Cookie Policy

Effective Date: 6 July 2026

Last Updated: 6 July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Family Tree Books Ltd ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on https://www.familytreebooks.co.uk.

Our website is built and hosted using Squarespace Commerce.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.

They help websites to function correctly, remember your preferences, improve security, analyse website performance and support online shopping.

Some cookies are essential for the operation of our website, while others are only used with your consent.

How we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Keep the website secure.

  • Remember your cookie preferences.

  • Enable shopping basket and checkout functionality.

  • Process online orders.

  • Measure website traffic.

  • Improve the performance and usability of our website.

  • Support selected third-party services.

Cookie Categories

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of the website and cannot be switched off.

They are used to:

  • Remember your cookie consent choices.

  • Enable secure browsing.

  • Maintain shopping basket contents.

  • Process checkout securely.

  • Prevent fraudulent activity.

  • Support core Squarespace functionality.

Because these cookies are necessary for the website to function, they do not require your consent.

2. Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website.

This information helps us improve our products, website content and customer experience.

Analytics cookies may collect:

  • Pages viewed

  • Time spent on pages

  • Device type

  • Browser type

  • General location (city/country)

  • Traffic source

  • Website interactions

Analytics cookies are only placed after you have given your consent through our cookie banner.

3. Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow enhanced features and improve your browsing experience.

These cookies may remember:

  • Website preferences

  • User settings

  • Embedded content functionality

Without these cookies, certain optional website features may not function correctly.

4. Payment Cookies

When you make a purchase, our payment providers may set cookies necessary to complete your transaction securely.

These providers include:

  • Squarespace Payments

  • PayPal

These cookies help to:

  • Authenticate payment requests.

  • Prevent fraud.

  • Complete secure payment processing.

Family Tree Books does not store your full payment card details.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some services integrated into our website may place their own cookies.

These include:

Squarespace

Our website platform and ecommerce provider.

Squarespace sets a number of cookies necessary for website operation, security and ecommerce functionality.

Google Analytics

Used to understand website performance and visitor behaviour.

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager helps manage website tags and analytics scripts. It does not normally set cookies itself but may deploy tags that do.

PayPal

Used when customers choose PayPal during checkout.

Elfsight

We use Elfsight to display interactive flipbook content. Depending on how visitors interact with this content, Elfsight or its supporting services may place functional cookies.

Squarespace Reviews

Where product reviews are displayed or submitted, Squarespace may use cookies to support review functionality.

These third-party providers have their own privacy and cookie policies governing how they process personal information.

Managing Your Cookies

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with our cookie banner.

You can:

  • Accept all cookies.

  • Reject non-essential cookies.

  • Choose your cookie preferences.

You can also manage cookies through your web browser settings.

Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect important website functions, including your shopping basket and checkout.

Changes to this Cookie Policy

Squarespace and our third-party providers may occasionally update the cookies used by our website.

We may therefore update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation or our services.

The latest version will always be published on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:

Family Tree Books Ltd

Email: hello@familytreebooks.co.uk