Cookie policy

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device so it can remember things between pages and visits, such as keeping you signed in. Some similar technologies, like your browser's local storage, do a comparable job. We explain both here.

How we use them

We keep this simple. We use only the cookies strictly necessary to run the site securely and to keep you signed in, plus a little functional storage in your browser for your basket and saved items. We do not use advertising, tracking or third-party analytics cookies.

To count visits we use Cloudflare Web Analytics. It sets no cookies, stores nothing on your device and does not track you from site to site. It tells us how many people looked at which pages, not who they were.

The cookies and storage we set

• Session (essential): a secure, http-only cookie that keeps you signed in across the shop and your account. The site cannot work without it once you log in.
• Display name (functional): a small cookie carrying only your first name, so your account menu shows the right name the moment a page loads. It holds no password and no email.
• Basket and saved items (functional): stored in your browser's local storage so your basket and saved pieces are still there when you come back. This stays on your device and isn't sent to us as a cookie.

Third-party cookies at checkout

When you pay, our payment provider's secure hosted fields handle your card details and may set their own cookies to process the payment safely and prevent fraud. These are governed by the provider's own cookie and privacy policies; we never receive your card details.

Do we ask for consent?

Because we use only strictly necessary and functional cookies, and our visitor counting sets none, UK law (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) does not require a consent banner, so we don't clutter the site with one. If we ever introduce analytics or marketing cookies, we'll ask for your consent first and give you a clear way to accept or decline.

Managing cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and set your browser to warn you before accepting them. Please note that if you block the strictly necessary cookies, you won't be able to sign in or check out. For more on managing cookies, see aboutcookies.org.

Changes to this policy

If we change the cookies we use, we'll update this page and, where consent is needed, ask for it before setting anything new.