1. Overview
This Cookies Policy explains how stargen.co.uk, operated by PRIMERENT VENTURES LTD (Company No. 15527691, registered office: 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, England, W1W 7LT), uses cookies and similar technologies (including localStorage, sessionStorage, pixels, SDKs, and other identifiers) across our website and services (the "Service").
2. What Are Cookies (and Similar Technologies)?
Cookies are small text files (or browser-based entries) set on your device when you visit a website. They enable:
- Essential functionality (e.g., login sessions)
- Remembering your preferences
- Improving performance and reliability
- Analytics and marketing features (where you consent)
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
Required for core platform features: authentication, security, session management, CSRF protection, queue management, load balancing.
Store user preferences: language, theme, editor UI state, autosave, safe-mode/content filters, gallery view, default aspect ratios.
These enhance your experience by remembering your choices.
Collect aggregated information about site usage: page views, load times, error diagnostics, render queue metrics to improve reliability and user experience.
Used only with your consent for campaign attribution, remarketing, and personalised offers.
Help detect suspicious activity, fraud, bots, or misuse through rate-limiting, anomaly detection, and token-abuse flags.
4. Examples of Typical Cookies and Storage Keys
| Name / Key | Purpose | Category | Typical Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
session_id |
Keeps you logged in / session continuity | Essential | Session |
csrf_token |
CSRF protection for secure requests | Essential | Session |
cookie_consent |
Stores your cookie choices (timestamp/version) | Functional | 6–12 months |
ui_prefs |
UI/language/theme preferences | Functional | ~6 months |
editor_autosave(localStorage) |
Autosave for prompts/settings | Functional | Until cleared |
safe_mode(localStorage) |
Remembers safety filters/content settings | Functional | Until cleared |
render_defaults(localStorage) |
Default generation options (resolution, ratio) | Functional | Until cleared |
_ga, _gid |
Basic analytics (e.g., page views) | Performance/Analytics | 1–24 months |
campaign_src |
UTM/campaign attribution | Marketing | 30–90 days |
security_flags |
Bot/fraud detection and rate-limits | Security | Session / up to 30 days |
5. Consent and Lawful Basis
Essential cookies are set without consent because they are necessary to provide the Service (performance of a contract and our legitimate interests in security and reliability).
Non-essential cookies (functional, analytics, marketing) are activated after your consent via the banner or preferences center, unless we rely on legitimate interests for limited analytics or security consistent with PECR and UK GDPR.
Our legal bases include:
- Contract performance — essential cookies needed to provide the Service
- Consent — marketing and non-essential analytics
- Legitimate interests — fraud prevention, service improvement, dispute defence
6. Recording and Retaining Consent
When you make a cookie choice, we log:
- The banner/version shown
- Timestamp of your choice
- Partial IP address
- Basic browser details
This serves as proof of consent or refusal.
7. Third Parties and International Transfers
We use trusted third-party providers that may place cookies or similar identifiers, for example:
- Payment processing
- Hosting/cloud/CDN
- Email delivery
- Analytics
- Marketing
- Customer support tools
A current list of active providers is available in the cookie settings panel.
8. Managing or Withdrawing Consent
How to Manage Cookies:
- Cookie Banner: Use the cookie banner on your first visit to accept, decline, or customise non-essential cookies
- Preferences Center: Access "Cookie settings" link in the footer to adjust your choices at any time
- Browser Settings: Manage cookies directly in your browser settings
- Private Mode: Use private/incognito mode to prevent cookies from being stored
Global Privacy Control (GPC)
We honour Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where reasonably feasible for relevant cookie categories.
9. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time (for example, when new tools or technologies are introduced).
Significant changes will be communicated by notice on the website and/or by email to registered users. The effective date will be updated accordingly.
10. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please contact:
Company Details
Company Name: PRIMERENT VENTURES LTD
Company Number: 15527691
Registered Office: 85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, England, W1W 7LT
Email: info@stargen.co.uk
Phone: +44 7599 035 935