Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 25 August 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit our website (www.tycaws.com). Cookies help us provide you with a smooth shopping experience, remember your preferences, secure our checkout, and understand how visitors interact with our pages.

2. The Cookies We Use

We categorise our cookies into the following groups:

A. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Essential)

These cookies are required for the website to function properly. Without them, core services like the shopping basket, customer login, and checkout security cannot operate.

Examples: Session identifiers, Squarespace cart cookies (ss_cid, ss_cvr), security tokens.
Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests / strictly necessary for service provision.

B. Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are popular, how visitors navigate the site, and if error messages occur.

Examples: Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*), Squarespace analytics.
Legal Basis: Consent (opt-in via our cookie banner).

C. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences or table booking details.

Legal Basis: Consent / Legitimate Interests.

D. Targeting & Marketing Cookies (Where applicable)

These cookies may be set through our site by advertising partners (such as Google or Meta) to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

Legal Basis: Consent (opt-in via our cookie banner).

  
        Cookie Name / Provider
        Type
        Purpose
        Duration
      
        Crumb / SS_MID (Squarespace)
        Necessary
        Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) and protects checkout security.
        Session
      
        CART / ss_cart (Squarespace)
        Necessary
        Remembers items added to your online cheese basket across pages.
        2 weeks / Session
      
        _ga, ga* (Google Analytics)
        Analytics
        Distinguishes unique users and measures website traffic and interaction anonymously.
        2 years / 24 hours
      
        Cookie Preferences
        Necessary
        Remembers your accepted/declined choices from the cookie banner.
        1 year

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will see our Cookie Consent Banner allowing you to "Accept all" or "Manage cookies".You can modify or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the "Manage Cookies" link in our website footer or through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies (please consult your browser’s Help section for instructions). Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect your ability to browse products or complete an order on our site.

5. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding our Cookie Policy or how we handle your data, please email us at hello@tycaws.com.