Cookie Policy

Gaia Coffee Origins — United Kingdom

Gaia Coffee Origins Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, provide secure checkout, and deliver a personalised experience. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and the choices you can make.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us remember your preferences, operate essential site functions, and understand how visitors use our site.

2. Your Consent (gdpr & pecr)

When you visit our website for the first time, you will see a cookie banner powered by Usercentrics.

We use explicit consent, meaning:

Non‑essential cookies (analytics and marketing) are blocked by default
They are only activated after you choose to accept them
You may reject non‑essential cookies or manage your preferences at any time
Strictly necessary cookies are always active because the site cannot function without them

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the “Cookie Settings” link in our website footer.

3. Types Of Cookies We Use (usercentrics categories)

Strictly Necessary Cookies
Required for security, checkout, payments, wholesale login, and core site functionality.
These cannot be switched off.

Functional Cookies
Enable enhanced features such as remembering your preferences (e.g., language or region).

Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve performance and user experience.

Marketing Cookies
Used to deliver relevant ads and measure the effectiveness of our marketing.

4. Wholesale account cookies

If you create or log into a wholesale account, we use additional strictly‑necessary cookies to:

Maintain secure login sessions
Protect account access
Remember your authenticated status

These cookies do not track behaviour for marketing purposes.

5. Cookie Durations (Expiry Periods)

To comply with GDPR, we disclose how long cookies remain on your device:

Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies: remain for 1–12 months, depending on purpose
Analytics cookies: typically 12 months
Marketing cookies: typically 3–6 months

Exact durations for each cookie are listed within our Usercentrics banner.

6. Detailed Cookie List

Usercentrics automatically scans our website and generates a full list of cookies, including:

Cookie name
Provider
Purpose
Category
Expiry duration

This list is displayed directly within the Usercentrics interface and updated automatically whenever new cookies are detected.

7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can update your cookie settings at any time by selecting “Cookie Settings” in our footer or adjusting your browser settings.

You may:

Accept all cookies
Reject non‑essential cookies
Customise your preferences
Withdraw consent at any time

You can also delete cookies already stored on your device.

8. Third‑Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by trusted third‑party providers such as:

Wix (hosting + analytics)
Stripe / PayPal (payments)
Google Analytics (if enabled)
Meta Pixel (if enabled)

These providers may set their own cookies in accordance with their privacy policies.

9. Changes To This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

10. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:
contact@gaiacoffeeorigins.co.uk