Cookie Policy for Rebelliously You
Effective Date: 29 July 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Rebelliously You ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, https://www.rebelliouslyyou.co.uk/ (the "Website").
We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how we collect and use your data. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides more details about how we handle your personal data.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners.
Cookies can be categorised as:
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Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser's cookie file until you leave the Website.
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Persistent Cookies: These remain in your browser's cookie file for a longer period, typically until they expire or you delete them. They are used to remember your preferences or actions across multiple visits.
Cookies can also be classified as:
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First-party Cookies: These are set by the website you are visiting (i.e., by rebelliouslyyou.co.uk).
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Third-party Cookies: These are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting, typically by services embedded on the website (e.g., analytics services, social media widgets).
2. How Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies for a few different purposes on our Website:
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Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the Website to function correctly. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested, like navigating between pages or accessing secure areas, cannot be provided. They do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
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Example: Cookies that remember your cookie consent preferences.
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Analytics/Performance Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting information about the number of visitors, which pages are most popular, how visitors navigate the site, and if they experience any errors. This information is anonymised and helps us to improve the performance and design of our Website.
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Example: Google Analytics cookies (see section 3 for more details).
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.
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Example: Remembering your preferences for future visits.
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3. What Cookies Do We Use and Why?
Below is a list of the types of cookies we use on our Website. Please note that this list may be updated periodically as we review and change our Website's functionality.
PHPSESSID, First-party, Strictly Necessary, Manages your session on the website to ensure it functions correctly. Kept active for session
cookie_consent, First-party, Strictly Necessary, Records your cookie consent preferences. Kept for 1 year
_ga, _gid, _gat, Third-party, (Google Analytics)Analytics/Performance, Used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from, and the pages they visited. Kept for _ga: 2 years, _gid: 24 hours, _gat: 1 minute.
4. Your Consent
Under UK law (PECR and UK GDPR), we are required to obtain your explicit consent for all non-essential cookies. When you first visit our Website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent. You will have the option to:
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Accept All Cookies: This will allow all cookies to be placed on your device.
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Decline All Non-Essential Cookies: This will only allow strictly necessary cookies to be placed.
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Manage Preferences: This will allow you to select which categories of cookies you consent to.
We will not set non-essential cookies on your device until you have given your explicit consent through the cookie banner.
5. How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:
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Revisiting our cookie consent tool:
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Adjusting your browser settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, it may affect the functionality of our Website and other websites you visit.
6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our cookie practices.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at: