Cookies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and provide a better experience.

This website uses cookies in accordance with the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

2. How We Use Cookies

We only use cookies that are strictly necessary without your consent. All other categories — analytics and marketing — require your explicit opt-in via our cookie banner.

3. Cookies Categories

3.1 Strictly Necessary (always active)

These cookies are essential for the website to work correctly. They cannot be disabled.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
session	User authentication and session management	Session
csrf_token	Cross-site request forgery protection	Session
taolinda_cookie_consent	Stores your cookie preferences (localStorage)	1 year

3.2 Analytics (optional — requires consent)

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve it. We use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique users	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics — distinguishes users	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics — throttles request rate	1 minute

Google Analytics is configured with anonymize_ip: true and SameSite=Lax;Secure flags.

3.3 Marketing (optional — requires consent)

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. We do not currently use marketing cookies by default.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
_fbp	Facebook Pixel (if enabled)	3 months
_gcl_au	Google Ads conversion tracking (if enabled)	3 months

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some third-party services we use may set their own cookies:

• Stripe — payment processing (essential, set only during checkout)
• Google Analytics — only if you accept analytics cookies

We have no control over third-party cookies. Please refer to their respective privacy policies.

5. Your Choices

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time:

• Cookie banner: Click "Cookie Settings" in the footer to update your preferences.
• Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies via their settings menu.
• Google Analytics opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Disabling essential cookies will affect the functionality of this website.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes via the cookie banner.

7. Contact

For questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@taolinda.com.