Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY

The Gallery Ipswich

Last Updated: October 2026

INTRODUCTION

At The Gallery Ipswich, we use cookies and similar technologies to ensure our website functions correctly, to improve your browsing experience and to help us understand how visitors use our website.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage your preferences.

Our website is www.gallerybar.co.uk.

By using our website, you may encounter cookies that are necessary for its operation. Other cookies will only be used where we have obtained your consent or where an applicable legal exemption allows their use.

This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further information about how we collect, process and protect personal information.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website.

They allow websites to recognise your device, remember certain preferences and collect information about how a website is used.

Cookies may be temporary, lasting only for the duration of your visit, or persistent, remaining on your device for a specified period.

We use cookies to help maintain a secure and functional website and, where permitted, to improve the experience for our visitors.

HOW WE USE COOKIES

The Gallery may use cookies for the following purposes:

Website Functionality: Ensuring the website operates correctly and securely.
Visitor Preferences: Remembering choices you make, including cookie preferences.
Website Analytics: Understanding visitor numbers, page views and how customers interact with our website.
Performance Improvements: Helping us identify technical issues and improve website navigation.
Marketing: Measuring the effectiveness of promotional activity where relevant and permitted.

We do not use cookies for the purpose of selling personal information to third parties.

NECESSARY COOKIES

Necessary cookies are required to ensure that our website operates securely and performs essential functions.

These cookies may be used without your consent where they meet the relevant legal requirements.

Where our website uses Squarespace, necessary cookies may include:

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This cookie helps protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF), a type of website security threat.

ss_marketingCookiesAllowed

This cookie records your preference regarding marketing cookies.

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This cookie records your preference regarding performance and analytics cookies.

These cookies help ensure that the website functions correctly and remembers the choices you have made.

ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE COOKIES

We may use analytics and performance cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website.

These cookies help us identify:

How many people visit our website
Which pages are most frequently viewed
How visitors navigate through the website
How visitors arrive at our website
How our website performs across different devices

Where Squarespace Analytics is enabled, cookies may include:

SS_CVR

Used to help identify unique visitors and understand visits across website sessions.

SS_CVT

Used to help track visitor sessions and website activity.

Analytics information helps us improve our website and make relevant information about The Gallery, our cocktails, events and services easier to find.

We will obtain consent for analytics cookies where required by law. Where a specific legal exemption applies, we will provide the information and opportunity to object required by that exemption.

MARKETING COOKIES

We may occasionally use marketing cookies or similar technologies to help us understand the effectiveness of our advertising and promotional activity.

These may relate to:

Cocktail promotions
Private hire and events
Cocktail masterclasses
Seasonal promotions
Website advertising campaigns

Marketing cookies may be provided by third-party platforms if those services are enabled on our website.

Where marketing cookies require consent, they will not be activated unless you have agreed to their use.

You can withdraw your consent at any time.

THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

Some services used on our website may be provided by external companies.

These may include:

Squarespace, our assumed website hosting and analytics provider
Social media platforms
External booking or payment services
Embedded website content, where used

These providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies, subject to their privacy and cookie policies.

We encourage you to review the policies of third-party services when using their websites.

For more information about Squarespace, please visit:

https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

MANAGING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

You have control over how non-essential cookies are used on your device.

Where our website provides a cookie preferences panel, you can choose whether to allow optional categories of cookies.

You may be given options to:

Accept optional cookies
Reject optional cookies
Manage your cookie preferences

You can also manage or delete cookies through your internet browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to block or remove cookies, although disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some websites.

For further information about managing cookies, please visit:

https://www.allaboutcookies.org

HOW LONG ARE COOKIES STORED?

Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose.

Session cookies are generally deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or are deleted manually.

The duration of individual cookies depends on the provider and website configuration.

We aim to ensure that cookies are used only for an appropriate period in relation to their purpose.

YOUR PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

Some cookies may collect or process information that can be considered personal data, such as IP addresses or online identifiers.

Where personal information is processed, we handle it in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

For further information about your rights, how we use personal information and how to contact us, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, the services we use or applicable legal requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page, along with the date of the most recent revision.

We recommend reviewing this policy periodically.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or how your information is handled, please contact us.

The Gallery Ipswich
4–6 Wherry Quay
Ipswich, Suffolk
IP4 1LG

Email: gallerybar@isaaclord.org
Telephone: 01473 284003
Website: www.gallerybar.co.uk