Cookie Policy
COOKIE POLICY
Last updated: 29 June 2026
Website: Lay Your Layer
Contact email: help@layyourlayer.com
Postal address: 51 Ruddles Way, SL4 5SG, Windsor, United Kingdom
1. ABOUT THIS COOKIE POLICY
This Cookie Policy explains how Lay Your Layer uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, AI chat, Store, account areas, creator tools, payment areas, voice tools, sandbox or test areas, and any other services connected to Lay Your Layer.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, AI Safety Notice, Acceptable Use Policy, Marketing Consent Policy, Refund and Cancellation Policy, Store Terms, Creator Terms, Voice and Upload Policy, and any other legal pages shown on Lay Your Layer.
In this Cookie Policy, “we”, “us”, and “our” means Lay Your Layer.
In this Cookie Policy, “you” and “your” means the person using Lay Your Layer.
This Cookie Policy is intended to explain, in plain English, what cookies and similar technologies may be used for, why they may be used, and how users can control them.
This Cookie Policy is not intended to hide tracking or place consent inside unclear wording. Optional cookies should only be used where the correct consent or legal permission applies.
2. WHAT COOKIES ARE
Cookies are small files placed on a device when someone visits a website.
Cookies can help a website remember things such as:
Login status
Security status
Cookie choices
Language choices
Display choices
Basket contents
Checkout status
Store access
Session state
User preferences
Anti-spam checks
Fraud prevention checks
AI chat session state
Cookies can be temporary or long-lasting.
Session cookies usually last only while the browser is open.
Persistent cookies may stay on the device for a set period unless the user deletes them sooner.
3. SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
This Cookie Policy also covers similar technologies that may store information on a device or access information already stored on a device.
These may include:
Local storage
Session storage
Pixels
Tags
Scripts
Tracking links
Device identifiers
Browser identifiers
Security tools
Embedded tools
Analytics tools
Marketing tools
Payment tools
AI session identifiers
Website platform tools
Fraud prevention tools
In this Cookie Policy, when we say “cookies”, we also mean these similar technologies where relevant.
4. WHY LAY YOUR LAYER USES COOKIES
Lay Your Layer may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Keep the website working
Load pages correctly
Keep account sessions active
Remember cookie choices
Remember display preferences
Support AI chat sessions
Connect a user message to the correct AI reply
Support the Store
Support checkout
Support creator tools
Support voice tools
Prevent spam
Prevent abuse
Protect the AI bridge
Protect the Store
Protect payment areas
Protect users
Improve site performance
Understand errors
Understand how people use the website
Support marketing where consent is given
Support user consent records
Support customer service
Support legal and security records
5. TYPES OF COOKIES WE MAY USE
5.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website or requested service to work.
These may include cookies used for:
Website loading
Page routing
Security checks
Login sessions
Account access
Store basket
Checkout
Payment confirmation
Cookie consent records
Fraud prevention
Spam prevention
Rate limits
AI chat session routing
Basic service availability
Protecting public AI routes
Blocking unsafe requests
Remembering privacy choices
These cookies are usually always on because the service may not work properly without them.
5.2 Security Cookies
Security cookies help protect Lay Your Layer and its users.
These may be used to:
Detect spam
Block abuse
Block unsafe origins
Protect against bots
Protect account areas
Protect payment pages
Protect Store access
Protect creator tools
Protect AI chat
Prevent repeated attacks
Help investigate security issues
Prevent unauthorised access
Support rate limits
Stop public users accessing private/admin areas
Security cookies and security logs may include limited technical information such as:
Time of request
Session ID
Browser type
Device type
Origin domain
IP address
Blocked request category
Security event category
We should not use security cookies as a hidden way to run unnecessary advertising or marketing tracking.
5.3 Preference Cookies
Preference cookies remember choices made by the user.
These may include:
Language choice
Display mode
Light or dark appearance
Accessibility preferences
Chat layout choice
Voice setting
Volume setting
Layer name preference
Text size preference
Consent panel setting
Previously opened page
Collapsed or expanded menu state
Some preference cookies may be necessary to provide a feature the user has requested. Others may be optional.
5.4 AI Chat Cookies and Session Tools
Lay Your Layer may use cookies, local storage, session storage, or session identifiers to keep AI chat working.
These may help us:
Open the chat box
Keep the chat visible
Remember the current chat state
Connect a question to a reply
Prevent duplicate sends
Switch between public and sandbox endpoints
Detect failed connections
Protect against spam
Protect the bridge from abuse
Remember whether a user has given consent for optional memory
Keep public AI separate from admin or coding tools
Users should not enter passwords, private keys, recovery phrases, payment card details, bank details, or highly sensitive private information into the public AI chat.
If optional AI memory is used, users should be clearly told what is saved, why it is saved, how long it is saved for, and how they can delete it or withdraw consent.
