Effective date: 8 April 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website owners.
This policy explains what cookies we use on scrummycream.co.uk, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Ensure our website functions correctly and securely.
- Remember your preferences and settings (such as items in your shopping basket).
- Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it.
- Facilitate account login and session management.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable core features such as security, account access, and shopping basket functionality. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the website would not work without them.
- Session cookies: maintain your login session and shopping basket during your visit.
- Security cookies: help protect against cross-site request forgery and other security threats.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
Analytics Cookies
We may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to help us understand how visitors use our website — for example, which pages are most popular and how users navigate between them. This data is aggregated and anonymous; it does not identify you personally. These cookies are only placed with your consent.
Advertising Cookies
We do not currently use advertising or targeting cookies. Should we introduce advertising in the future, we will update this policy and your consent will be sought before any advertising cookies are placed on your device.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be set by third-party services that appear on our pages, such as payment providers or social media plugins. We do not control these cookies and recommend you review the relevant third party’s cookie and privacy policies.
5. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner where you can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of our website.
6. How to Manage Cookies
In addition to our cookie banner, you can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that restricting or deleting cookies may impact the functionality of our website. Guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions.
For more information about cookies generally, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as our use of cookies evolves or if legal requirements change. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.