Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1 March 2025
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners. Cookies cannot harm your device and do not contain personally identifiable information on their own.
2. How we use cookies
RubbishBids uses cookies and similar technologies (such as local storage and session storage) to operate the Platform, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use our site. We do not use cookies to serve advertising.
3. Types of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the Platform to function. They enable core features such as carrier authentication, session management, and security. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the Platform cannot function without them.
Examples: Supabase authentication tokens, session identifiers
Analytics cookies
We use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our Platform — which pages are visited most, how long users stay, and where they come from. This helps us improve the Platform. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymised.
Examples: Page view tracking, session duration, referral source
Functional cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices to provide a more personalised experience. For example, remembering form progress or display preferences.
Examples: Form state, UI preferences
4. Third-party cookies
Some third-party services we use may set their own cookies:
- Stripe: Used for payment processing. Stripe may set cookies to prevent fraud and ensure secure transactions. See Stripe's cookie policy at stripe.com/cookies-policy.
- Supabase: Our database and authentication provider may use cookies for session management.
We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or other advertising-related tracking technologies.
5. Managing cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Check your browser's help documentation for instructions.
- Opt-out tools: You can opt out of analytics tracking where applicable.
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent the Platform from functioning correctly. Disabling other cookies may affect your experience but will not prevent you from using the Platform.
6. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology or regulation. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised date.
7. Contact us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at hello@rubbishbids.co.uk.