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Yoreflix Privacy Policy

Effective: 6 August 2026 · Last updated: 6 August 2026

Yoreflix Limited ("we", "our", "us") values your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your information when you use our streaming service (the "Service").

1. Who we are

Yoreflix Limited, 71–75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ. We are the data controller for the personal data described in this policy. Contact: support@yoreflix.com.

We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer, and are not required to do so. Enquiries about this policy should be sent to the address above.

2. Information we collect

a. Account information — name, email address, account credentials and contact details. Billing and payment details are collected and processed by Stripe Payments UK Ltd and are not stored by us (https://stripe.com/gb/privacy).

b. Usage data — viewing history and preferences, device and browser information, approximate location derived from IP address, and playback and interaction events used to operate and improve the Service.

c. Communications — records of your contact with our support team and your marketing preferences.

d. Advertising data — we do not currently serve advertising and we do not collect advertising data. Section 7 describes what will change if and when we introduce an advertising-supported tier.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

We and our partners use cookies, device identifiers and browser storage as set out below.

a. Strictly necessary — always active, no consent required

These keep you signed in and the Service secure. All four are first-party, HttpOnly, Secure, SameSite=Lax, Path=/, and scoped to .yoreflix.com so that they work across our subdomains. They are not readable by JavaScript and are never used for advertising.

NamePurposeLifetime
yoreflix_ikInstallation identifier — recognises this browser or device1 year
yoreflix_ctCredentials token — keeps you signed in ("remember me")30 days
yoreflix_sessionSession token for the current signed-in session8 hours
yoreflix_rtRequest token — protects against request forgery and replay8 hours

b. Preferences — browser storage, no consent required

Stored in your browser's local storage and never transmitted to us as cookies:

KeyPurpose
yf_ga_consentRemembers your analytics choice (granted or denied) so that we do not ask again
yf_ga_debugDiagnostic flag, used only during development

We also store playback preferences such as captions and resume position against your account.

c. Analytics — only with your consent

We use Google Analytics 4. Analytics storage is denied by default and nothing is set until you choose to allow it. Where you grant consent, Google sets:

NamePurposeLifetime
_gaDistinguishes browsers for visit measurement2 years
_ga_<id>Retains session state2 years

d. Advertising

We do not currently set advertising cookies and no advertising partner sets cookies through the Service. If we introduce an advertising-supported tier, this policy will be updated to name the cookies and identifiers involved and their lifetimes before any advertisement is served, and advertising storage will remain denied by default unless you allow it.

e. Payments

Checkout is hosted by Stripe, which sets its own cookies on its own domain under its own privacy policy (https://stripe.com/gb/privacy).

You may clear or block cookies in your browser settings. Blocking the strictly necessary cookies described in (a) will prevent sign-in.

4. How we use your information

We use your information to provide and maintain the Service; to manage subscriptions and process payments; to personalise content recommendations; to communicate with you about your account; to detect and prevent fraud; and to comply with our legal obligations.

5. Lawful bases for processing (UK GDPR)

6. Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it with advertising partners. We do not currently serve advertising through the Service.

Under certain United States state privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended (CCPA/CPRA), sharing personal information with advertising partners for targeted advertising may itself be treated as a "sale" or a "share". Should we introduce advertising, we will update this policy and provide the opt-out mechanisms those laws require before doing so.

We share data with:

7. Advertising

The Service does not currently show advertisements. Our paid subscription is advertising-free.

We are preparing an advertising-supported tier. It is not offered today and no advertising data is collected, processed or shared. Before any advertisement is served we will update this policy to describe what is shared, with whom, and how to control it, and — in the United Kingdom and the EEA — we will ask for your consent through a consent management platform before any advertising cookie is set.

Where advertising is introduced, Google's use of information from sites and apps that use its services is described at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

The Service is intended for adults aged 18 or over (see section 12) and our applications carry 18+ store ratings. We do not direct advertising at children.

8. Your rights

Under the UK GDPR you have the right of access, and the rights to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office if you believe your data has been mishandled — https://ico.org.uk/.

To exercise any of these rights, contact support@yoreflix.com. We respond within the statutory timeframe, which is one month under the UK GDPR.

9. Your choices and consent

10. Retention

DataRetained for
Account and profile dataWhile your account is active, and thereafter as required for legal, accounting and tax purposes
Payment records6 years, to meet UK accounting and tax obligations
Analytics data (Google Analytics)14 months
Viewing activity12 months
Support correspondence5 years

You may request deletion of your data at any time (see section 8). Some records must be kept in order to meet legal and accounting obligations even after an account is closed.

11. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, and data is stored in encrypted form. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

12. Age of users

The Service is intended solely for adults aged 18 or over. Our applications are rated 18+ in the app stores and account holders must be at least 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18, and if we learn that we have done so we will delete it.

13. Territories and international transfers

The Service is available in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Where data is transferred outside the United Kingdom we rely on adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or other appropriate safeguards. Personal data is processed in the United Kingdom and, in the case of our service providers, in other countries in which they operate.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be notified by posting the updated policy and revising the effective date shown above.

15. Contact

Yoreflix Limited, 71–75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ support@yoreflix.com Information Commissioner's Office: https://ico.org.uk/