Cookie Policy

Effective from 2026-07-06

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. They usually contain a short piece of data (like an ID or a preference) so the site can recognise you or remember what you did last time. Modern sites also use browser storage (localStorage) for similar purposes.

This policy uses the word “cookies” to cover both cookies and browser storage — they’re treated the same way under UK law.

The two kinds of cookies we use

We split every cookie into one of two categories:

Essential — needed for the site to work. Sign-in, basket, and payment processing all fall in here. These run whether or not you accept the cookie banner. Under UK law we don’t need your consent for essential cookies, but we still list them here so you can see what’s running.
Analytics — help us understand which parts of the site people use. These only run if you clicked Accept on the cookie banner. If you decline (or haven’t answered) we don’t load them.

We don’t use advertising cookies, third-party trackers, or fingerprinting. If that ever changes we’ll update this page and reissue the banner so you can make a fresh choice.

Essential cookies

Name	What it does	How long	Set by
`cognito-* / amplify-*`	Keeps you signed in. Set by Amazon Cognito when you log in and cleared when you sign out.	Session + refresh token (up to 30 days)	Amazon Cognito
`clickmeats.cart`	Remembers what’s in your basket between page loads. Stored in your browser only.	Until you place the order or clear your basket	ClickMeats (localStorage)
`clickmeats.cookie-consent`	Records whether you accepted or declined the cookie banner, so we don’t ask again on every visit.	12 months	ClickMeats (localStorage)
`__stripe_mid / __stripe_sid`	Set by Stripe on the payment page to detect fraud and complete card payments securely.	Session (sid) or 1 year (mid)	Stripe

Analytics cookies (opt-in only)

Name	What it does	How long	Set by
`ph_*`	PostHog product analytics. Records anonymous page views and clicks so we can see which parts of the site are useful. Only set if you clicked Accept on the cookie banner.	12 months	PostHog (EU region)

PostHog is a UK/EU-hosted analytics tool. We do not send personal data (names, emails, addresses) to PostHog — only anonymous events like “visited /shops” or “added item to basket”.

Error monitoring

We use Sentry to record technical errors that happen in your browser (for example, a page fails to load or a script crashes). This is not a cookie — Sentry sends error reports over the network in the moment they happen and does not persist an identifier on your device.

Sentry runs on all visits because it’s essential for keeping the site working. The app is configured to strip authorization headers, cookies, payment details, and common sensitive fields before reports are sent; accidental personal data in unusual error contexts remains possible and is handled under our incident process.

How to change your mind

You can change your analytics choice at any time:

To decline analytics later: clear the clickmeats.cookie-consent entry in your browser’s storage. The banner will reappear on your next visit and you can click Decline.
To decline analytics globally: most browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting or an equivalent option in Privacy settings. We respect this signal in addition to our own banner.
To block cookies entirely: your browser’s cookie settings can block third-party cookies (or all cookies). Note that blocking essential cookies will stop you signing in or placing an order.

Guidance for each major browser:

Changes to this policy

If we add or remove a cookie we’ll update this page and bump the effective date at the top. If the change is material — for example a new analytics tag — the consent banner will reappear so you can make a fresh choice.

Contact

Questions about cookies or your data: admin@clickmeats.co.uk. Full details of how we handle personal data are in our Privacy Policy.