Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Hazy Seed Media Ltd ("we", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies such as pixels, local storage and software development kits on hazy-seed.com (the "Site"). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy. We follow the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR.

1. What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies let a site remember your actions and preferences over time. Local storage works in a similar way but is stored by your browser rather than transmitted with every request; we use it to remember your cookie choice on this Site.

2. Your consent

Strictly necessary cookies are set automatically because the Site cannot function without them. All other categories are only set after you select "Accept all" in our cookie banner. If you select "Reject non-essential", we do not load analytics or advertising technologies. Your choice is stored for 12 months, after which we will ask again.

3. Categories of cookies we use

3.1 Strictly necessary

• hazyseed-cookie-consent — records whether you accepted or rejected non-essential cookies. Stored in local storage for 12 months. First party.
• Load balancing and security tokens — set by our hosting provider for the duration of your session to route requests and mitigate abuse.

3.2 Analytics and performance

• _ga, _ga_<id> — Google Analytics 4. Distinguishes visitors and measures which sections of an article are read. Expires after up to 24 months. IP addresses are truncated before storage.
• Page-speed beacons — anonymous timing data used to detect slow pages. No persistent identifier is created.

3.3 Advertising and attribution

• _fbp — Meta Pixel. Measures whether an advertisement led to a visit. Expires after 90 days.
• Affiliate click identifiers — when you follow a product link, the merchant may set a cookie so that a resulting purchase is attributed to this Site. Typically expires after 30 days and is controlled by the merchant, not by us.

4. Third-party cookies

Where a cookie is set by a third party (for example Google, Meta or the merchant operating the product checkout), that party acts as an independent or joint controller for the data it collects. We do not have access to the contents of those cookies. Please review the relevant provider's own policy for full detail.

5. Managing cookies in your browser

Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings menu, usually under "Privacy" or "Site data". You can also browse in private/incognito mode, which clears cookies at the end of the session. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the Site from working. To withdraw a previous consent on this Site, clear the site data for hazy-seed.com in your browser and reload the page; the banner will appear again.

6. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Where your browser sends a recognised Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as a rejection of non-essential cookies. Standard "Do Not Track" headers are not consistently defined and are not currently acted on separately.

7. Changes and contact

We review this policy whenever we change the technologies used on the Site and at least once a year. Questions can be sent to [email protected] or by post to 27 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AA, United Kingdom.