Onwa Cookie Policy

Effective date: 30 July 2026
Version: 1.0

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1. About this Cookie Policy

Onwa respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how information is collected and used when you visit our website.

This Cookie Policy explains:

• what cookies and similar technologies are;

• why they may be used on the Onwa website;

• the different types of cookies;

• which organisations may provide them;

• how long cookies may remain on your device;

• how you can manage your preferences; and

• how to contact Onwa with questions about cookies.

This Policy applies to the Onwa website at:

https://www.onwa.co.uk

It should be read alongside our Privacy Notice, which explains how Onwa collects, uses and protects personal information.

2. Who is responsible for this website?

Onwa is operated by David Harper, trading as Onwa.

Onwa is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

Business operator: David Harper
Trading name: Onwa
General enquiries: hello@onwa.co.uk
Privacy enquiries: Privacy@onwa.co.uk

References to "Onwa", "we", "us" or "our" mean David Harper trading as Onwa.

3. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites may place on your computer, tablet, smartphone or other device when you visit them.

They can help a website remember information about your visit, recognise your browser, maintain security and provide certain functions.

Some cookies are temporary and disappear when you close your browser. Others remain for a specified period or until you delete them.

Websites may also use similar technologies, including local browser storage, tracking pixels or other tools that store or access information on your device.

For simplicity, this Policy refers to these technologies collectively as "cookies" where appropriate.

4. Why does Onwa use cookies?

The Onwa website currently operates using Wix, which provides website hosting, security and supporting website functionality.

Cookies may be used to:

• ensure that the website functions correctly;

• protect the website against fraud, misuse and security threats;

• maintain technical sessions;

• remember relevant website settings or preferences;

• understand how the website performs;

• identify and resolve technical problems;

• support website forms or other requested functionality; and

• measure and improve the visitor experience where permitted.

Onwa aims to use cookies in a proportionate manner and to avoid unnecessary collection of personal information.

We do not regard simply visiting the Onwa website as permission to use non-essential advertising or tracking technologies.

5. Types of cookies

Different cookies perform different functions.

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the website to operate securely or to provide a service you have requested.

They may support:

• website security;

• fraud prevention;

• essential sessions;

• protection against unauthorised requests;

• reliable page loading; and

• remembering your cookie choices.

Where these cookies are strictly necessary under applicable law, they do not require your prior consent.

Disabling them through your browser may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

Functional and preference cookies

These cookies may remember choices you make about how the website appears or functions.

For example, they may help retain language, display or other preferences.

Some preference cookies may qualify for a legal exception where the relevant requirements are met, including providing clear information and a simple, free means of objecting.

Where no applicable exception applies, Onwa will request consent before using them.

Analytics and performance cookies

These cookies may help us understand how visitors use the website.

For example, they may provide information about:

• the number of visits;

• which pages are most frequently viewed;

• how visitors navigate between pages;

• technical errors;

• website loading speeds; and

• general device or browser characteristics.

Certain limited statistical uses may be permitted without prior consent where the applicable legal requirements are met, including using the information solely to produce statistics for improving the website and providing a simple, free means of objecting.

Other analytics or tracking activities require consent.

Onwa will not treat all analytics technologies as automatically exempt from consent requirements.

Marketing and advertising cookies

Marketing cookies may be used by organisations to understand advertising performance, recognise visitors or support personalised advertising.

Where Onwa uses cookies for advertising, behavioural tracking or similar non-essential purposes, we will obtain the required consent before enabling them.

Visitors should be able to refuse such cookies without losing access to the basic Onwa website.

6. First-party and third-party cookies

Cookies may be placed by Onwa's website infrastructure or by third-party organisations whose technology is used on the website.

First-party cookies are associated with the website you are visiting.

Third-party cookies may be associated with an external provider offering services such as analytics, payments, embedded content or other functionality.

The organisations involved may process information under their own privacy arrangements.

Onwa is responsible for assessing the cookies and technologies used through its website and ensuring that appropriate information and choices are provided.

7. Cookies associated with Wix

Wix provides the underlying hosting and website infrastructure for Onwa's current website.

