Cookie Policy

Last updated: 5 December 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies can be "persistent" (remain on your device until deleted or expired) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser).

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

2.2 Analytics Cookies (Optional)

We use Firebase Analytics (Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies help us:

  • Understand which pages are most popular
  • Track how users navigate through our website
  • Identify technical issues and improve website performance
  • Measure the effectiveness of our content

These analytics cookies are only used if you consent to them. You can accept or reject these cookies using our cookie banner. If you reject cookies, we will not use analytics tracking.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Firebase Analytics Cookies

If you accept cookies, we use the following analytics cookies:

  • _ga: Used to distinguish users. Expires after 2 years.
  • _ga_*: Used to persist session state. Expires after 2 years.
  • _gid: Used to distinguish users. Expires after 24 hours.

These cookies are set by Google Analytics (via Firebase) and are subject to Google's privacy policy.

4. Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to:

  • Accept All: Consent to all cookies, including analytics cookies
  • Reject All: Decline analytics cookies (essential cookies may still be used)

Your preference is stored in your browser's local storage. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and cookies, then revisiting our website.

If you reject cookies: We will not initialize analytics tracking, and no analytics cookies will be set on your device. Your browsing behavior will not be tracked or analyzed.

5. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly.

Here are links to help you manage cookies in popular browsers:

6. Third-Party Cookies

Our analytics cookies are provided by Google (via Firebase Analytics). These third-party cookies are subject to Google's privacy policy. We do not control these cookies, and you should review Google's privacy policy for more information.

Google Privacy Policy

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us or review our Privacy Policy.

Indica Cafe
Email: john@indicacafe.co.uk
Website: www.indicacafe.co.uk