1. Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. SIPP LONDON LTD uses cookies on sipp-london.site to enhance your browsing experience, to help ensure that our pages function correctly, and to understand how visitors explore our menu, plan a visit and make enquiries.
Some of the cookies we use are essential for the site to operate, while others support features such as remembering your choices, improving performance and helping us measure how well our website is working for guests in the United Kingdom and beyond.
By continuing to browse our website after seeing a cookie notice, you acknowledge that we may place cookies on your device as described in this Cookie Policy. You may withdraw or adjust your consent at any time by changing your browser settings, as outlined below.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that a website places on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit it. The cookie allows the website to recognise your device and store certain information about your preferences or previous actions. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
Cookies used on sipp-london.site can generally be divided into the following categories:
- First-party cookies – these are set directly by SIPP LONDON LTD when you visit sipp-london.site. They typically support core functionality such as navigation between pages, basic security features and remembering your choices (for example, whether you dismissed a banner).
- Third-party cookies – these are set by another organisation when you use our website. For instance, analytics or embedded content providers may store their own cookies in order to deliver their services, measure performance or provide additional functionality.
Cookies do not typically contain information that directly identifies you as an individual, but the information stored in and obtained from cookies may be associated with other data we hold about you. We treat this combined information as personal data where applicable and handle it in line with our Privacy Policy.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
To provide a refined, reliable and secure experience on sipp-london.site, we may use the following categories of cookies:
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and for enabling core features. Without them, the site may not function properly. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as navigating between pages, submitting forms or setting your privacy preferences.
Because these cookies are strictly necessary, they cannot be switched off via our systems. You can still block them in your browser, but parts of the website may then not work as expected.
3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. For example, they may remember your region, your preferred way of viewing content or whether you have interacted with certain notices so that we do not show them repeatedly.
These cookies help us offer a smoother and more tailored experience but are not essential for basic site operation.
3.3 Performance and Analytics Cookies
Performance and analytics cookies allow us to count visits, understand traffic sources and see how visitors interact with different areas of our website, such as the menu, journey and reservations pages. This information helps us measure and improve the performance of our site and make informed decisions about content and design.
These cookies typically collect aggregated, anonymised data such as the pages you visit, the links you click and how long you spend on each page. We use this insight to refine the online experience in line with the expectations of our guests.
4. Purpose of Cookie Usage
We use cookies on sipp-london.site for the following purposes:
- Maintaining website functionality – ensuring that core features such as navigation, forms and security controls work reliably across different devices and browsers.
- Remembering your preferences – such as recognising that you have read a notification, acknowledging your cookie choices or recalling basic settings to make subsequent visits more convenient.
- Enabling smooth navigation – allowing pages to load efficiently and helping you move seamlessly between sections such as the menu, reservations, testimonials and contact pages.
- Understanding website usage – analysing how visitors discover and interact with our content, which sections are most frequently viewed and where guests may need clearer information.
- Improving our services – using aggregated analytics to guide enhancements to layout, content and performance, ensuring our website reflects the same care and attention to detail as our hospitality offering at 22 Villiers Gardens, London.
We do not use cookies to make automated decisions about you that have legal or similarly significant effects, and we do not sell the information collected via cookies.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have control over how cookies are used on your devices. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies or notify you before a cookie is placed.
The exact steps vary by browser, but you can typically find the relevant controls in the “Settings”, “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser under sections labelled “Privacy” or “Security”. The following links provide guidance for popular browsers:
- Apple Safari: see the “Privacy” or “Websites” section in Preferences.
- Google Chrome: visit the “Privacy and security” section in Settings.
- Microsoft Edge: visit “Cookies and site permissions” in Settings.
- Mozilla Firefox: see the “Privacy & Security” panel in Options or Preferences.
If you choose to block or delete certain cookies, some features on sipp-london.site may not function as intended, and your browsing experience may be less tailored. However, the core informational content about our menu, venue and services will remain accessible.
Where we implement a cookie banner or preferences tool, you may also use this to adjust your non-essential cookie settings on our website. Changes made through such tools will apply to future use of the site from that browser and device.
6. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to first-party cookies set directly by SIPP LONDON LTD, we may work with carefully selected third parties who set cookies on our behalf to deliver analytics, performance measurement or additional functionality.
Third-party cookies may collect information such as:
- the pages you visit on sipp-london.site and how long you spend on them;
- information about your device, browser type and approximate location (based on your IP address);
- how you arrived at our website, for example via a search engine result or external link;
- interactions with specific content, such as clicking on buttons, links or forms.
This data is generally used in aggregated form to help us understand how our website is performing and where we can improve. Third-party providers may also use the information for their own purposes in accordance with their privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review those third-party policies for further details.
You can usually manage third-party cookies through your browser settings, and in some cases directly with the third party by following the opt-out links provided in their documentation.
7. Cookie Duration and Retention
Cookies used on sipp-london.site can have different lifespans depending on their purpose:
- Session cookies – these are temporary cookies that remain on your device only for the duration of your browsing session. They are deleted when you close your browser. Session cookies are often used to support secure navigation and short‑lived functionality.
- Persistent cookies – these remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them. Persistent cookies are typically used to remember your preferences or recognise returning visitors so we can better understand how the website is being used over time.
We configure our cookies, and those of our partners where possible, so that they are retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy. The precise retention period may vary by cookie type and provider. When cookies reach the end of their lifespan, they are automatically removed from your device. You may also delete cookies manually at any time using your browser settings.