This Cookie Policy explains how Winsome Planet ("we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website at winsomeplanet.com. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
2. Why do we use cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Performance and Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to their use.
- Analytics and Customisation Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used (via Google Analytics 4).
- Affiliate Tracking Cookies: These are used to track if you have clicked on a link to one of our carbon-conscious partners so we may receive a commission.
4. How can I control cookies?
When you first visit Winsome Planet, a consent banner asks whether you accept non-essential cookies. Nothing beyond strictly necessary cookies is set until you choose, and declining is a single click — you do not have to accept anything to read the site.
You can change or withdraw that choice at any time, and just as easily as you gave it, using the Cookie settings link in the footer of every page. Withdrawing consent stops further analytics collection and clears the associated cookies; it cannot retroactively erase data already gathered while consent was in force, for which see the GDPR request page.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you reject cookies you may still use our website, though access to some functionality and areas may be restricted.
5. Updates to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Compliance Note: This policy follows the Europa Web Guide for transparency and the ePrivacy Directive (the "Cookie Law"), ensuring users are informed about the specific purposes of data collection before any non-essential cookies are dropped.