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Cookie Policy.

Last updated: 22nd August 2026

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1. Strictly necessary cookies and technologies

These are essential for the website to work, so they do not require consent.
  • Supabase authentication session – set by Real Bedford as a first-party cookie. It keeps you signed in to your account and includes the information needed to maintain and refresh your authenticated session.
  • Shopping basket – set by Real Bedford as a first-party technology. It remembers the items in your basket and is held in your browser’s local storage until it is cleared.
  • Checkout state – set by Real Bedford as a first-party technology. It carries your order through checkout and is held in session storage until you close the browser tab.
  • Stripe – set by Stripe when required for checkout and payment processing. It helps process payments securely and prevent fraud. Stripe retains its cookies in accordance with its own policy.
  • Cookie consent choice – set by Real Bedford as a first-party technology. It remembers your cookie preferences and is held in local storage for up to 12 months.

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2. Analytics

Off until you accept

Analytics cookies help us understand how the website is used so we can improve it. They remain off unless you accept Analytics cookies.

  • Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*) – provided by Google Analytics 4. These cookies help us measure how the website is used, including which pages are visited and how visitors move through the site. They may be retained for up to 24 months.
Google Analytics remains disabled until you accept Analytics cookies.
For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.

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3. Advertising

Off until you accept

Advertising technologies help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising and, where applicable, show more relevant advertisements. They remain off unless you accept Advertising cookies.

  • Meta Pixel (_fbp, _fbc) – provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. The Pixel records visits and actions taken on our website so we can measure the effectiveness of advertising shown on Facebook and Instagram, attribute conversions and create advertising audiences.
Information sent to Meta may include:
  • The pages you visit and actions you take on our website;
  • The date and time of your visit;
  • Your browser, device and operating-system information;
  • Your IP address;
  • The website or advertisement that referred you to us; and
  • Identifiers stored in Meta cookies.
The _fbp cookie identifies a browser for advertising measurement and analytics. The _fbc cookie may be created when someone reaches our website through a Meta advertisement containing a Meta click identifier. Meta states that these cookies generally remain for 90 days.

Meta may connect information received through the Pixel with information associated with a Facebook or Instagram account.

The Meta Pixel does not load unless you accept Advertising cookies or select Accept all. You can withdraw your consent at any time through the Cookie preferences link in the website footer.

For more information, see Meta’s Privacy Policy and Meta’s Cookies Policy.

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4. Diagnostics and session replay

Off until you accept

These technologies help us find and fix faults. Session replay remains off unless you accept this category.

  • Sentry Session Replay – provided by Sentry. It creates a masked reconstruction of your visit to help us diagnose technical problems. Text, form inputs and media are masked or blocked. Session replay information is retained by Sentry for a limited period.
Basic error logging, without session replay, operates as a strictly necessary function for the security, reliability and diagnosis of the website. It may process limited technical information, such as your IP address, browser, device information and details of an error. It is not used for advertising or behavioural profiling.

For more information, see Sentry’s Privacy Policy.

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5. Embedded media

Off until you accept or choose to load it

Some pages include embedded video. Third-party video providers are not contacted unless you accept this category or choose to load the video.

  • YouTube and Vimeo – provided by Google and Vimeo. These services play embedded videos and may set their own cookies when a video loads. Those cookies are retained in accordance with the relevant provider’s policy.
Embedded videos use a click-to-load system. The video provider is not contacted until you choose to play the video or accept Embedded media cookies.

For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy and Vimeo’s Privacy Policy.

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How to control cookies

You can control non-essential cookies and similar technologies through the website’s Cookie preferences link.

You can accept or reject each category independently and withdraw your consent at any time. Changing your preferences will apply to future activity, but it may not automatically delete cookies that have already been stored. You can delete existing cookies through your browser settings.

You can also use your browser settings to block cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website - including accounts, shopping baskets and checkout - from working correctly.