{"id":109,"date":"2026-06-07T09:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T09:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:40:35","slug":"cookies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row woodmart_stretch_content=&#8221;section-stretch-content&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6a2539c588225&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2YTI1MzljNTg4MjI1Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column]\t\t<div class=\"haze-contact haze-contact-breadcrumb-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumb-sep\">\/<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Cookies Policy<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row woodmart_stretch_content=&#8221;section-stretch-content&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6a2539c588225&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2YTI1MzljNTg4MjI1Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"haze-policy-page\"><div class=\"policy-container\"><header class=\"page-header\"><span class=\"page-eyebrow\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M21.54 15H17a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8.46A7.5 7.5 0 1 0 21.54 15z\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"14\" r=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"16\" r=\"1\"\/><\/svg>Legal \u00b7 Cookies<\/span><h1>Cookies policy<\/h1><p class=\"page-lead\">What cookies we use, why we use them, and how to manage your preferences. Updated for UK GDPR and PECR compliance.<\/p><div class=\"page-meta\"><span>Last updated: <strong>20 May 2026<\/strong><\/span><span>\u00b7<\/span><span>Effective from: <strong>20 May 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/header><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<section class=\"haze-policy-doc\"><aside class=\"doc-toc\"><div class=\"doc-toc-title\">On this page<\/div><a href=\"#what\">What are cookies?<\/a><a href=\"#four-cate\">Cookie categories<\/a><a href=\"#essential\">Essential cookies<\/a><a href=\"#analytics-cookies\">Analytics cookies<\/a><a href=\"#marketing-cookies\">Marketing cookies<\/a><a href=\"#third-party\">Third-party cookies<\/a><a href=\"#preferences\">Manage your preferences<\/a><a href=\"#browser\">Browser controls<\/a><a href=\"#policy\">Policy changes<\/a><\/aside><article class=\"doc-body\"><div class=\"doc-summary\"><div class=\"doc-summary-title\">In short<\/div><p>We use cookies to make our website work, understand how it&#8217;s used, and (only with your consent) deliver relevant marketing.\u00a0<strong>Essential cookies<\/strong>\u00a0are always on.\u00a0<strong>Analytics<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>marketing<\/strong>\u00a0cookies require your consent \u2014 manage your choices via the cookie banner or the button below.<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"what\">What are cookies?<\/h2><p>Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device when you visit them. They&#8217;re widely used to make websites work, work more efficiently, and provide information to site owners.<\/p>\n<p>We also use similar technologies including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Local storage<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 like cookies but stored in your browser without expiration<\/li>\n<li><strong>Session storage<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 temporary storage cleared when you close the browser<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pixels and beacons<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 small images used to track email opens and ad impressions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For simplicity, we refer to all of these as &#8220;cookies&#8221; throughout this policy.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"four-cate\">The four categories of cookies we use<\/h2><p>Under UK GDPR and PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations), we group cookies into four categories. Only the first category is strictly necessary; the others require your consent.<\/p><div class=\"doc-table-wrap\"><table class=\"doc-table doc-table-cols-3\"><thead><tr><th>Category<\/th><th>Purpose<\/th><th>Consent required?<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"label\">Essential<\/td><td>Make the site work \u2014 cart, login, checkout, security<\/td><td>No (legitimate interest)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">Analytics<\/td><td>Understand how our site is used so we can improve it<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">Marketing<\/td><td>Show you relevant ads on other websites; measure ad effectiveness<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">Functionality<\/td><td>Remember your preferences (e.g. flavour favourites)<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h2 id=\"essential\">Essential cookies (always on)<\/h2><p>These cookies are necessary for the website to function. Without them, you couldn't add products to your basket, log into your account, or complete checkout. Essential cookies don't require your consent under UK law because they're necessary to provide the service you've requested.