Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 28 August 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Romiley Pet Stop uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit romileypetstop.co.uk.

Cookies help us operate our website, remember certain preferences, improve website performance, understand how visitors use our services, and, where applicable, support marketing activities.

Where required by law, we will ask for your permission before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where they are required for the website to function properly.

1. About Romiley Pet Stop

This website is operated by:

Romiley Pet Stop
Business type: Individual
Owner: Jessica Zamora
13 The Precinct
Romiley
Stockport SK6 4EA
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 161 430 2187
Email: contact@romileypetstop.co.uk
Website: romileypetstop.co.uk

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that websites place on a computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-enabled device when a person visits a website.

Cookies can help websites recognise a device, remember information about a visit, maintain shopping basket functionality, improve security, and provide a smoother browsing experience.

Some cookies remain only for the duration of a browsing session, while others may remain on a device for a longer period.

Cookies do not necessarily identify you by name, but some cookies may be linked to information that can be treated as personal data under applicable data protection law.

3. Similar Technologies

In addition to traditional cookies, our website may use similar technologies that perform comparable functions.

These may include technologies such as:

Local storage
Pixels
Tags
Tracking technologies
Embedded scripts
Device identifiers

For simplicity, references to "cookies" in this policy may also include similar technologies where appropriate.

4. Why We Use Cookies

Romiley Pet Stop may use cookies for purposes including:

Keeping the website functioning correctly
Maintaining shopping basket and checkout features
Supporting website security
Preventing fraudulent or suspicious activity
Remembering visitor preferences
Improving website speed and performance
Understanding how visitors use the website
Identifying technical problems
Measuring website traffic
Improving products, services, and website functionality
Measuring the effectiveness of advertising or marketing campaigns where applicable

The cookies used will depend on the services and technologies active on our website.

5. Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for important website functions.

They may support features such as:

Website navigation
Secure areas of the website
Shopping basket functionality
Checkout processes
Payment-related functionality
Security controls
Fraud prevention
Remembering privacy or cookie choices
Maintaining essential website sessions

Because these cookies are necessary for the website or a service requested by the visitor to operate, they may be placed without prior consent where permitted by law.

Disabling these cookies may prevent certain parts of the website from functioning correctly.

6. Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics and performance cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

Depending on the analytics services we use, these cookies may provide information such as:

Pages visited
Number of website visits
Time spent on particular pages
Navigation paths
Referral sources
Browser or device type
General website performance
Technical errors
Whether visitors are new or returning

This information helps us understand how the website is being used and identify opportunities to improve its performance and usability.

Where possible, analytics information may be collected or reviewed in aggregated form.

Where consent is legally required for analytics cookies, they will only be activated after the visitor has provided the appropriate permission.

7. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies help improve convenience by allowing a website to remember choices or preferences.

Depending on the functionality available on our website, these cookies may remember information such as:

Language preferences
Regional preferences
Display settings
Previous selections
Certain account or website preferences

If functional cookies are disabled, some personalised features may not work as intended.

Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, we will request consent where required by applicable law.

8. Marketing and Advertising Cookies

Our website may use marketing or advertising cookies if we use services designed to measure advertising campaigns, understand visitor interests, or present more relevant marketing.

These cookies may be used to:

Measure advertising performance
Understand how visitors respond to promotional campaigns
Limit how often advertisements are displayed
Help provide advertisements that may be more relevant
Measure conversions or purchases resulting from advertisements
Build audience statistics

Marketing cookies will not be activated before consent where prior consent is required under applicable UK privacy rules.

You can decline or withdraw consent for these cookies through the cookie preference controls available on our website, where provided.

9. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

Cookies may be classified according to who places them.

First-Party Cookies

These are cookies placed directly by Romiley Pet Stop or by technologies operating on romileypetstop.co.uk.

They may be used for essential website functionality, customer preferences, security, or performance.

Third-Party Cookies

Some services integrated into our website may place cookies or similar technologies on behalf of independent third parties.

These may include providers involved in:

Website analytics
Payment processing
E-commerce functionality
Embedded content
Website security
Advertising
Social media features
Customer service tools

Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies.

We recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by those services where you would like more information about their practices.

10. Payment and Checkout Technologies

Our website may use third-party services to process payments or provide checkout functionality.

These providers may use necessary cookies or similar technologies to:

Complete payment transactions
Verify transactions
Detect fraud
Maintain payment security
Support checkout functionality

Some of these technologies may be necessary to provide the payment service requested by the customer.

11. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you may be shown a cookie notice or consent tool.

Where required, this allows you to:

Accept non-essential cookies
Reject non-essential cookies
Choose particular cookie categories
Review your cookie preferences

Strictly necessary cookies may remain active because they are required for essential website functionality.

Your consent preferences may themselves be stored using a necessary cookie so that the website can remember your choice.

12. Changing or Withdrawing Your Consent

Where processing is based on your consent, you can change your cookie preferences or withdraw your consent at any time.

You may be able to do this through:

The cookie preference tool on our website
A cookie settings link, where available
Your browser privacy controls

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

13. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most internet browsers allow users to control cookies through their settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

View stored cookies
Delete existing cookies
Block all cookies
Block third-party cookies
Prevent cookies from particular websites
Receive notifications before cookies are stored

Browser settings vary, so you should refer to the privacy or cookie settings provided by your browser manufacturer for specific instructions.

Please be aware that blocking all cookies may affect the way romileypetstop.co.uk works.

For example, shopping basket, checkout, security, or preference features may not operate correctly if essential cookies are disabled.

14. How Long Cookies Remain on Your Device

The period for which a cookie remains on your device depends on its purpose and configuration.

Cookies can generally be divided into:

Session Cookies

These are temporary cookies that normally expire when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies

These remain on your device for a specified period or until you manually delete them.

The exact duration may vary depending on the cookie and the service provider responsible for it.

15. Personal Data and Cookies

Some information collected through cookies may qualify as personal data under UK data protection legislation.

Where this occurs, the information will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy provides further information about:

How personal information is collected
Why we process personal information
Our lawful bases for processing
Data sharing
International transfers
Data retention
Your data protection rights

16. International Processing

Some third-party cookie or technology providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal data is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards may be required under UK data protection legislation.

Please refer to our Privacy Policy for further information about international data transfers.

17. Children's Privacy

Our website is not specifically designed for children.

We do not knowingly use cookies for the purpose of collecting personal information from children in circumstances where parental or guardian consent would be legally required.

18. Updates to Our Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically.

Changes may be made because of:

Updates to our website
New technologies
Changes to the cookies we use
Changes to third-party service providers
Changes to our business practices
Legal or regulatory developments

When this policy is updated, the revised version will be published on this page and the "Last Updated" date will be changed accordingly.

We encourage visitors to review this policy occasionally to remain informed about how cookies are used.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, the cookies used on our website, or your privacy preferences, please contact:

Romiley Pet Stop
Owner: Jessica Zamora
13 The Precinct
Romiley
Stockport SK6 4EA
United Kingdom