Last Updated: January 2026
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
2. How We Use Cookies
At chomchom.co.uk, we use cookies to improve your experience on our website, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with our content.
As we are an Amazon Affiliate site, some cookies are also used to ensure that the affiliate links function correctly so we can receive a commission if you make a purchase on Amazon.
3. The Types of Cookies We Use
a. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features. Without these, the website cannot function properly.
b. Analytical/Performance Cookies
These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works (e.g., by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily). We typically use Google Analytics for this.
c. Functionality Cookies
These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences.
d. Affiliate & Tracking Cookies (Third-Party)
Since we participate in the Amazon Associates Program, Amazon sets cookies to track your journey from our site to theirs.
- These cookies identify that you came from
chomchom.co.uk. - They usually remain active for 24 hours (or longer if you add a product to your cart).
- They do not store personal identifiable information (PII) like your name or address.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
- Amazon: Amazon Privacy Notice
- Google: Google Privacy & Terms
5. How to Manage Cookies
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
- For UK users: You can also manage your preferences via the cookie banner that appears when you first visit our site.
6. More Information
If you are looking for more information on how we process your personal data, please see our [Privacy Policy].
For any further questions regarding our use of cookies, please contact us at:
📧 [email protected]