Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember information about your visit, such as your preferences or whether you have visited before. We use cookies to make our website work properly and to understand how visitors use it.

2. Who We Are

Data Controller: Salt Wind Catering, 37 Fore Street, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2AE. VAT No. GB506667575.

For cookie-related enquiries, contact us at info@saltwind.catering or call 01209 206255.

3. What Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They cannot be disabled. The table below lists every strictly necessary cookie our site sets:

Cookie	Purpose	Duration	Type
`saltwind-cookie-consent`	Stores your cookie consent preferences (also held in localStorage).	1 year	Functional (essential)
`sw_variant`	A/B testing variant assignment — only persisted after you accept analytics cookies.	Session / rolling	Functional (essential)
`sw_preview`	Grants access to staging/preview builds of the site. Never set on public visits.	24 hours	Functional (essential)
`sw_dash_session`	Signed session token for authenticated Salt Wind staff using the admin dashboard. Set only after staff log in.	Session (until logout)	Functional (essential)
`account_session`	Signed session token for customers using the self-service account portal. Set only after a successful customer login.	Session	Functional (essential)

In addition, your browser holds shopping-basket state in localStorage (not a cookie) and form-progress tokens are used to protect against cross-site request forgery on quote and checkout forms.

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

If you accept analytics cookies, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Tag Manager to understand how visitors use our site — which pages are most popular, how people navigate, and where visitors come from. We also use Microsoft Clarity for anonymised session recordings and heatmaps. The data is anonymised and aggregated; it does not identify you personally.

_ga — Google Analytics. Expires after 2 years.
_ga_* — Google Analytics session. Expires after 2 years.
_gid — Google Analytics. Expires after 24 hours.
_clck, _clsk, CLID, ANONCHK, MUID, SM — Microsoft Clarity. Expire between 24 hours and 1 year depending on cookie.

Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy. Microsoft Clarity's privacy statement: privacy.microsoft.com.

Marketing & Advertising Cookies (Optional)

If you accept marketing cookies, we may use the following for advertising attribution. These cookies are only set after you have consented to marketing cookies via our banner.

Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram) — helps us measure the effectiveness of our Facebook and Instagram ads. The pixel fires events when you visit pages or request a quote.
Google Ads — conversion tracking when you complete a quote request.

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
`_fbp`	Meta (Facebook)	Identifies browsers for Facebook advertising and conversion measurement.	3 months
`_gcl_au`	Google Ads	Stores and tracks conversions for Google Ads.	3 months

Functionality Cookies (Optional)

These allow the site to remember choices you make (such as your preferred view) and provide enhanced, more personal features:

Live Chat — if loaded, stores session data to maintain chat continuity. Only active after you accept functionality cookies.

4. How to Manage Cookies

When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, accept only strictly necessary cookies, or customise your preferences by category.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

Note: disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the site from working correctly.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages (such as embedded maps). We do not control these cookies. Please refer to the privacy policies of the relevant third parties:

Google Maps / Google APIs: policies.google.com/privacy
Meta (Facebook Pixel): facebook.com/privacy/policy

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our services. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. We encourage you to review it periodically.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us:

Salt Wind Catering
37 Fore Street, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2AE
info@saltwind.catering · 01209 206255

See also our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.