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Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 2026
This policy explains how Seaside Splatter uses cookies on our website at seasidesplatter.co.uk. We use a few essential cookies to run the site. With your permission, we also use advertising cookies from Meta and Google.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember the choices you make, and to keep you signed in as you move around a site. Some cookies are essential for a site to function, while others are optional.
Cookies we use
Essential cookies are always on, because the site can't work properly without them. Optional cookies are only set if you choose Accept on our cookie banner.
Essential cookies, always on:
- Login session (sb-...-auth-token): set by Supabase, our login provider, when you sign in to an account. It keeps you signed in as you move between pages. Lasts up to 400 days, or until you sign out. Essential.
- Your cookie choice (cookie_consent): set by us when you choose Accept or Decline on our cookie banner. It remembers your choice and when you made it, so we don't ask you on every visit. Lasts up to 6 months, then we ask again. Essential.
- Checkout: when you pay, you move to Stripe's secure checkout page. Stripe, our payment provider, sets its own cookies there to process your payment and help prevent fraud. Stripe decides how long these last and lists them in its Cookie Policy. Essential.
- Booking confirmation (booking_confirmation): set by us when you come back from Stripe's checkout after paying for a booking. It holds Stripe's reference for your payment so our confirmation page can show your booking, even if you refresh the page. Only that page receives it. Lasts 24 hours. Essential.
Optional advertising cookies, only if you choose Accept:
- _fbp: set by Meta through the Meta Pixel on our site. It gives your browser a random ID so Meta can measure and personalise our ads on Facebook and Instagram. Lasts up to 90 days. Optional.
- _fbc: set by Meta through the Meta Pixel when you arrive at our site from a link on Facebook or Instagram, such as one of our ads. It records that click so Meta can tell us which ads and posts bring people to our site. Lasts up to 90 days. Optional.
- Booking sent to Meta (meta_purchase_...): set by us when we tell Meta that you've paid for a booking. It holds a scrambled code for that booking, which we don't send to Meta, so we don't tell Meta about the same booking twice if you reload or come back to the confirmation page. Lasts 2 days. Optional.
- _gcl_au: set by Google through the Google tag on our site. It gives your browser a random ID so Google can measure our Google ads and link a booking to the ad that led to it. Lasts up to 90 days. Optional.
- _gcl_aw, _gcl_gb and other _gcl_ cookies: set by Google through the Google tag when you arrive at our site from a Google ad. They record that click so Google can tell us which ads bring people to our site and lead to bookings. Last up to 90 days. Optional.
- Booking sent to Google (google_ads_purchase_...): set by us when we tell Google that you've paid for a booking. It holds the same scrambled code as the Meta one, which we don't send to Google, so we don't tell Google about the same booking twice if you reload or come back to the confirmation page. Lasts 2 days. Optional.
If you're logged in to Facebook or Instagram in the same browser, Meta may also read its own cookies on facebook.com when the Meta Pixel runs. This lets Meta link your visit to your account. In the same way, if you're signed in to a Google account, Google may read its own cookies on Google's websites when the Google tag runs.
Visit statistics without cookies
We use Vercel Web Analytics to count visits and see which pages are popular. It doesn't use cookies and only gives us anonymous totals, such as how many people visited a page. It isn't affected by your cookie choice.
Changing or withdrawing your choice
You can change your mind at any time. Choose Cookie settings at the bottom of our pages, or on our booking page, to open the cookie banner again, then choose Accept or Decline. If you decline after accepting, we turn off the Meta Pixel and the Google tag, delete the _fbp, _fbc and _gcl_ cookies from your browser and reload the page. A meta_purchase_... or google_ads_purchase_... cookie isn't used after you decline and expires on its own within 2 days.
To control interest-based ads more widely:
- On Facebook or Instagram, use Ad preferences in your account settings to control the ads Meta shows you, including ads based on your activity on other websites.
- On Google, use My Ad Center to control the ads Google shows you, including personalised ads.
- Visit Your Online Choices to opt out of interest-based ads from many advertising companies.
Managing or deleting cookies
You are in control of cookies. You can delete cookies already saved on your device and stop new ones being set through your browser settings, usually found under privacy or security. The instructions for the most common browsers are here:
Please note that if you block or delete essential cookies, parts of the site may stop working. For example, you may not be able to stay signed in or complete a booking.
More information
To understand how we collect and use your personal information more generally, please read our Privacy Policy.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top shows when it last changed.