About cookies
Cookies Notice
This notice explains how Bustea uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, in line with the UK’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR.
Last updated: 29 July 2026
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site work properly, keep it secure, and remember your preferences. Similar technologies such as local storage work in a comparable way.
2. How we use cookies
We keep our use of cookies to a minimum. We use essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to function — for example, to keep you signed in, to secure your session and to process payments. These do not require consent.
Any non-essential cookies (such as functional cookies that support added features) are only used with your consent, which you give through our cookie banner. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
3. Cookies we use
| Cookie | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session & authentication | Keeps you signed in securely and protects against fraud during checkout and workshop access. | Essential | Session / up to 30 days |
| Cookie preferences | Remembers your cookie choices so we do not ask you on every visit. | Essential | Up to 12 months |
| Payment (Stripe) | Set by our payment provider to process payments securely and prevent fraud. | Essential | Session / as set by Stripe |
| Support assistant | Supports the on-site help assistant so it can function correctly. | Functional | Session |
4. Managing your cookies
When you first visit our site you can choose to accept all cookies or accept only essential ones using our cookie banner. You can change your mind at any time by clearing your cookies in your browser, which will prompt the banner to appear again on your next visit.
Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the site, such as checkout or signing in, from working correctly.
5. More information
For details of how we handle your personal data more generally, please see our Privacy Policy. To learn more about cookies in general, visit the ICO’s guidance on cookies.
See also our Privacy Policy and Terms of Sale.