Cookie Policy - Spinney

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and provide a better experience.

We also use similar technologies like local storage and session storage, which work in a similar way to cookies.

2. How we use cookies

Spinney uses cookies for the following purposes:

To keep you signed in to your account
To remember your cookie consent preferences
To understand how you use our platform
To improve our services and user experience
To detect and prevent fraud

3. Cookie categories

We categorise cookies based on their purpose. You can manage your preferences for each category (except essential cookies).

Essential Cookies

Required

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They include cookies for authentication, security, and basic functionality.

Session cookies to keep you logged in
Security tokens to prevent CSRF attacks
Cookie consent preferences

Functional Cookies

Optional

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences and settings.

Language and region preferences
Display settings (dark/light mode)
Recently viewed items

Analytics Cookies

Optional

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Google Analytics for page views and user journeys
Performance monitoring
Error tracking

Marketing Cookies

Optional

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements.

Advertising campaign tracking
Conversion measurement
Retargeting pixels

Third-Party Cookies

Optional

Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages, such as payment processors or embedded content.

Stripe for payment processing
Embedded maps or videos
Social sharing widgets

4. Specific cookies we use

Cookie Name	Category	Purpose	Duration
__session	Essential	Maintains your login session	Session
spinney_cookie_consent	Essential	Stores your cookie preferences	1 year
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics - distinguishes users	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics - distinguishes users	24 hours
stripe_*	Third-Party	Stripe payment processing	Varies

5. Managing your cookie preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time:

On Spinney: Use our cookie consent banner when you first visit, or (also in the site footer) to change your preferences.
In your browser: Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block or delete cookies, but this may affect your experience on our site.

Browser cookie settings

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies
• Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies

6. Third-party cookies

Some third-party services that we use may set their own cookies. We do not have control over these cookies. Please refer to the privacy policies of these services for more information:

Google Analytics: Privacy Policy
Stripe: Privacy Policy

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised.

If we make significant changes, we will notify you by displaying a notice on our website or by updating our cookie consent banner.

8. Contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Spinney — Privacy / DPO

dpo@spinney.app

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.