This policy sets out information about our use of Cookies on our website.
"We", "us" or “our” means Teapot Creative Ltd (registered company number 07945108).
Our registered address is The Courtyard Bowdens Farm, Hambridge, Somerset TA10 0BP.
“Website” means https://teapot.agency/.
We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office as a data controller under number ZA768524.
A ‘cookie’ is a type of data file that is stored on your device when you visit a website or perform actions while visiting a website. A cookie file contains information that is transferred to your device’s memory which is recalled when you revisit our site, or when you perform certain actions on your device. Where we refer to a cookie in this policy, this incorporates similar tracking technologies.
When you first visit our website, we only use necessary cookies. This means that additional cookies (called “Optional Cookies” in this policy) won’t be used unless you agree to accept/enable all cookies, or select your own cookie preferences.
Optional cookies are used for analytical, performance, advanced functionality and advertising purposes. More information is set out in this policy. Optional cookies help us improve our website and we believe accepting all optional cookies provides you with the best user experience.
Cookies can be "First Party", i.e. set by us, or "Third Party", i.e. placed on your device by another organisation when you visit our website. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by an organisation providing a service to us or by our business partners, so that they can advertise products and services to you on our website and elsewhere on the internet. Because of how cookies work, our website cannot access third-party cookies stored from other websites; nor can other organisations access the data in the cookies we use on our website.
You can select to accept/enable some or all of the optional cookies either within the settings of your own device or by selecting the option provided on our website.
The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. Session cookies should expire when you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your device until they expire after a set period or are deleted. For each of the cookies used on our website we have set out the duration in the tables below.
Necessary Cookies are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that allow page navigation or enable you to access certain areas of our website. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies. Necessary Cookies can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences but doing so may result in reduced or limited functionality of our website. In some circumstances our website may cease to function as intended if necessary cookies are disabled, deleted or otherwise altered. We do not accept any liability for any loss arising where necessary cookies are disabled, deleted or otherwise altered. We use the following necessary cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
| cookie_preference | This cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding the use of cookies on our website. It ensures that your cookie choices (e.g., accepting or rejecting non-essential cookies) are remembered during your visit and on future visits to the site. This cookie does not collect personal information and is essential for ensuring that your preferences are consistently applied. Without this cookie, you would be prompted to make your cookie choices each time you visit the website. | Our Cookie | This cookie stays on your device for 90 days. |
We and third parties like to use cookies on this website to enhance your user experience, personalise content and advertisements, provide social media features, and analyse the traffic/visitor actions on our website. Optional cookies help us to provide you with the experience we intend to provide when you browse our website and also allow us to improve our website and the service we provide.
We need to obtain your consent to use Optional cookies; this is usually by way of a pop-up notice. As set out in this policy, you can change your preference at any time.
We use advanced functionality cookies to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
We use analytical/performance cookies to enable us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors use our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
We would like to use the following optional advanced functionality, analytics and performance cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
| _ga | The _ga cookie is a third-party analytics cookie provided by Google Analytics. It is used to distinguish individual users by assigning a unique identifier (a randomly generated number). This helps track user interactions with the website, such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and other usage data. The information collected is used to analyze website performance and improve the user experience. | Third Party Cookie | This cookie stays on your device for 2 years. |
| _ga_{container_id} | The _ga_{container_id} cookie is part of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and is a variation of the _ga cookie. It is used to maintain session state and track user behaviour on the website. This cookie helps measure user interactions across multiple sessions, such as tracking the duration of visits, the number of visits, and user engagement with the site. | Third Party Cookie | This cookie stays on your device for 2 years. |
| _hjSessionUser_{site_id} | This cookie is set when a user first lands on a page and stores the Hotjar User ID, which is unique to the site, ensuring that data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID; it does not track users across different sites and has a duration of 365 days, with its data stored in JSON format. | Third Party Cookie | This cookie stays on your device for 1 year. |
| _hjSession_{site_id} | This cookie holds current session data, ensuring that subsequent requests within the session window are attributed to the same session; it has a duration of 30 minutes, which is extended with user activity, and its data is stored in JSON format. | Third Party Cookie | This cookie stays on your device for 30 minutes. |