<\/p><div class=\"doc-table-wrap\"><table class=\"doc-table doc-table-cols-4\"><thead><tr><th>Cookie name<\/th><th>Provider<\/th><th>Purpose<\/th><th>Duration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"label\">woocommerce_cart_hash<\/td><td>WooCommerce<\/td><td>Tracks items in your cart<\/td><td>Session<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">woocommerce_items_in_cart<\/td><td>WooCommerce<\/td><td>Shows cart count in header<\/td><td>Session<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">wp_woocommerce_session_*<\/td><td>WooCommerce<\/td><td>Stores your session and basket contents<\/td><td>2 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">wordpress_logged_in_*<\/td><td>WordPress<\/td><td>Keeps you logged into your account<\/td><td>15 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">wordpress_sec_*<\/td><td>WordPress<\/td><td>Secures admin areas<\/td><td>Session<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">__stripe_mid \/ __stripe_sid<\/td><td>Stripe<\/td><td>Fraud prevention on payment pages<\/td><td>1 year \/ 30 min<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">age_verified<\/td><td>Haze CBD<\/td><td>Remembers you've confirmed you're 18+<\/td><td>30 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">cookie_consent<\/td><td>Haze CBD<\/td><td>Stores your cookie preferences<\/td><td>12 months<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h2 id=\"analytics-cookies\">Analytics cookies<\/h2><p>We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve the experience. These help us see which pages are popular, where users are coming from, and where they encounter friction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout callout-info\">\n<div class=\"callout-title\">We anonymise where possible<\/div>\n<p>We use Google Analytics 4 with IP anonymisation enabled, which means individual users can&#8217;t be identified from the data we collect. We don&#8217;t link analytics data to specific named customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc-table-wrap\"><table class=\"doc-table doc-table-cols-4\"><thead><tr><th>Cookie name<\/th><th>Provider<\/th><th>Purpose<\/th><th>Duration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"label\">_ga<\/td><td>Google Analytics<\/td><td>Distinguishes unique users<\/td><td>2 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">_ga_*<\/td><td>Google Analytics<\/td><td>Maintains session state<\/td><td>2 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">_gid<\/td><td>Google Analytics<\/td><td>Distinguishes unique users (legacy)<\/td><td>24 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">_gat<\/td><td>Google Analytics<\/td><td>Throttles request rate<\/td><td>1 minute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">_clck \/ _clsk<\/td><td>Microsoft Clarity verify<\/td><td>Session replay and heatmaps<\/td><td>1 year \/ Session<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><h2 id=\"marketing-cookies\">Marketing cookies<\/h2><p>Marketing cookies help us deliver relevant advertising and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. They're set by us and by third-party advertising partners.<\/p><div class=\"doc-table-wrap\"><table class=\"doc-table doc-table-cols-4\"><thead><tr><th>Cookie name<\/th><th>Provider<\/th><th>Purpose<\/th><th>Duration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"label\">__kla_id<\/td><td>Klaviyo<\/td><td>Email marketing identification and personalisation<\/td><td>2 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">_fbp<\/td><td>Meta (Facebook)<\/td><td>Facebook \/ Instagram ad tracking and retargeting<\/td><td>3 months<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">_ttp<\/td><td>TikTok<\/td><td>TikTok ad tracking and retargeting<\/td><td>13 months<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">_gcl_au<\/td><td>Google Ads<\/td><td>Google Ads conversion tracking<\/td><td>3 months<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"label\">_pin_unauth<\/td><td>Pinterest verify<\/td><td>Pinterest conversion tracking<\/td><td>1 year<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div class=\"doc-table-note\"><p><span class=\"tag tag-verify\">verify with marketing team which ad platforms will actually be used at launch<\/span><\/p><\/div><h2 id=\"third-party\">Third-party services that set cookies<\/h2><p>Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services we use to provide functionality. These are subject to those providers&#8217; own privacy policies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Stripe<\/strong>\u00a0(payment processing) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stripe.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stripe.com\/privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>PayPal<\/strong>\u00a0(payment) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/legalhub\/privacy-full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paypal.com\/privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trustpilot<\/strong>\u00a0(reviews widget) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.legal.trustpilot.com\/end-user-privacy-terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trustpilot.com\/privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Klaviyo<\/strong>\u00a0(email marketing) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klaviyo.com\/legal\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">klaviyo.com\/privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Google<\/strong>\u00a0(Analytics, Ads) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policies.google.com\/privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Meta<\/strong>\u00a0(Facebook, Instagram