Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Seller Bookkeeping UK may use cookies and similar technologies on sellerbookkeeping.uk, including essential cookies, analytics, preferences, embedded content and consent settings.
Last updated: 8 July 2026
This policy should be matched to the actual cookies used on your live website. After installing analytics, ads, forms, security tools or embedded widgets, update the cookie table below with the real cookie names and durations.
Contents
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies may include local storage, pixels, tags, scripts, device identifiers and other tools that store or access information on your device.
Cookies can help a website load securely, remember preferences, measure traffic, prevent spam, improve forms and understand how visitors use content such as ecommerce bookkeeping guides and calculator pages.
2. How Seller Bookkeeping UK uses cookies
Seller Bookkeeping UK may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, keep it secure, remember choices, measure page performance, improve calculators and understand which guides are useful to UK ecommerce sellers.
We may use cookies on pages covering Amazon FBA bookkeeping, Shopify accounting, VAT tools, Xero and QuickBooks workflows, ecommerce calculators and contact forms.
3. Types of cookies we may use
| Cookie type | Purpose | Consent position | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Security, page loading, form protection, consent storage, fraud prevention and basic website operation. | Usually no opt-in required where genuinely necessary. | Session to 12 months. |
| Analytics | Measuring traffic, popular pages, referral sources, user journeys and calculator usage trends. | Consent should be requested where required. | Often 14 to 26 months depending on settings. |
| Functional | Remembering preferences, form progress, display settings or calculator choices. | May need consent unless essential to a requested service. | Session to 12 months. |
| Marketing | Campaign measurement, remarketing, ad performance and referral tracking if used. | Consent required before setting non-essential marketing cookies. | Varies by provider. |
| Embedded content | Cookies from videos, maps, forms, social widgets or external tools embedded on a page. | Depends on provider and purpose; consent may be required. | Varies by provider. |
4. Example cookie table
Use this table as a starting point. Replace the examples with the real cookies from your live site after checking your browser developer tools, cookie banner plugin, analytics settings and WordPress plugins.
| Cookie / technology | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Seller Bookkeeping UK / consent plugin | Stores your cookie banner choice so we can remember your preference. | Strictly necessary | Up to 12 months |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | WordPress | Used for logged-in website users or administrators. | Strictly necessary | Session / limited duration |
| wp-settings-* | WordPress | Stores WordPress admin interface preferences for logged-in users. | Functional / necessary for logged-in users | Up to 12 months |
| _ga / _ga_* | Google Analytics, if enabled | Helps measure visits, page usage and traffic sources. | Analytics | Usually up to 2 years depending on settings |
| _gcl_* or advertising tags | Google Ads or similar, if enabled | Campaign measurement or advertising attribution. | Marketing | Varies |
| form security token | Form/security plugin | Helps prevent spam, bot submissions or abuse. | Strictly necessary / security | Session to limited duration |
5. Cookie consent and preferences
When you first visit sellerbookkeeping.uk, you may see a cookie banner or preference centre. Where required, this banner should let you accept, reject or customise non-essential cookies. Essential cookies may still run where they are necessary for the website or for a service you request.
Your cookie settings may be stored so we can remember your choice. You can update your preferences by using the cookie settings link in the website footer, clearing your browser cookies or changing your browser privacy settings.
Important setup note
Add a real “Cookie Settings” or “Manage Consent” link in your footer after installing your cookie consent plugin. This page should link to that preference centre.
6. Third-party cookies and services
Some cookies may be set by third-party services if they are enabled on the site. These may include analytics providers, embedded videos, maps, form tools, security services, email platforms, advertising platforms or ecommerce accounting software links.
Third-party providers are responsible for their own cookie and privacy practices. You should review their policies before enabling non-essential tracking or embedded content.
7. How to manage cookies
- Use the website cookie banner or preference centre where available.
- Clear cookies in your browser settings.
- Block third-party cookies through your browser privacy settings.
- Use privacy controls offered by analytics or advertising providers.
- Contact us if you cannot find the cookie settings link.
Please note that blocking some cookies may affect website functionality, form security, saved preferences or calculator behaviour.
8. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we add, remove or change cookies, analytics tools, advertising technologies, forms, embedded content, security tools or WordPress plugins. The updated date at the top of this page will show when the policy was last reviewed.
9. Contact us about cookies
For cookie questions, privacy requests or data protection complaints, contact privacy@sellerbookkeeping.uk. For general website enquiries, contact support@sellerbookkeeping.uk.
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