Cookie Policy for Soma: Wellness & Meditation

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website or use an app. They help us recognise your device, remember preferences, and improve performance. Cookies can be:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: Stored on your device for a defined period.
• First-party cookies: Set by Soma.
• Third-party cookies: Set by external providers like Google or Facebook.

2. What Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies:

a) Essential Cookies. These are required for our Services to function properly (e.g., keeping you logged in, navigating between pages, recording your cookie choice). This includes Stripe cookies used to process payments securely. Essential cookies are strictly necessary and do not require your consent.

b) Performance & Analytics Cookies. We use Google Analytics to understand how users interact with our Services. These cookies collect data such as pages visited, session duration, and device and browser type. You can opt out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

c) Functionality Cookies. These remember your settings and preferences, like language, region, or whether you've dismissed our cookie banner.

d) Marketing & Social Media Cookies. With your consent we may use Google AdSense and the Meta Pixel (Facebook) for advertising and conversion tracking. These cookies may track your behaviour across websites, and are only loaded once you opt in.

3. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

Under the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we must obtain your consent for all non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing), and allow you to change your consent or withdraw at any time.

4. How to Control Cookies

You can manage cookies through your browser or device settings. Most browsers let you see what cookies are set, delete cookies individually or all at once, and block or allow cookies by type or website.

To find out more: All About Cookies and Your Online Choices.

Please note: Disabling some cookies may affect functionality.

5. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be asked whether you accept the use of cookies. Until you choose, no non-essential cookies are set: analytics runs without storing cookies, and marketing tools such as Google AdSense and the Meta Pixel are not loaded at all. You can accept all, reject non-essential cookies, or choose analytics and marketing separately.

We record your choice in a strictly necessary first-party cookie named soma_consent, which lasts six months. It stores only your preference, no personal data. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of every page.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes to cookies used or to comply with legal requirements. The updated version will be posted on our website with the revised effective date.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact Soma Meditation Ltd by email at sam@soma-meditation.com.

Business Address: Hares Farm, Hares Lane, Hampshire RG27 8UL, United Kingdom.