tracking) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/privacy\/policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook.com\/privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>TikTok<\/strong>\u00a0(advertising) \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/legal\/page\/eea\/privacy-policy\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tiktok.com\/privacy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"preferences\">Manage your cookie preferences<\/h2><h3>On our site<\/h3>\n<p>When you first visit our site, you&#8217;ll see a cookie banner with three options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accept all<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 enables all cookie categories<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reject non-essential<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 only essential cookies will be set<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manage preferences<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 choose individual categories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can\u00a0<strong>change your preferences at any time<\/strong>\u00a0by clicking the &#8220;Manage cookie preferences&#8221; button at the top of this page or in our website footer.<\/p>\n<h3>What happens if you reject cookies?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Essential cookies will still be set<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 these are required for the site to work<\/li>\n<li>You won&#8217;t be tracked for analytics or remarketing<\/li>\n<li>Some personalised features (like remembered preferences) won&#8217;t work<\/li>\n<li>Ads you see elsewhere won&#8217;t be tailored based on your visit here<\/li>\n<li>Our website will still function for browsing and purchasing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"browser\">Controlling cookies via your browser<\/h2><p>You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See which cookies are stored<\/li>\n<li>Delete cookies individually or all at once<\/li>\n<li>Block cookies from specific sites or all sites<\/li>\n<li>Set cookies to delete automatically when you close the browser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions for popular browsers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/95647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/safari\/manage-cookies-sfri11471\/mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safari<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-edge\/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Edge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"callout callout-warn\">\n<div class=\"callout-title\">Note on essential cookies<\/div>\n<p>If you block essential cookies via your browser, some site functions (cart, checkout, login) will not work. We recommend using our cookie preference manager rather than blocking all cookies at the browser level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Do Not Track<\/h3>\n<p>Some browsers offer a &#8220;Do Not Track&#8221; (DNT) signal. We currently\u00a0<strong>do not respond to DNT signals<\/strong>\u00a0because there is no industry consensus on how to interpret them. We do respect your choices via our cookie banner.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"policy\">Changes to this policy<\/h2><p>We may update this cookies policy from time to time as we add new services or change how cookies are used. The &#8220;last updated&#8221; date at the top of this page tells you when. We&#8217;ll prompt you to review preferences if material changes are made.<\/p>\n<p>For broader information about how we handle your data, see our\u00a0<a href=\"\/privacy\/\">privacy policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"contact-cta\"><div class=\"contact-cta-icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path d=\"M21.54 15H17a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8.46A7.5 7.5 0 1 0 21.54 15z\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"14\" r=\"1\"\/><circle cx=\"7\" cy=\"16\" r=\"1\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"contact-cta-content\"><h3>Questions about cookies?<\/h3><p>Contact our privacy team or update your preferences anytime.<\/p><\/div><a href=\"\/contact\/\" class=\"contact-cta-btn\">View privacy policy<\/a><\/div><\/article><\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row woodmart_stretch_content=&#8221;section-stretch-content&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6a2539c588225&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2YTI1MzljNTg4MjI1Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_box_shadow=&#8221;no&#8221; wd_z_index=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_disable_overflow=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_mobile=&#8221;0&#8243; row_reverse_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row woodmart_stretch_content=&#8221;section-stretch-content&#8221; woodmart_css_id=&#8221;6a2539c588225&#8243; responsive_spacing=&#8221;eyJwYXJhbV90eXBlIjoid29vZG1hcnRfcmVzcG9uc2l2ZV9zcGFjaW5nIiwic2VsZWN0b3JfaWQiOiI2YTI1MzljNTg4MjI1Iiwic2hvcnRjb2RlIjoidmNfcm93IiwiZGF0YSI6eyJ0YWJsZXQiOnt9LCJtb2JpbGUiOnt9fX0=&#8221; mobile_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; tablet_bg_img_hidden=&#8221;no&#8221; woodmart_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; woodmart_gradient_switch=&#8221;no&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehmeez.com\/hazecbd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}