Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, improve the user experience, and provide information about how visitors use a website.
Cookies do not typically contain information that directly identifies you, but they may be linked to personal information that we hold about you.
How We Use Cookies
Hamilton Shed Centre Ltd uses cookies to:
- Ensure the website functions correctly.
- Enable shopping cart and checkout functionality.
- Allow customers to create and access their accounts.
- Remember user preferences and settings.
- Improve website performance and user experience.
- Analyse website traffic and visitor behaviour.
- Help maintain the security of the website.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are required for the website to function properly. These cookies enable core features such as:
- Shopping cart functionality.
- Customer account login.
- Checkout and payment processing.
- Website security.
- Page navigation.
The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website.
Analytics cookies may collect information such as:
- Pages visited.
- Time spent on the website.
- Device type.
- Browser type.
- General geographic location.
- How visitors found our website.
This information is used to improve the performance and usability of the website and does not normally identify individual visitors.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help improve your experience by remembering certain preferences and settings during your visit.
These cookies may be used to:
- Remember website preferences.
- Improve website functionality.
- Provide a more personalised browsing experience.
WooCommerce Cookies
As an ecommerce website, Hamilton Shed Centre uses WooCommerce cookies to support online shopping functionality.
These cookies may be used to:
- Store items in your shopping basket.
- Remember your basket contents between pages.
- Process orders.
- Manage customer account sessions.
- Enable checkout functionality.
Without these cookies, online purchases cannot be completed.
Stripe Cookies
Payments made through our website are securely processed by Stripe.
Stripe may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Process payments securely.
- Prevent fraud.
- Verify transactions.
- Improve payment security.
For further information, please refer to Stripe’s own privacy and cookie policies.
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control, restrict, or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website and could prevent some features, including the shopping cart, customer accounts, and checkout process, from working correctly.
Third Party Services
Our website may use trusted third party services which may place cookies on your device when you interact with the website.
These services may include:
- Google Analytics.
- Stripe payment services.
Each third party provider maintains its own privacy and cookie policies.
Changes To This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal obligations, or technology.
Any updates will be published on this page.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Hamilton Shed Centre Ltd
Unit 5B, Block 2, First Road
Blantyre
Glasgow
Scotland
G72 0ND
Telephone: 07507 797 026