Cookie policy

At Wine Sessions, we love wine far more than cookies. However, we are legally required to inform you about our use of cookies and ask for your consent where necessary. Below, we explain which cookies we use, why we use them and how you can manage your preferences.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer, tablet or smartphone when you visit a website. Cookies help the website function properly and allow us to analyse how visitors use it. This helps us improve our site and provide a better user experience.

Which cookies do we use?

We use the following types of cookies:

1. Functional cookies (necessary)

These cookies are essential for the website to function. For example, they may keep you logged in or remember the contents of your shopping cart. Your consent is not required for the use of functional cookies.

2. Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. These cookies anonymously track visitors’ browsing behaviour. We have configured Google Analytics with privacy in mind:

• IP addresses are anonymised.
• We have agreements in place regarding the processing of data.
• Data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose: Website optimisation.
Retention period: Up to 2 years.

3. Tracking cookies (if applicable)

We do not currently use tracking cookies to follow visitors’ behaviour across multiple websites. If this changes in the future, we will ask for your explicit consent.

Cookie consent

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner lets you set your preferences:

• Accept: You accept all cookies.
• Reject: You accept only necessary cookies.
• Customise settings: You choose which cookies to accept.

You can change your choice at any time through the cookie settings at the bottom of our website.

Your rights

You have the right to:

• request access to your personal data;
• have it corrected or deleted.

Please see our contact page. To prevent misuse, we may ask you to verify your identity appropriately. If you request access to personal data linked to a cookie, we may ask you to provide a copy of the relevant cookie. You can find it in your browser settings.

Enabling, disabling or deleting cookies

You can delete cookies manually or set your browser to delete them automatically when you close it. You can also configure your browser to block cookies entirely. Please note that some websites may not function properly if you disable all cookies.

For more information about managing cookies, see your browser’s Help section.