According to Wix's published documentation, cookies that may be used on Wix websites include:

CookiePurposePublished duration

XSRF-TOKENProtection against fraudulent requestsSession

hsWebsite securitySession

svSessionSecurity, stability and core functionality12 months

SSR-cachingSupporting website rendering and performance24 hours

TS*Attack detection and securitySession

bSessionMonitoring system effectiveness24 hours

fedops.logger.sessionIdDiagnosing session errors and resilience issues12 months

These are examples from Wix's standard cookie documentation, not a confirmed inventory of every cookie currently installed on Onwa.

The cookies actually used may vary according to the website's configuration, installed features and third-party integrations.

Some website functions may also use browser storage or similar technologies rather than traditional cookies.

Onwa will review its website configuration and update this Policy where additional disclosures are necessary.

8. Forms, payments and external services

Some Onwa activities involve services provided by external organisations.

These may include:

• Wix website and hosting services;

• Fillout registration or participation forms;

• Stripe payment services;

• external book or community resources; and

• linked social-media platforms.

When you follow a link to an external service, that provider may use cookies or other technologies under its own privacy and cookie policies.

Cookies used directly on another organisation's website are not necessarily cookies placed by Onwa on your device.

Where third-party technology is embedded directly into Onwa's website, we will assess whether it stores or accesses information on your device and whether consent is required.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy and cookie information provided by external services.

9. Cookie consent and preferences

UK law requires websites to provide clear information about cookies and, where an exception does not apply, obtain valid consent before storing or accessing information on a visitor's device.

Where Onwa uses cookies requiring consent, visitors must be given an opportunity to:

• accept the relevant non-essential cookies;

• reject them;

• make more detailed choices where appropriate; and

• change or withdraw their consent.

Consent must be a genuine, informed choice.

Continuing to browse the website, remaining silent or ignoring a cookie notice does not by itself constitute consent.

Strictly necessary cookies may remain active where they meet an applicable legal exception.

Where an analytics or preference-cookie exception is relied upon, Onwa will provide the required information and objection mechanism.

10. How to manage cookies

You can manage cookies through the preferences controls provided by the website, where available.

You can also use your browser's settings to:

• view stored cookies;

• delete cookies;

• block particular cookies;

• restrict third-party cookies; or

• clear cookies when closing your browser.

Most commonly used browsers provide these options within their privacy or security settings.

Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect website functionality.

Deleting cookies may also remove saved preferences or cause the website to ask you to make choices again.

Browser settings are an additional way to control cookies and do not replace Onwa's responsibility to obtain consent or provide an objection mechanism where legally required.

If you have difficulty managing cookie preferences, please contact Privacy@onwa.co.uk.

11. How long do cookies remain on your device?

The duration of a cookie depends on its purpose and configuration.

Session cookies normally expire when the relevant browser session ends.

Persistent cookies remain until their configured expiry date or until they are deleted.

Some security and functionality cookies may last only for a session, while others may remain for several months.

The examples in Section 7 show Wix's published durations for selected cookies.

Third-party providers may apply their own expiry periods according to their services and configurations.

Onwa will periodically review cookie usage and retention to ensure it remains appropriate for the website's operation.

12. Cookies and personal information

Some cookies do not directly identify a visitor.

Others may contain or be associated with information that can identify an individual, such as an online identifier or IP address.

Where information collected through cookies constitutes personal data, Onwa will handle it in accordance with applicable UK data-protection law.

This includes the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, as amended.

Our Privacy Notice explains:

• what personal information we collect;

• the purposes for which we use it;

• the lawful bases relied upon;

• the organisations with which information may be shared;

• relevant retention periods; and

• your data-protection rights.

The Onwa Privacy Notice is available at:

https://www.onwa.co.uk/privacy-policy

13. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy where:

• website functionality changes;

• new cookies or technologies are introduced;

• external providers change;

• our data-processing practices change; or

• applicable legal or regulatory requirements change.

The latest version will be published on the Onwa website with its effective date.

Where a change introduces a new purpose requiring consent, we will seek fresh consent where required before using the relevant technology.

14. Contacting Onwa

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, how cookies are used or how your information is processed, please contact:

David Harper
Trading as Onwa
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Email: Privacy@onwa.co.uk

For general enquiries about Onwa, please contact hello@onwa.co.uk.

Further information is available in our: Privacy Notice, Terms of Use and Disclaimer.

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