Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files a website asks your browser to store. We use a small number of them — all of them strictly necessary or functional, all of them set as a direct result of something you did (logging in, clicking a referral link, going to checkout).
We do not use advertising, retargeting, or third-party analytics cookies. We do not sell data to data brokers.
Cookies we set
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
shandy_session | Keeps you signed in to your account. | 30 days | Strictly necessary |
shandy_ref | Remembers the referral code you clicked, so we can apply the £15 credit at signup. Only set if you visit a /r/<code> link. | 30 days | Functional |
Third-party cookies on the checkout page
When you reach the booking checkout, we load Stripe's payment elements. Stripe sets its own cookies (such as __stripe_mid and __stripe_sid) for fraud detection on the payment form. These are strictly necessary for the payment feature to work safely and are controlled by Stripe.
| Name | Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
__stripe_mid | Stripe | Fraud prevention on the payment form. | ~1 year |
__stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention during a payment session. | ~30 minutes |
Stripe's full cookie policy is at stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal.
Do we need your consent?
Under the UK's Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), consent isn't required for cookies that are strictly necessary to provide a service you've actively asked for — like signing in, attributing a referral you followed, or taking payment securely. That covers everything we set.
We still want to be open about it, which is why this page exists and why we show a small notice on your first visit.
Managing or removing cookies
You can delete cookies or block them entirely in your browser settings. Doing so will sign you out, may stop your referral credit from applying, and will break the payment form. Help pages for the major browsers:
Changes
If we add new cookies or change why we use existing ones we'll update this page and the "last updated" date.