Cookie Policy

Last updated: 28 June 2026

What Are Cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains how Holistic Hounds ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on www.holistichounds.net.

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, remember your preferences and provide information about how visitors use the site.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Ensure our website functions properly.

  • Keep your shopping basket and customer account working correctly.

  • Remember your preferences and settings.

  • Improve the performance and usability of our website.

  • Analyse how visitors use our website.

  • Measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

  • Help us improve our products and services.

  • Deliver more relevant advertising where you have given your consent.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and cannot be switched off. They enable core functionality such as:

  • Secure login

  • Shopping basket functionality

  • Customer account management

  • Checkout process

  • Website security

  • Fraud prevention

Without these cookies, parts of the website may not function correctly.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it.

For example, they tell us:

  • Which pages are visited most often.

  • How visitors navigate through the website.

  • Whether visitors encounter any errors.

  • How the website performs.

We use Google Analytics to collect this information. The data collected is used to analyse website traffic and improve the user experience. Where possible, this information is collected in an aggregated or anonymised form.

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make, such as:

  • Account preferences

  • Cookie preferences

  • Language settings (where applicable)

  • Other website preferences

These cookies help provide a more personalised experience.

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

With your consent, we use advertising cookies to help us promote our products and understand the effectiveness of our marketing.

These cookies may be used to:

  • Measure conversions from Google Ads campaigns.

  • Show relevant adverts to users who have previously visited our website (remarketing).

  • Limit how often you see the same advert.

  • Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

  • Better understand customer interests.

We use Google Ads, which may place cookies on your device to support these functions. Google may use this information in accordance with its own Privacy Policy.

Advertising cookies will only be placed after you have given your consent through our cookie banner.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by trusted third parties that provide services on our behalf. These include:

  • Squarespace (website platform)

  • Google Analytics

  • Google Ads

  • Square (payment processing during checkout)

These providers operate under their own privacy and cookie policies.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be asked to choose which optional cookies you wish to accept.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using our cookie preferences tool (where available).

You can also control or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

For more information about managing cookies, please refer to your browser's help documentation.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology or legal obligations.

Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

Last updated: 28 June 2026

Contact Us

Holistic Hounds

Website: www.holistichounds.net

Email: info@holistichounds.net

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us using the details above.