Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 29 October 2026
Website: The Poppy & Elderflower Magazine
Publisher: MysticMoments Soap Ireland
Operator: Eamonn A. Lalor
Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how The Poppy & Elderflower Magazine (“we”, “our”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
Cookies help us provide a better browsing experience, improve website functionality, understand how visitors use our website, and support certain features such as subscriber access, account management, analytics, and content personalisation.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website.
Cookies allow websites to:
- Remember user preferences.
- Maintain login sessions.
- Improve website performance.
- Provide security features.
- Understand visitor behaviour.
- Support advertising and analytics functions.
Cookies do not generally give us direct access to your computer or personal files.
Why We Use Cookies
The Poppy & Elderflower Magazine may use cookies to:
- Ensure the website functions properly.
- Remember your preferences.
- Improve website performance.
- Maintain account login sessions.
- Support membership and subscription services.
- Analyse website traffic and visitor behaviour.
- Improve user experience.
- Protect website security.
- Prevent fraud and abuse.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly.
They may be used for:
- Security
- User authentication
- Login sessions
- Membership access
- Subscriber account management
- Website functionality
Without these cookies, certain features of the website may not operate correctly.
Examples include:
- Login cookies
- Session cookies
- Security cookies
- Subscription access cookies
Preferences Cookies
These cookies help remember choices and preferences you make while using the website.
Examples may include:
- Language preferences
- Cookie consent settings
- Display preferences
- User interface settings
These cookies help provide a more personalised experience.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website.
Information collected may include:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Popular content
- Website performance
- General visitor behaviour
This information is generally aggregated and helps us improve the website and our content.
Analytics data is typically used for statistical purposes only.
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help us monitor:
- Website speed
- Error reporting
- Technical performance
- Service reliability
These cookies help us identify and resolve technical issues.
Membership & Subscription Cookies
As The Poppy & Elderflower Magazine offers subscriber content and membership services, certain cookies may be used to:
- Maintain subscriber login sessions.
- Remember account information.
- Verify membership status.
- Provide access to premium content.
- Secure account access.
These cookies are required for the operation of subscriber services.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help support features such as:
- Comment systems
- Forms
- Newsletter sign-ups
- User account preferences
- Resource downloads
These cookies improve functionality and convenience.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be placed by trusted third-party providers whose services may be used on our website.
Examples may include:
- Website analytics providers
- Embedded media providers
- Social media platforms
- Newsletter providers
- Advertising services
- Payment processors
- Membership and subscription systems
We do not directly control third-party cookies and encourage users to review the privacy and cookie policies of relevant providers.
Social Media & Embedded Content
Articles and pages may occasionally include embedded content from external platforms such as:
- YouTube
- Spotify
- Podcast platforms
- Social media services
- External publications
Embedded services may place their own cookies according to their own policies.
Advertising Cookies
If advertising services are used on the website, cookies may be utilised to:
- Measure advertising performance.
- Prevent repetitive advertisements.
- Understand campaign effectiveness.
- Improve advertising relevance.
Any advertising activity will remain subject to our Advertising Policy, Ethics Statement, and Privacy Policy.
Affiliate Links
The Poppy & Elderflower Magazine may use affiliate links.
Affiliate partners may use cookies for the purpose of:
- Tracking referrals
- Recording purchases
- Calculating commissions
These cookies help ensure affiliate partners can properly recognise referral activity.
Further information can be found in our Affiliate Disclosure Policy.
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to:
- View cookies.
- Delete cookies.
- Block cookies.
- Restrict cookies.
- Configure cookie preferences.
You can normally manage cookies through your browser settings.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality and prevent some features from working correctly.
Cookie Consent
When required by applicable law, visitors may be presented with a cookie consent banner upon visiting our website.
This allows visitors to:
- Accept cookies.
- Reject non-essential cookies.
- Adjust cookie preferences.
Your choices can usually be changed at any time through available website settings.
Data Protection
Where cookies collect personal data, such processing is carried out in accordance with:
- Our Privacy Policy
- Applicable data protection laws
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Other relevant legal requirements
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information collected through our website.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:
- Changes in technology
- Changes in legal requirements
- New website functionality
- Changes in our services
- Operational improvements
The latest version will always be available on this page.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us via our Contact Us page.
Alternatively, you may contact:
Email: privacy@thepoppyandelderflower.com