5.5 Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how the website is used.
Analytics may help us understand:
Which pages are visited
Which buttons are clicked
Which features are used
Which devices are used
Whether pages load properly
Whether the AI chat connects properly
Whether the Store works properly
Whether checkout fails
Whether users are confused by a page
How users move through the website
Which parts of the service need improvement
Analytics should collect the least information needed.
Where consent is required, analytics cookies should only be used after consent has been given.
5.6 Store and Checkout Cookies
Lay Your Layer may use cookies to support the Store and checkout.
These may be used to:
Keep a basket active
Remember Store access
Connect a buyer session
Connect a creator session
Support checkout
Support payment confirmation
Prevent fraud
Record payment status
Support refunds
Support disputes
Show purchased items
Support download access
Support export access
Support creator payouts
Support subscription status
Payment providers may also use their own cookies. Their own privacy and cookie policies may apply.
5.7 Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to:
Measure adverts
Measure campaign performance
Understand campaign clicks
Avoid showing the same advert too many times
Support affiliate or partner tracking
Support email campaign measurement
Support promotional offers
Show relevant information where consent allows it
Marketing cookies should only be used where the correct consent or legal permission applies.
Users should be able to reject marketing cookies without losing access to the basic website unless the marketing cookie is strictly necessary for a user-requested service, which should be rare.
5.8 Email and Message Tracking
Lay Your Layer may use tracking in emails, texts, or other messages where lawful and where the correct consent or legal permission applies.
This may include:
Open tracking
Click tracking
Campaign link tracking
Delivery tracking
Unsubscribe tracking
Consent status tracking
Marketing emails, texts, calls, or similar communications should follow the Marketing Consent Policy.
Users should be able to withdraw marketing consent.
6. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Lay Your Layer may use services provided by third parties.
Third parties may set their own cookies when users interact with the website or connected services.
These third parties may include:
Website platform providers
Hosting providers
Security providers
Cloud providers
Payment providers
Store tools
Analytics providers
Marketing providers
Email providers
SMS providers
AI service providers
Video providers
Media providers
Social media platforms
Map providers
Customer support tools
Examples may include services connected to:
Website building
Website hosting
Checkout
Payments
Security
Analytics
Advertising
SMS
AI chat
Cloud routing
Store access
Creator tools
Voice tools
Lay Your Layer does not fully control third-party cookies once those third parties set them.
Users should also read the privacy and cookie policies of relevant third-party providers.
7. COOKIES WE MAY USE
The table below should be completed and checked before full public launch.
Cookie or technology name: cookie_consent
Provider: Lay Your Layer / website platform
Purpose: Stores the user’s cookie choice
Type: Strictly necessary
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Usually no, because it remembers the user’s cookie choice
Cookie or technology name: session_id
Provider: Lay Your Layer / website platform
Purpose: Keeps a session active
Type: Strictly necessary or functional
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Depends on use
Cookie or technology name: ai_chat_session
Provider: Lay Your Layer
Purpose: Connects AI chat messages to the correct session
Type: Functional / security
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Depends on use
Cookie or technology name: rate_limit_token
Provider: Lay Your Layer / security provider
Purpose: Helps prevent spam, abuse, and repeated requests
Type: Security
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Usually no if strictly necessary for security
Cookie or technology name: store_session
Provider: Lay Your Layer / store provider
Purpose: Keeps Store basket or Store access active
Type: Strictly necessary / Store
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Usually no if needed for requested Store service
Cookie or technology name: payment_session
Provider: Payment provider
Purpose: Supports checkout, payment security, fraud prevention, and payment confirmation
Type: Strictly necessary / payment
Duration: To be confirmed by provider
Consent required: Usually no if needed for checkout
Cookie or technology name: analytics_id
Provider: Analytics provider
Purpose: Measures site usage and performance
Type: Analytics
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Usually yes unless a lawful exception applies
Cookie or technology name: marketing_pixel
Provider: Marketing provider
Purpose: Measures adverts and campaign performance
Type: Marketing
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Usually yes
Cookie or technology name: preference_storage
Provider: Lay Your Layer
Purpose: Saves display, layout, language, or accessibility choices
Type: Preference
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Depends on use
Cookie or technology name: voice_tool_state
Provider: Lay Your Layer
Purpose: Supports voice tool settings and user-requested voice features
Type: Functional
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Depends on use
Cookie or technology name: creator_store_session
Provider: Lay Your Layer
Purpose: Supports creator dashboard, Store listing, and creator access
Type: Functional / security
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Depends on use
Cookie or technology name: export_access_state
Provider: Lay Your Layer
Purpose: Supports paid export or download access
Type: Strictly necessary / account
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Usually no if needed for requested account service
Cookie or technology name: safety_audit_session
Provider: Lay Your Layer
Purpose: Helps record limited safety/security events without storing unnecessary full content
Type: Security / safety
Duration: To be confirmed
Consent required: Depends on use and legal review
8. CONSENT
Where optional cookies require consent, Lay Your Layer should ask for consent before using them.
