Cookie Policy

Effective Date: October 2026

Charity Name: The British Bee Charity (CIO)

Registered Charity Number: 1174123 (England & Wales)

This Cookie Policy explains how The British Bee Charity (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (https://britishbeecharity.com/).

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website. They help websites function efficiently, remember user accounts, process subscriptions, and maintain shopping cart items.

2. How We Use Cookies

Our website strictly uses Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies. We do not use non-essential tracking cookies, advertising pixels, or third-party analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics).

Because we only deploy cookies necessary for the operation of our online shop, subscriptions system, and secure checkout, a pop-up cookie consent banner is not legally required under UK PECR.

3. Essential Cookies We Set

The cookies set on our website perform necessary functionality for purchasing, recurring subscriptions, user authentication, and web security:

Cookie Name Provider Purpose Type / Expiry
woocommerce_cart_hash WooCommerce Remembers items placed in your shopping basket. Session
woocommerce_items_in_cart WooCommerce Tracks updates and changes to items in your basket. Session
wp_woocommerce_session_* WooCommerce Links cart, checkout, and active subscription details to your browser session. 2 Days
wordpress_logged_in_* WordPress Identifies logged-in account holders and subscription members. Session / 14 Days
__stripe_mid / __stripe_sid WooPayments / Stripe Risk detection, fraud prevention, and secure transaction handling during checkout and recurring renewals. 1 Year / 30 Minutes

4. Third-Party Services & Payments

When processing memberships, adoptions, physical orders, or donations, our payment platform (WooPayments powered by Stripe) sets strictly necessary security cookies. These cookies are exempt from consent requirements as they are strictly required to protect transactions and prevent fraudulent payments.

5. Managing and Disabling Cookies

You can disable or manage cookies using your web browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies will prevent the shopping cart, account login, and subscription checkout from functioning correctly.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding our Cookie Policy, please contact us: