Cookie Policy
Last updated: 17 September 2026
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies — such as local browser storage — do a similar job without necessarily being a "cookie" in the strict sense. This policy covers both, and explains what each one on this site is for.
When you first visit this website, a banner lets you Accept, decline ("Essential Only"), or open Options to choose exactly which of the categories below apply. You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page.
Strictly Necessary
These make the website work and cannot be switched off. We do not ask for consent to use them, because the site cannot function properly without them.
| Admin session | A secure, staff-only cookie that keeps the pub's team signed in to the website management area. Not set for ordinary visitors. |
| Shop bag & checkout | Local browser storage that remembers what's in your Village Shop bag, and your details part-way through checkout, so they aren't lost between pages. |
| Cookie preference | Local browser storage that remembers the choice you make in the cookie banner, so it does not appear on every page. |
Analytics (Optional)
With your consent, we use Cloudflare Web Analytics (also called Real User Measurement, or RUM) to understand how many people visit this website, roughly which country they visit from, and which pages are popular, so we can improve the site. It is provided by Cloudflare, Inc., our hosting provider, and is genuinely optional: it is only loaded in your browser once you switch "Analytics" on in the panel below (or choose "Accept" in the banner) — declining, choosing "Essential Only", or simply not deciding, means the request to load it is never made at all. It is not Google Analytics, and we have not added Google Analytics or any similar tracking script to this site.
Cloudflare Web Analytics is designed to be privacy-first: even when loaded, it does not use cookies, and it does not use any technique (such as a device fingerprint) to identify or follow you individually between visits. The information it collects — page visits, referrer, browser/device type, approximate country or region and page performance — cannot be tied back to you personally, is not used to build advertising profiles, and is not sold.
If you decline this category, choose "Essential Only", or leave the choice undecided, the Cloudflare Web Analytics script is not loaded on your device at all.
Other Technologies On This Site
Some pages embed third-party content that may set its own cookies when it loads:
| Google Maps | Used on the Home and Contact pages to show our location. Google may set cookies as part of loading this embed. See Google's Cookie Policy. |
We do not use any advertising or marketing cookies, and there are none to switch on or off — the categories above are the only ones this website uses.
Managing Cookies
Use the Cookie Settings link in the footer of any page to change your choice at any time — this genuinely switches Analytics on or off, not just the appearance of the banner. Most web browsers also let you control cookies through their own settings, including blocking or deleting them. Declining non-essential cookies never blocks or breaks the booking form, the Village Shop, your bag or checkout.
Changes To This Policy
If we add any new functionality that uses cookies or similar technologies, we will update this page accordingly, and update the "Last updated" date above.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at bookings@theoverstonearmspytchley.co.uk or call 01536 333542. See also our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal information more generally.