Effective Date: 18th August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Startup Deals Ltd (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit OctopusBonus.co.uk.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
OctopusBonus.co.uk is an independent website and is not owned, operated, endorsed by, or otherwise affiliated with Octopus Energy Group Limited or any of its associated companies.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, remember preferences, understand how visitors use a website, and support services such as analytics and referral tracking.
Cookies may be:
- First-party cookies – set directly by OctopusBonus.co.uk
- Third-party cookies – set by external services or websites used in connection with our website, such as analytics, hosting, or referral providers
- Session cookies – which expire when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies – which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them
2. Types of Cookies We Use
a) Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function correctly and cannot generally be disabled through our cookie preference tools.
They may be used for purposes such as:
- Remembering your cookie consent preferences
- Enabling website navigation
- Processing forms
- Maintaining website security
- Preventing fraud or misuse
- Providing essential website functionality
Because these cookies are necessary to provide the website, we do not normally require your consent to use them.
b) Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use OctopusBonus.co.uk, allowing us to measure website traffic, identify popular pages, diagnose problems, and improve the website.
Information collected may include:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- How visitors arrived at the website
- General interaction and navigation behaviour
- Device and browser information
- Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address
We may use third-party analytics services such as Google Analytics (GA4) or similar services.
Where required by applicable law, analytics cookies will only be activated after you have provided your consent.
c) Functionality Cookies
Functionality cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced or more personalised features.
They may be used for purposes such as:
- Remembering website preferences
- Remembering settings between visits
- Improving your experience when returning to the website
- Supporting optional website functionality
These cookies may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services are incorporated into our website.
Where functionality cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be used where appropriate consent has been obtained.
d) Referral, Marketing and Affiliate Cookies
OctopusBonus.co.uk contains referral links and may also contain affiliate links.
When you click a referral or affiliate link, cookies or similar tracking technologies may be used to record that you were referred from our website.
For example, if you follow an Octopus Energy referral link and subsequently complete a qualifying action, referral tracking may allow the relevant provider to attribute that referral appropriately.
This may result in Startup Deals Ltd receiving a referral reward or commission.
Referral and affiliate tracking technologies may record information such as:
- That a referral link was clicked
- The date and time of the click
- The referring website or page
- A referral or tracking identifier
- Whether a qualifying action was subsequently completed
We do not use these technologies to collect your Octopus Energy login credentials, payment information, or sensitive personal data.
Some referral tracking may take place on third-party websites after you leave OctopusBonus.co.uk. The use of cookies and other technologies on those websites is governed by the relevant third party’s own privacy and cookie policies.
Where cookies or similar technologies used for referral, affiliate, or marketing purposes are non-essential, they will only be activated on our website after you have provided the necessary consent.
3. Third-Party Cookies and Services
Some cookies or similar technologies may be placed or operated by third-party service providers.
Depending on the services used on OctopusBonus.co.uk, these may include:
- Analytics providers
- Website hosting and infrastructure providers
- Referral or affiliate partners
- Advertising or marketing technology providers
- Embedded content or functionality providers
Third parties may process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies.
Startup Deals Ltd does not control cookies placed directly by third-party websites after you leave OctopusBonus.co.uk.
In particular, if you follow a referral link to Octopus Energy, cookies subsequently placed by Octopus Energy on its own website are controlled by Octopus Energy and are subject to its own cookie and privacy policies.
4. How We Obtain Your Consent
When you first visit OctopusBonus.co.uk, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner or preference tool.
Where consent is required, you will be given the opportunity to:
- Accept non-essential cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Manage your cookie preferences
Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required to provide the website or a service you have requested.
Non-essential cookies, including relevant analytics, marketing, and tracking cookies, will not be activated before consent where UK data protection and electronic communications law requires consent.
Your cookie preferences may themselves be stored in a necessary cookie so that we can remember your choice.
5. How to Change or Withdraw Your Consent
You can change or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time.
Depending on the functionality available on our website, you may be able to do this through our cookie settings or consent management tool.
You can also control cookies through your web browser. Most browsers allow you to:
- View stored cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block some or all cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Configure cookie permissions for individual websites
Please be aware that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
Deleting cookies may also remove your saved consent preferences, meaning you may be asked to make your cookie choices again when you next visit the website.
6. Referral Links and Third-Party Tracking
Our website may provide referral links that direct you to Octopus Energy or other third-party websites.
When you click one of these links, a referral identifier may be included in the link or recorded through cookies or similar technologies so that the third party can identify the source of the referral.
OctopusBonus.co.uk and Startup Deals Ltd are independent of Octopus Energy.
We are not responsible for the cookies, tracking technologies, or data-processing practices used by Octopus Energy or other third parties on websites that they operate.
We recommend reviewing the relevant third party’s privacy and cookie policies when you visit their website.
7. How Long Cookies Are Stored
Different cookies remain on your device for different periods.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others may remain for a defined period so that preferences, analytics information, or referral attribution can be maintained.
The lifespan of individual third-party cookies is determined by the relevant third-party provider and may change from time to time.
Where our cookie consent system stores your preferences, those preferences may be retained for a reasonable period before we ask you to confirm your choices again.
You can delete stored cookies at any time using your browser settings.
8. Similar Tracking Technologies
In addition to traditional cookies, we or third-party providers may use similar technologies where appropriate, including:
- Tracking pixels
- Tags
- Scripts
- Local storage
- Referral identifiers
- Similar browser-based technologies
Where these technologies store or access information on your device and consent is legally required, we will treat them in the same way as non-essential cookies.
9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:
- The cookies and technologies used on our website
- Our referral or affiliate arrangements
- Third-party services
- Applicable laws or regulatory guidance
- The functionality of OctopusBonus.co.uk
When changes are made, we will update the effective date at the top of this policy.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies and similar technologies are used on OctopusBonus.co.uk, please contact:
Startup Deals Ltd
Email: hello@startupdeals.co.uk
Registered Address: 86–90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE
Company Registration Number: 16455426
For further information about how we collect and process personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.