PRIVACY · IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Cookie Policy.
The cookies used by teas.co.uk, what they do, and how to control them.
Cookies · a minimal set
At a glance
12Months · banner choice kept
13Months · Clarity retention
0Search Console cookies
Opt-inAnalytics and Google
Cookies
We use a minimal cookie set. The banner that appears on first visit gives you a clear accept or decline choice. Declining still lets the shop function: only the optional analytics layer and the Google preferred source script are switched off.
Strictly necessary
wordpress_logged_in_*andwp-settings-*: login session and admin preferences. Session only unless “Remember me” is ticked.woocommerce_cart_hash,woocommerce_items_in_cart,wp_woocommerce_session_*: tracks your basket between page loads. Expires when the browser closes.teas_consent: stores your cookie banner choice for 12 months so we do not re-ask on every visit.
Analytics (optional, opt-in)
- Microsoft Clarity: session recordings with all form inputs masked. We use this to see where pages break on mobile. Retention: 13 months.
- Google Search Console: aggregated query data only. No cookies dropped on your browser.
Google features (optional, marketing consent)
- Google preferred source button: the “Add teas.co.uk as a preferred source” button at the bottom of every page is a plain link to Google until you accept marketing cookies. Once you accept, we load Google’s preferred sources script from news.google.com as you scroll near the footer. Google then receives the address of the page and may use its own cookies, for example to show its confirmation popup. Clicking the button adds teas.co.uk to the preferred sources in your Google account, and you can remove it at any time in Google’s source preferences.
How to clear them
Use your browser’s “clear cookies for this site” setting. On Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Site settings → View permissions and data stored across sites → search “teas.co.uk” → Delete.
