active today, and none will be added without updating this page.
Managing cookies
Most browsers let you view, delete, and block cookies through their settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from staying signed in to ImgVid.
Questions and complaints
If you have a question about ImgVid's use of cookies, contact us. You can also complain to the UK's regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), at ico.org.uk. How ImgVid handles the personal data behind these cookies is covered in our Privacy Policy.
Changes to this policy
ImgVid may update this Cookie Policy as the cookies it actually uses change. Changes will be posted on this page, and continuing to use ImgVid after an update means you accept the revised policy.
Contact
Questions about cookies can be sent via contact us.