Cookie Policy.
Effective date: 2 January 2026. Last updated: 2 January 2026.
1. Introduction
1.1This Cookie Policy explains how Melonade Management ("Melonade", "we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1.2This policy is provided in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 ("PECR") and the UK GDPR, which govern how websites may store and access information on your device.
2. What cookies and similar technologies are
2.1Cookies are text files that a website places on your device when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work, to keep them secure and to remember your choices and, in some cases, to measure how websites are used or to deliver advertising.
2.2Similar technologies include local storage, pixels and scripts that store information on your device or access information already stored on it. In this policy, we refer to cookies and similar technologies together as "cookies".
2.3Cookies set by the website you are visiting are known as first-party cookies. Cookies set by other organisations are known as third-party cookies. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
3. Categories of cookies
3.1Cookies are commonly grouped into the following categories.
(a)Strictly necessary cookies, which are essential for a website to work, for example to keep it secure or to provide a function you have requested.
(b)Functional cookies, which remember your choices in order to provide enhanced features.
(c)Analytics cookies, which collect information about how visitors use a website.
(d)Advertising cookies, which are used to deliver advertising and to measure its effectiveness.
3.2Under PECR, strictly necessary cookies may be used without your consent. All other cookies require your consent before they are placed on your device.
4. Cookies we use
4.1We use only strictly necessary cookies. We do not use functional, analytics or advertising cookies, and we do not allow other organisations to place such cookies through our website.
4.2Our website is hosted on WordPress.com, which is operated by Automattic. Where our hosting platform needs to place a cookie to deliver the website securely, for example to protect it against malicious traffic or to keep an administrator signed in while managing the website, that cookie is strictly necessary and does not require consent.
4.3The table below summarises our use of each category of cookie.
| Category | Used on our website | Consent required |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Yes, only where our hosting platform needs them to deliver the website securely | No |
| Functional | No | Yes |
| Analytics | No | Yes |
| Advertising | No | Yes |
5. Other websites and content
5.1Our website contains links to other websites, such as Instagram. If you follow these links, the other website may place its own cookies, which are governed by that website's cookie policy.
5.2We do not embed content from other organisations, such as videos, maps or social media feeds, and our fonts and images are served by our website and its hosting provider rather than by separate font or image services.
6. Changes to our use of cookies
6.1If we decide to use any cookies that are not strictly necessary, such as analytics cookies, we will update this policy before doing so and will ask for your consent through a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject those cookies and to change your choice at any time.
7. How to manage cookies
7.1Most browsers allow you to view, block and delete cookies through their settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how some websites work. Because we use only strictly necessary cookies, blocking cookies is unlikely to affect your ability to browse our website.
7.2You can manage cookies in the most widely used browsers as follows.
(a)Google Chrome: open Settings, select Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies or Site settings.
(b)Apple Safari on Mac: open Safari, select Settings, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data.
(c)Safari on iPhone and iPad: open the Settings app, select Apps, then Safari, then Advanced, then Website Data.
(d)Mozilla Firefox: open Settings, select Privacy and Security, then Cookies and Site Data.
(e)Microsoft Edge: open Settings, select Cookies and site permissions, then Manage and delete cookies and site data.
7.3Further information about cookies and how to control them is available from the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
8. Contact us
8.1If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at hello@melonademanagement.com.