Cookie Policy

1. About this Cookie Policy

Barcode Safe is a product developed and operated by Click Ahead Ltd, a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, how we use them, the choices available to you, and how you can manage your preferences.

This policy should be read together with ourPrivacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect personal data.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They can help a website remember information about your visit, keep you signed in, protect your account, understand how the website is used, and improve performance.

Cookies may be set directly by Barcode Safe, known as first-party cookies, or by another organisation whose services are used on the website, known as third-party cookies.

We may also use similar technologies such as local storage, session storage, pixels, tags, software development kits, and server-side identifiers. References to“cookies” in this policy include these similar technologies where relevant.

3. How long cookies remain

Cookies may be:

• Session cookies, which normally expire when you close your browser or end a session; or
• Persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or are deleted through your browser settings.

The precise lifetime of a cookie depends on its purpose and configuration. We aim to keep retention periods proportionate to the purpose for which the cookie is used.

4. Essential cookies

Essential cookies and similar technologies are necessary for the website or application to operate securely and provide features you request. They may be used without consent where permitted by law.

They may support:

• account sign-in and session management;
• email verification and authentication;
• security, fraud prevention, and abuse controls;
• load balancing, availability, and network routing;
• remembering privacy and cookie choices;
• subscription checkout and billing workflows;
• saving temporary application state; and
• other core functionality required to provide the Service.

Blocking or deleting essential cookies may prevent sign-in, billing, account security, or other parts of Barcode Safe from functioning correctly.

5. Analytics cookies

With your consent where required, we may use analytics cookies and similar technologies to understand how visitors use the Barcode Safe website and free barcode generator.

Analytics may help us understand:

• which pages are visited;
• how visitors arrive at the website;
• which devices and browsers are used;
• how visitors interact with the free barcode generator;
• which content or features are useful;
• whether pages contain errors or performance issues; and
• how marketing campaigns perform.

We use this information to improve the website, product experience, performance, content, and campaigns.

6. Google Analytics

Barcode Safe may use Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google, to collect and analyse information about use of the website.

Depending on our configuration and your consent choices, Google Analytics may process information such as:

• page views and navigation paths;
• traffic source and campaign information;
• browser, device, and operating-system information;
• approximate location derived from an IP address;
• interaction events such as button clicks or generator usage; and
• cookie or device identifiers.

We configure analytics with the aim of limiting unnecessary personal data collection. Where supported, this may include IP-related privacy controls, restricted data sharing, limited retention settings, and consent-aware operation.

Google may process analytics information in countries outside Ireland or the European Economic Area. More information about international transfers is included in ourPrivacy Policy.

7. Advertising and campaign measurement

Barcode Safe may use campaign parameters and consented analytics technologies to understand whether advertising, email, social media, or other marketing activity leads visitors to the website.

We do not currently state that we use personalised advertising cookies unless such tools are actually enabled. If advertising or remarketing technologies are introduced, this Cookie Policy and the cookie consent controls should be updated before they are activated.

8. Payment and third-party functionality

Some third-party services used by Barcode Safe may set or read cookies when you interact with their features.

For example, Stripe may use cookies or similar technologies when providing checkout, fraud prevention, payment processing, subscription management, or billing portal functionality.

Third-party cookies are controlled by the relevant provider and are subject to that provider’s privacy and cookie information.

9. Cookie consent

Where required by Irish or European law, Barcode Safe will request your consent before placing or accessing non-essential cookies, including analytics cookies.

Essential cookies may operate without consent where they are strictly necessary to provide a service you requested or to keep the website and application secure.

You should be able to accept or reject non-essential cookies through the cookie consent controls presented on the website. Rejecting analytics cookies should not prevent you from accessing the main public content or using essential application features.

Your choice may be stored in an essential cookie or similar local setting so that we can remember it.

10. Changing or withdrawing your consent

You can change or withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time through the cookie settings control made available on the website.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

If a persistent cookie settings control has not yet been implemented, you can also delete cookies through your browser and revisit the website to make a new choice.

11. Browser and device controls

Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through their settings. The steps differ by browser and device.

You may be able to:

• delete existing cookies;
• block all cookies;
• block third-party cookies;
• receive a warning before a cookie is stored; or
• clear local storage and other site data.

Blocking all cookies may affect the operation of Barcode Safe and other websites, particularly features that require sign-in, security, billing, or saved preferences.

12. Cookies currently used

The exact cookies used may change as the Service develops. The categories below describe the expected production use:

The consent tool should display a more detailed and current list of non-essential cookies where supported, including provider, purpose, and duration.

13. Do Not Track and similar signals

Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” or similar privacy signals. There is not currently a universally accepted standard for responding to every such signal.

We use our cookie consent controls and applicable legal requirements to determine whether non-essential technologies are activated.

14. Updates to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when our website, application, analytics configuration, third-party providers, or legal obligations change.

We will publish the updated policy on this page and revise the “Last updated” date. Where a change materially affects your choices, we may ask you to review or renew your consent.

15. Contact us

For questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, contact:

Barcode Safe is a product developed and operated by Click Ahead Ltd.