Summary
This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, which kinds we place on books4less.co.uk, why we use them, and how you can control them. It follows the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK-GDPR) requirements for informed, specific, freely-given consent, and reflects the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the ePrivacy Directive. Except for “strictly necessary” cookies that keep the site running (e.g., keeping items in your basket), we only set cookies after you have provided consent via our banner, and you can withdraw that consent at any time.
Contents
- About Cookies
- Types of cookies we use
- Essential cookies
- Functional cookies
- Analytical/performance cookies
- Targeting/advertising cookies
- Third-party cookies
- Web beacons & pixels
- How to accept/reject cookies
- Changes to this Policy
1. About cookies
A cookie is a small text file of letters and numbers that a website stores on your device when you visit.
Cookies can be session cookies (expire when you close the browser) or persistent cookies (remain until the expiry date or you delete them).
Cookies set by our own domain are called first-party cookies, while those set by other domains are third-party cookies.
2. Types of cookies we use
We group cookies into the following categories (based on common UK-GDPR practice): Essential, Functional, Analytical/Performance, Targeting/Advertising.
3. Essential (Strictly Necessary) cookies
These cookies enable core features such as page navigation, secure checkout, and authentication. Under PECR Regulation 6 (4), consent is not required for cookies that are “strictly necessary” to provide an online service you have expressly requested (e.g., adding a book to your cart).
4. Functional cookies
Functional cookies remember the preferences you set (like preferred currency or display settings), making your shopping experience smoother. They do not track your browsing on other sites.
5. Analytical / Performance cookies
We use first-party analytics (e.g., Google Analytics with IP-anonymisation) to understand how visitors interact with our pages and to improve content, load times, and user flows. These cookies are set only after you click “Accept”.
6. Targeting / Advertising cookies
With your consent, we deploy technologies such as Meta (Facebook) Pixel or Google Ads tags to deliver personalised offers and to measure the success of our marketing campaigns. These cookies may track you across other websites.
7. Third-party cookies
Some features (embedded videos, social-media share buttons, payment gateways) rely on third-party providers that may set their own cookies. We have no direct control over these cookies; however, the consent banner blocks them until you have opted in.
8. Web beacons & pixels
Emails we send and certain pages may contain tiny graphic files (known as web beacons, pixel tags, or clear GIFs) that allow us to count users who have opened an email or visited a page and to gather other related statistics.
9. How to accept or reject cookies
The quickest way to manage cookies from us (and most other sites) is through your browser settings.
You can also browse in “private” or “incognito” mode, use third-party privacy extensions, or visit www.allaboutcookies.org for detailed instructions on how to manage and delete cookies.
10. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time, for example to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed. The “Effective date” below reflects the latest revision.
Effective date: 20 July 2025