Cookie Policy

What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide valuable information to website owners.

How We Use Cookies
Our websites (https://mylocalfarmshop.uk and https://yourlocalfarmshop.uk) use only essential third-party cookies required for certain features to function. We do not set any direct cookies ourselves.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Third-Party Cookies
We currently use the following third-party services that require cookies:

1. Google Analytics
- Purpose: To help us understand how visitors engage with our websites
- Information collected includes:
  - How you reached our websites
  - Which pages you visit
  - How long you spend on each page
  - What type of device you're using
  - General geographical location (country/city level)
- This information is anonymized and cannot be used to identify you personally

2. Google reCAPTCHA
- Purpose: To protect our forms from spam and abuse
- This service sets cookies to distinguish between human users and automated bots
- These cookies are essential for maintaining website security

Future Updates
While we currently only use essential third-party cookies, we may introduce additional cookies in the future as our websites evolve. Any significant changes to our cookie usage will be reflected in an updated version of this policy.

Managing Cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish through your browser settings. Here's how to do this in common browsers:

1. Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
2. Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
3. Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/
4. Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
5. Microsoft Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
6. Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411

Please note that since we only use essential third-party cookies, disabling these cookies might affect your ability to use certain features of our websites, such as:
- Analytics tracking (which helps us improve our websites)
- Form submission (which requires reCAPTCHA verification)

Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Last updated: December 10, 2024