Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 22 September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how The Whisky Room Limited uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit and use our website.

Cookies help us operate our website, provide ecommerce functionality, remember preferences, understand how visitors use our website and, where applicable, measure the performance of our advertising.

By continuing to use our website, cookies may be placed on your device where they are necessary for the operation of the website or where you have provided the required consent.

1. About Us

This website is operated by:

The Whisky Room Limited
Registered Office: 82 Shore Street, Gourock, PA19 1RD, United Kingdom
Company Registration Number: SC694264
Email: sales@thewhiskyroomlimited.co.uk
Telephone: [INSERT ACTUAL UK TELEPHONE NUMBER]

For questions about our use of cookies or personal information, please contact us using the details above.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other internet-connected device.

Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit.

Some cookies are placed directly by our website, while others may be placed by third-party services that operate on our website.

3. Why We Use Cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

• Operating our website
• Maintaining shopping-cart functionality
• Processing ecommerce transactions
• Keeping customers signed in
• Protecting website security
• Remembering customer preferences
• Improving website performance
• Understanding website usage
• Measuring advertising performance
• Supporting marketing activities where permitted
• Detecting fraudulent or unusual activity

Different cookies have different purposes and retention periods.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for important website functions.

They may be used to:

• Keep products in your shopping cart
• Maintain checkout functionality
• Process orders
• Maintain account sessions
• Provide security features
• Remember essential website settings

Because these cookies are necessary for the operation of the website, they may not be disabled through our cookie-consent system.

5. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices and preferences made by visitors.

For example, they may help us remember:

• Language preferences
• Website preferences
• Certain checkout preferences
• Previously selected website settings

Where required by applicable law, these cookies will only be used after the appropriate consent has been provided.

6. Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

They may collect information such as:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Browser type
• Device type
• Approximate geographic location
• Referral source
• Website interactions
• General website usage patterns

Analytics information helps us understand website performance and improve the customer experience.

Where required, analytics cookies will only be activated after the required consent has been obtained.

7. Advertising and Marketing Cookies

Where applicable, advertising cookies and similar technologies may be used to:

• Measure advertising performance
• Measure conversions
• Understand how visitors interact with advertisements
• Support remarketing
• Deliver relevant advertising
• Limit repeated advertisements
• Understand the effectiveness of marketing campaigns

Advertising technologies may be provided by third-party advertising platforms.

Where required by applicable law, these technologies will only be activated after the appropriate consent has been provided.

8. Ecommerce Cookies

Because our website operates as an online store, certain cookies may be necessary for ecommerce functionality.

These may allow the website to:

• Remember items added to the shopping cart
• Maintain checkout sessions
• Process orders
• Remember relevant checkout information
• Maintain secure customer sessions
• Support payment and order processing

Disabling necessary ecommerce cookies may prevent some parts of the website or checkout from working correctly.

9. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies may be placed by third-party service providers used by our website.

Depending on the services actually installed on our website, these providers may include:

• Payment service providers
• Analytics providers
• Advertising platforms
• Website security providers
• Ecommerce service providers
• Social-media services
• Customer-support services

Third-party providers may process information collected through their technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of relevant third-party providers.

10. Cookie Consent

Where applicable, visitors can manage non-essential cookies through the cookie-consent mechanism displayed on our website.

You may be able to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Select specific cookie categories
• Change your preferences later

Your consent choices may be stored so that we can remember your preferences.

11. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

You can also manage or delete cookies through your web browser.

Most browsers allow you to:

• View stored cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Block cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Receive warnings before cookies are stored

Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website, particularly shopping-cart and checkout features.

For instructions, please consult the help section of your browser.

12. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be either:

Session Cookies

These cookies are temporary and are normally deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent Cookies

These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

The retention period varies depending on the purpose of the cookie and the service that places it.

13. Personal Information and Cookies

Some cookies or similar technologies may collect information that can be associated with an individual.

Where cookie-related information constitutes personal information, we process it in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection requirements.

Our Privacy Policy explains more about how we collect, use, store and protect personal information.

14. Changes to Cookie Preferences

If you change your cookie preferences, previously stored non-essential cookies may remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.

Where applicable, you can clear cookies through your browser settings.

You may also be able to reopen our cookie-preference tool to update your choices.

15. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes to our website
• Changes to the cookies we use
• Changes to third-party services
• Changes to technology
• Changes to applicable legal requirements

The latest version will be published on this page with the relevant update date.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact:

The Whisky Room Limited
Registered Office: 82 Shore Street, Gourock, PA19 1RD, United Kingdom
Company Registration Number: SC694264
Email: sales@thewhiskyroomlimited.co.uk
Telephone: [INSERT ACTUAL UK TELEPHONE NUMBER]

17. Related Policies

For more information, please see:

• Privacy Policy
• Terms & Conditions
• Shipping & Delivery Policy
• Returns & Refunds Policy
• Payment Policy
• Age Verification Policy
• Responsible Drinking Policy

The Whisky Room Limited aims to use cookies responsibly and provide visitors with clear information about how cookies and similar technologies are used on our website.