Cookie Policy

SecondRing Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how SecondRing (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and related online services.

By continuing to browse or use our site, you agree that we can store and access cookies as described in this policy. You can change your cookie settings at any time (see “Managing cookies” below).

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone or other internet-enabled device when you visit a website.

Each cookie is tied to your web browser and usually contains:

A random identifier or code
The website name
A few numbers or characters that help the site recognise your browser

Cookies created by our site can’t be read by other websites, and they don’t let us see what you do on the rest of the internet.

We do not store passwords, full payment card details or other highly sensitive information in cookies.

2. Types of cookies

Cookies can work in different ways:

Session cookies – temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. These help with things like keeping you logged in while you move between pages.
Persistent cookies – remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. These can remember your preferences for the next time you visit.
First-party cookies – set by our website (secondring.co.uk) directly.
Third-party cookies – set by other services whose content appears on our site (for example, analytics tools or embedded media).

3. What do cookies do?

Cookies are used by most websites to make them work better and to improve your experience. For example, they can:

Remember that you’ve logged into your account so you don’t have to re-enter details on every page
Remember your preferences (such as language or layout)
Help pages load faster and run more smoothly
Keep your session secure and verify that it’s really you making a request
Help us understand how people use our site so we can improve it

Without cookies, many basic features (like staying signed in or keeping items in a basket) simply wouldn’t work properly.

4. How SecondRing uses cookies

Depending on how you use our site, we may use cookies for:

Essential functionality – to allow you to log in, manage your account, use secure areas, and move around the site without having to log in again on every page.
Performance and analytics – to understand how visitors use our website, which pages are popular, how people find us, and where we can improve. Data used for this is aggregated and not used to personally identify you.
Preference and convenience – to remember choices you’ve made (such as accepting a banner, or preferred settings) so you don’t have to repeat them.
Security and fraud prevention – to help us detect misuse of our website and protect your account.

We may also use trusted third-party tools (for example, analytics providers) that place their own cookies to help us measure usage and performance. These third parties are not allowed to use cookie data for their own unrelated marketing on our behalf.

5. Cookies and your information

Cookie data is mainly technical and behavioural (how you use the site). Where cookie information can be linked to you as an individual (for example, when you’re logged into your SecondRing account), we treat it as personal data and handle it in line with our Privacy Policy.

We:

Do not sell information collected via cookies
Do not use cookies to store passwords or full credit/debit card details
Only share cookie-related data with third parties where necessary to provide our services, comply with the law, or protect our rights

6. Managing cookies

You’re in control of cookies.

You can:

Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies
Choose which cookies to accept via any cookie banner or preferences tool we provide
Clear cookies from your device at any time

Most browsers allow you to:

See what cookies are stored
Delete individual cookies or all cookies
Block cookies from specific sites
Block all cookies (though this may break some features)

If you choose to block or delete certain cookies, parts of our website or services may not work properly – for example, you might not be able to stay logged in or access your account.

For more details, check the help section of your browser or device.

7. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we introduce new services or if the law changes. The updated version will always be posted on our website with a “last updated” date.