Cookie policy

Effective Date: 23 July 2025

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They enable websites to recognise your device, store preferences, and improve the overall user experience.

2. Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies for several essential purposes:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the website to function correctly and cannot be switched off.
  • Analytics cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve site performance.
  • Tag management cookies: Used to manage scripts and tags on our site through a tag management system.
  • E-commerce functionality: Facilitates shopping cart and order management.

3. What cookies do we use?

Cookie Type Cookie Name(s) Purpose Duration
Necessary sessionid, cookie_consent, age_gate, wp_woocommerce_session_* Maintains user sessions, cookie consent status, age verification, and shopping cart state Session or 12 months
Analytics _ga, _gid, _ga_<property-ID>, _gat_gtag_UA_… Used by Google Analytics 4 to analyse site usage and performance 24 hours – 2 years
Tag Management _dc_gtm_, gtm_* Used by Google Tag Manager to manage and deploy analytics and other scripts 24 hours – 1 year
Search Console _gsc_ cookies Used by Google Search Console to provide search performance insights Up to 90 days

Note: wp_woocommerce_session_* refers to cookies used by WooCommerce to preserve shopping session data, including cart contents.

4. Third‑party cookies

We use third-party services such as Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, and WooCommerce. These services may set cookies via our website to deliver their functionality and insights. Please refer to their individual privacy policies for more information about how they handle your data.

5. Managing your cookie preferences

You can manage or disable cookies at any time using your browser settings. Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through their settings:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies
  • Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data

Disabling some types of cookies may impact your experience on our site.

6. Your rights

Under applicable data protection legislation, including the UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Withdraw consent at any time (where applicable)
  • Request access to your personal data
  • Request rectification or erasure of your data
  • Restrict or object to our processing of your data
  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: phil@alnwickbrewery.co.uk.

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date". We encourage you to review it periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.