COOKIE POLICY

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website owners useful information.

Kiwi Competitions uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly — login sessions, shopping cart, checkout process, and security features. These cannot be disabled.
• Functional cookies: Remember your preferences such as language, currency, and previously viewed competitions to enhance your experience.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website — which pages are popular, how long people stay, and where they come from. This data is anonymised and used to improve our service.
• Marketing cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. These are only set with your consent.

• wordpress_sec / wordpress_logged_in — Manages your login session
• woocommerce_cart_hash / woocommerce_items_in_cart — Stores your shopping cart contents
• wp_woocommerce_session — Links your cart and account data during a session
• PHPSESSID — General server session identifier

• _ga / _ga_* — Google Analytics — tracks unique visitors and page views (anonymised)
• _gid — Google Analytics — identifies users for 24 hours
• _gat — Google Analytics — throttles request rate

• _fbp — Facebook Pixel — tracks visits for ad targeting (with consent)
• fr — Facebook — used for advertising measurement

• __stripe_mid / __stripe_sid — Stripe — fraud prevention and secure payment processing

Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. The third parties include:

• Google Analytics — Website usage analytics
• Stripe — Secure payment processing
• Facebook / Meta — Advertising and conversion tracking

Please refer to these companies’ own privacy and cookie policies for more information on how they handle your data.

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies through their settings menu. Note that disabling essential cookies may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.
• Cookie consent: When you first visit our website, you will be shown a cookie banner where you can accept or reject non-essential cookies.
• Opt out of analytics: You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.