Last updated: 15 July 2026
What this is
This Cookie Policy explains how BESPIQUE LIMITED ("Bespique", "we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on bespique.com (the "Platform"). It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
We use cookies to make the Platform work and, with your consent, to understand how it's used. You can change your preferences at any time. See "Your choices" below.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies let the site remember things, like that you're logged in, what's in your basket, or what language you prefer. We also use similar technologies (local storage, session storage, pixels, and tags) for the same purposes; in this Policy, "cookies" includes all of them.
Cookies can be:
- First-party: set by us (bespique.com)
- Third-party: set by other companies whose tools we use (e.g. Stripe for payments, Cloudflare for security)
- Session: deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent: stay on your device for a defined period
How we use cookies
We group cookies into four categories:
1. Strictly necessary
These cookies are essential to operate the Platform: they let you log in, place an Order, pay securely, and prevent fraud. Without them, the Platform won't work properly. They do not require your consent under UK law (PECR regulation 6(4)).
2. Functional
These remember things you've asked the Platform to remember. Today that means your basket, wishlist, and recent searches, which are stored in your browser's local storage. Because they exist solely to provide a service you have expressly asked for (keeping your basket between visits, remembering your saved items), we treat them as strictly necessary under PECR regulation 6(4) and they do not have a separate consent toggle. We do not currently set any optional functional cookies (there is no language cookie, for example). If we ever add functional cookies that go beyond what you have asked for, we will ask for your consent first.
3. Analytics
These help us understand how the Platform is used (which pages are popular, where people drop off in checkout, what devices they use). The data is aggregated and used to improve the Platform. Our analytics is cookieless (nothing is stored on your device), but the measurement script only runs with your consent.
4. Marketing
These would be used to deliver advertising relevant to you and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing. We do not currently use any marketing cookies. If we introduce them, we will only set them with your consent.
Cookies we currently use
| Provider | Category | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bespique | Strictly necessary | Authentication: keeps you signed in and protects login forms | Session, up to 30 days |
| Bespique | Strictly necessary | Stores your cookie preferences | 12 months |
| Cloudflare | Strictly necessary | Bot management, security challenges, and DDoS protection | Session to 30 days |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Strictly necessary | CAPTCHA challenge to prevent account and form abuse | Session |
| Stripe | Strictly necessary | Payment processing and fraud prevention | Session to 1 year |
| Bespique | Functional (necessary) | Basket, wishlist, and recent searches, stored in your browser's local storage so the shop works as you expect | Until you clear your browser storage or remove the items |
| Bespique (via Vercel) | Analytics (consent) | Aggregate page views, device type, approximate country-level traffic, used to improve the Platform. Cookieless: no cookie or local storage is set; the measurement script only loads with your consent | No cookie set |
This list reflects cookies and similar technologies set at the time of writing. We may add or remove items as we evolve the Platform. If we add anything in a new category (e.g. marketing pixels for an advertising campaign), we will request your consent before it is set.
Analytics: only with your consent
We use a privacy-respecting analytics tool to understand aggregate Platform usage: total page views, broad device categories, and approximate country-level traffic. The data is anonymised; it is not linked to your account, does not identify you individually, and is not used for cross-site tracking or advertising. Analytics is only enabled with your consent, which you give via the cookie banner and can withdraw at any time via the cookie preferences.
Your choices
Browser controls
You can block or delete cookies via your browser settings. Each browser is different. See:
Blocking strictly-necessary cookies will break some Platform functions (e.g. you won't be able to stay logged in or check out).
Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control
We do not currently respond to "Do Not Track" or Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signals. Use the cookie banner and the cookie preferences to control non-essential cookies; non-essential categories are off by default until you opt in.
Third-party cookies and international transfers
Some of the cookies above are set by service providers (Cloudflare, Stripe, Vercel) which are located in or transfer data to countries outside the UK, including the United States. These transfers rely on the safeguards described in section 8 of our Privacy Policy (UK adequacy decisions, IDTA, SCCs + UK Addendum, or other Article 46 safeguards).
You can review the third-party providers' own cookie / privacy notices:
- Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/cookie-policy/
- Stripe: https://stripe.com/cookies-policy/legal
- Vercel: https://vercel.com/legal/cookie-policy
Legal basis
We use cookies under the following legal bases:
- Strictly necessary cookies: PECR regulation 6(4), no consent required.
- Functional, analytics, and marketing cookies: PECR regulation 6(1), your consent, as collected via the cookie banner.
- Where personal data processed via cookies falls within UK GDPR, the corresponding lawful basis is set out in section 5 of the Privacy Policy.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we add, remove, or change cookies, or when the law changes. The current version is shown at the top of this document. Material changes will be notified via a Platform notice.
Contact us
- Privacy queries: privacy@bespique.com
- General support: support@bespique.com
- Postal: BESPIQUE LIMITED, Platned Ltd, Europa House Gerrards Cross, Marsham Way, Gerrards Cross, United Kingdom, SL9 8BQ
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk or 0303 123 1113.