Hop House Podcast Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

This policy explains how Hop House Podcast Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on hophousepodcast.co.uk.

 

Please read this alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information and your data protection rights.

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. They can help the website work, remember your preferences, understand how people use it and measure advertising. Similar technologies, including tracking pixels and browser storage, can perform related functions. References to cookies in this policy include these technologies where relevant.

 

How we use cookies

 

Essential cookies

These support functions such as website security, remembering your cookie choices, maintaining your basket and completing checkout. Cookies that are strictly necessary to provide a service you request do not require consent.

 

Preferences and functionality

These help remember choices and provide additional website features. Where these technologies are optional and require consent, you can control them through our cookie preferences.

 

Analytics

We use Shopify analytics and Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use our website, including which pages they visit and how they interact with our content. This helps us improve the website and booking experience.

 

Advertising and measurement

We use Google Ads and Meta’s advertising tools, including the Meta pixel, to measure advertising performance and understand actions taken after someone interacts with an advert. Depending on your consent and the features enabled, these tools may also help us show relevant adverts on Google, Facebook, Instagram and other participating services.

 

These services may receive information such as pages visited, device and browser details, online identifiers and interactions with our website.

 

Services used on our website

Service What we use it for
Shopify Hosting our website, checkout, cookie preferences and website analytics
Cowlendar Showing booking availability and managing studio bookings
GemPages Building and displaying our website pages
Google Analytics Understanding website traffic and visitor activity
Google Ads Measuring advertising results and supporting relevant advertising
Meta Measuring and supporting advertising on Facebook and Instagram
YouTube Displaying our embedded studio tour video

Installing an app does not necessarily mean it places tracking cookies on your device. Its use of cookies or browser storage depends on the features involved.

 

Our embedded YouTube video is provided by Google. Loading or interacting with the player may allow Google to receive device and usage information and use cookies or similar technologies. Optional tracking associated with embedded content is subject to consent.

 

You can find further information in the providers’ policies:

• Shopify Cookie Policy

• Google’s use of cookies

• Meta Cookies Policy

• Cowlendar Privacy Policy

• GemPages Privacy Policy

 

Your cookie choices

Our Shopify cookie banner lets you accept optional cookies, decline them or manage your preferences.

 

We ask for consent before using optional analytics, advertising and other tracking technologies that require it. Continuing to browse does not itself mean you have agreed.

 

You can change your choices or withdraw consent through Cookie preferences in our website footer. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before withdrawal.

 

You can use the website and book a session without agreeing to advertising cookies. Some optional features, such as embedded content, may be unavailable until you allow the relevant technologies.

 

How long cookies remain

Session cookies normally expire when your browsing session ends. Persistent cookies remain until their expiry date or until you delete them.

 

The duration depends on the individual cookie, provider and configuration. Cookie storage periods are separate from the retention periods for booking records and other personal information described in our Privacy Policy.

 

Browser controls

Most browsers let you view, delete or block cookies through their settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect features such as checkout or booking.

 

Deleting cookies may also remove your saved preferences, meaning you will need to make your choices again. Your choices generally apply to the browser and device on which you make them.

 

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our website, services or use of cookies changes. The date above shows when it was last updated. Where required, we will request fresh consent for new purposes.