1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser so it can remember something between pages or visits, such as that you are signed in. Websites can also keep information in your browser's own storage, which works in a similar way. This notice covers both.
UK law lets a website use cookies that are strictly necessary for a service you asked for without asking first. Any other cookie needs your consent, which is why we show a cookie banner.
2. Cookies We Always Use
These are strictly necessary: without them Playbook cannot sign you in, remember your cookie choice or take you to checkout.
- Sign in cookies (names starting sb-): keep you signed in and protect your account. They are removed when you sign out; otherwise they last up to 400 days.
- pb_consent: remembers whether you accepted or declined cookies, so we do not ask again on every page. Lasts 180 days, after which we ask again.
- pb_plan: carries the plan you picked to checkout. Lasts 1 hour.
- pb_feed_view: remembers whether you prefer the Feed condensed or expanded. Used only on the Feed. Lasts 1 year.
3. Cookies We Use Only If You Accept
We set these only after you choose Accept on the cookie banner.
- pb_ref: remembers the affiliate whose link you followed, so they are credited if you subscribe. Lasts 60 days.
- pb_src: remembers the campaign link that brought you to Playbook, so we know which of our links work. Lasts 60 days.
If you decline, neither is set. An affiliate's code typed at checkout still works without the cookie.
4. Stripe's Cookies on Payment Pages
When you start a free trial, choose a plan or subscribe to a capper, Stripe's payment form loads on our page. Stripe sets its own cookies there, such as __stripe_mid and __stripe_sid, to process your payment securely and to prevent fraud. They are needed for paying, so they are set whether or not you accepted cookies. Stripe explains them in its own cookie policy at stripe.com.
5. Browser Storage That Is Not a Cookie
Two settings are kept in your browser's storage. They stay on your device and are never sent to us.
- pb.sidebar: remembers whether you collapsed the sidebar.
- pb.search.recent: remembers your last 6 searches, so you can repeat one quickly.
They last until you clear your browser's site data.
6. What We Do Not Use
We do not use analytics, advertising or social media cookies, and we do not let advertisers place cookies on Playbook. Apart from Stripe's on payment pages, every cookie on Playbook is our own.
7. Your Choices
You choose on the cookie banner the first time you visit. If you accepted, a Withdraw consent button stays in the app, and using it deletes pb_ref and pb_src straight away. If you declined and want to change your mind, clear Playbook's cookies in your browser and the banner will ask again.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser's settings. Declining optional cookies does not stop anything working. Blocking the cookies in section 2 or 4 will stop you signing in or paying.
8. Changes and Contact
We will update this notice when the cookies we use change, and the date at the top shows when it last changed. Questions about cookies are welcome at support@playbookaps.com.
Effective: 18 October 2026