Cookie Policy
Every cookie this site can set, what it does, how long it lasts, and how to change your mind.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website. Similar technologies — local storage, pixels and tags — do comparable jobs. Together they let a site remember a preference, keep itself secure, or count visitors.
2. How we use them
This site uses a deliberately small number of cookies. Essential ones are set automatically because the site cannot function without them. Everything else is set only after you press Accept all in the banner.
3. Cookies used on this site
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ws_consent | Essential | Remembers your cookie choice so the banner is not shown again | 6 months |
| ws_theme_pref | Essential | Stores interface preferences such as reduced motion | 12 months |
| _ga / _ga_* | Analytics (consent) | Aggregated visit statistics — which pages are read, for how long | up to 13 months |
| _uetvid / _uetsid | Advertising (consent) | Set by Microsoft Advertising to measure whether an ad click resulted in a visit | up to 13 months / 24 hours |
| MUID | Advertising (consent) | Microsoft browser identifier used for aggregated ad measurement | up to 13 months |
Analytics and advertising cookies are only placed after consent. If you choose Essential only, no script that sets them is loaded.
4. Changing your mind
You can change your choice at any time using the button, which reopens the banner. You can also delete cookies through your browser settings at any time — in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari this sits under Privacy.
5. Do Not Track and global signals
We honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends GPC, non-essential cookies are treated as declined regardless of the banner.
6. Third-party cookie policies
Where a third party sets a cookie through this site, its own policy governs that data. The relevant policies are published by Microsoft (Microsoft Advertising and Bing) and Google (Analytics and Maps). We have no control over their content and they may change without notice to us.
7. More information
Cookies that involve personal information are also covered by our Privacy Policy. If anything here is unclear, email media@alliceteaspot.com and we'll explain it.