Cookie Policy
Effective from: 21.07.2025
Last updated: 21.07.2025
At Whirl & Wonder LTD, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, www.whirlandwonder.co.uk. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use. For more information on how we handle your personal data, please refer to our full Privacy Policy.
We use cookies to enhance your Browse experience and analyse site traffic. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of cookies. For more details on how we handle your data and cookies, please see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help us to remember your preferences, analyse how our website is used, and improve your overall experience.
Types of Cookies We Use and Their Purpose
We categorise the cookies used on our website as follows:
Essential/Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are vital for the fundamental operation of our website. They enable core functions such as page navigation, accessing secure areas of the website, and ensuring the website loads correctly. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they are therefore set automatically.
Example: Cookies that remember your session ID or enable shopping cart functionality.
Performance/Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect anonymised information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often, the time spent on the site, and if users encounter error messages. This data helps us to understand and improve the performance and usability of our website. For example, we use data from Squarespace Analytics, which collects aggregated, anonymised data about site traffic and usage to help us improve your experience.
Example: Cookies that track site visits, popular content, or traffic sources.
Functional Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your preferences) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They can be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customisable parts of web pages.
Example: Cookies that remember your preferred language or region.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to the cookies we set directly, some cookies are placed by third-party services that integrate with our website. These services have their own cookie policies and practices. We use:
Squarespace: For website hosting and analytics, Squarespace sets cookies to help operate and secure the site, and to understand site performance. Squarespace's Cookie Policy
Acuity Scheduling: We use Acuity Scheduling to manage our class bookings and appointments. Acuity may set cookies that are essential for the functionality of the booking system, enabling you to select classes, view availability, and complete your booking seamlessly. These cookies help facilitate the booking process on our site.
Acuity Scheduling's Policy
Mailchimp: Used for email subscription forms and managing email campaigns, Mailchimp may set cookies to facilitate form functionality and track the performance of email campaigns (e.g., if you sign up through a form). Mailchimp's Policies
Stripe: When you make a payment on our website, our payment processing is handled by Stripe. Stripe may set cookies that are essential for the secure and efficient processing of your payment, as well as for fraud detection and prevention. These cookies are crucial for the functionality of our payment gateway.
Stripe's Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the ability to control and delete cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
Refuse all cookies.
Refuse only third-party cookies.
Delete specific cookies.
Receive alerts when a cookie is being sent to your device.
Please note that disabling certain cookies, particularly essential ones, may impact the functionality and your experience on our website.
For general guidance on managing cookies, you can visit: www.allaboutcookies.org
Updates 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 most current version will always be available on our website, and the "Last updated" date at the top of the policy will be revised accordingly.