Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and store certain preferences or information. Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide analytical information to site owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

The website membership.bonsaiworld.org uses cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. They cannot be disabled. They include:

• Session cookies that maintain your browsing session
• Security cookies used by Stripe during the payment process
• WordPress functional cookies required for the site to operate

2.2 Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website — which pages are visited most, how long visitors stay, and any error messages. This data helps us improve the site. These cookies do not identify you personally.

2.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your country selection) and provide enhanced, personalised features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our pages.

2.4 Third-Party Cookies

We use the following third-party services that may set cookies on your device:

• Stripe: for payment processing. Stripe may set cookies to prevent fraud and ensure the security of transactions. See Stripe's Privacy Policy.
• Google Fonts: to load typography assets. Google may log request data. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• LiteSpeed Cache: a server-side caching plugin that may set performance-related cookies.

3. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• Browser settings: most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions.
• Opt-out tools: you can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website, particularly the payment process.

4. Cookie Duration

Cookies on our website are either session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (stored on your device for a set period, typically between 30 days and 2 years depending on the cookie's purpose).

5. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as technology and regulations evolve. The date of the last revision is shown at the top of this page.

6. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at info@membership.bonsaiworld.org.