Consent should be:
Clear
Specific
Informed
Freely given
Easy to withdraw
Separate from general Terms of Service
Not hidden
Not forced for unnecessary tracking
Users should be able to:
Accept optional cookies
Reject optional cookies
Choose cookies by category
Change their choice later
Withdraw consent as easily as they gave it
Cookie choices should not be designed to trick users into accepting optional cookies.
9. COOKIE SETTINGS
Users should be able to manage optional cookie choices through a cookie settings tool.
Cookie Settings link:
[Insert Cookie Settings link or button]
Users may also manage cookies through their browser settings.
Browser controls may allow users to:
Delete cookies
Block cookies
Block third-party cookies
Clear local storage
Clear session storage
Control tracking protection
Manage site permissions
If cookies are blocked or deleted, some parts of Lay Your Layer may not work correctly.
10. WHAT HAPPENS IF COOKIES ARE DISABLED
If a user disables or deletes cookies, some features may not work properly.
This may affect:
Login
Account access
AI chat
Store access
Checkout
Payment confirmation
Creator tools
Voice tools
Saved preferences
Security checks
Rate limits
Support tools
Consent memory
Download access
Export access
Personalisation
Customer support
Strictly necessary cookies may still be used where required to provide the service the user requested.
11. AI CHAT, MEMORY, AND STORAGE
Lay Your Layer may use cookies, session identifiers, or browser storage to support AI chat.
This may include:
Current chat state
Session ID
Message routing
Connection status
Public/sandbox route choice
Anti-spam state
Safety state
Consent state
Temporary interface memory
If Lay Your Layer offers optional memory or personalisation, it should clearly explain:
What is saved
Why it is saved
Whether the user consented
How long it is kept
How the user can delete it
How the user can withdraw consent
Whether it is used for AI training
Whether it is shared with third parties
Public AI chat should not be used to collect passwords, private keys, payment details, recovery phrases, or sensitive private documents.
12. SAFETY, CRISIS, AND ABUSE PROTECTION
Lay Your Layer may use cookies and similar technologies to help protect users and the service.
This may include:
Spam prevention
Abuse detection
Bot detection
Rate limiting
Origin checks
Blocked request records
Crisis safety triggers
Child safety protection
Fraud prevention
Login protection
Store protection
Payment protection
Account protection
Where safety logs are created, they should be limited to what is necessary.
Safety logs should avoid storing unnecessary sensitive content.
Safety logs may include:
Time
Route
Session ID
Origin
Blocked category
Short safety note
Security event type
Country or help-line category where relevant
Action taken
13. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
If Lay Your Layer is accessed by children or young people, cookies and similar technologies should be handled carefully.
Lay Your Layer should not use unnecessary tracking, profiling, advertising, or marketing cookies for children.
Any child-related services, voice tools, Store tools, creator tools, or AI features should be reviewed carefully before launch.
Lay Your Layer should seek legal advice on whether any children’s privacy rules, age-appropriate design rules, safeguarding rules, or parental/guardian consent requirements apply.
14. PAYMENT AND FRAUD PREVENTION
Payment providers may use cookies to process payments and prevent fraud.
These cookies may be needed to:
Verify payment
Prevent fraud
Protect card details
Protect checkout
Confirm subscription status
Record payment success or failure
Support refunds
Support disputes
Protect Store access
Protect creator payouts
Lay Your Layer should not store full payment card details in public chat or ordinary website cookies.
Users should never share card numbers, CVV codes, bank details, private keys, passwords, or recovery phrases in public chat.
15. MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PROMOTIONAL CONSENT
Lay Your Layer may use cookies or similar technologies for marketing only where lawful and where the correct consent or legal permission applies.
Marketing tools may be used to:
Measure adverts
Measure campaign performance
Show relevant offers
Track promotional links
Understand sign-ups
Understand purchases
Avoid repeated adverts
Support creator or affiliate campaigns
Users should be able to reject marketing cookies.
Marketing consent should be handled separately from cookie consent where needed.
Users should be able to withdraw marketing consent.
16. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
Lay Your Layer may update this Cookie Policy when:
The website changes
The AI chat changes
The Store changes
Payment tools change
Analytics tools change
Marketing tools change
Security tools change
Voice tools change
Creator tools change
Cookie law changes
Privacy law changes
Third-party providers change
New services are added
When this Cookie Policy changes, the “Last updated” date should be changed.
For major changes, Lay Your Layer may show a notice or ask users to review updated cookie choices.
17. CONTACT
Questions about this Cookie Policy should be sent to:
Lay Your Layer
Email: help@layyourlayer.com
Address: 51 Ruddles Way, SL4 5SG, Windsor, United Kingdom