Last updated: 13 August 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how HBC Competitions uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.

They are commonly used to make websites function correctly, remember preferences, maintain security and provide information about how a website is being used.

How We Use Cookies

HBC Competitions may use cookies for purposes including:

• Keeping the website functioning correctly

• Maintaining your login and account session

• Remembering items and competition entries during the checkout process

• Maintaining website and account security

• Remembering your cookie preferences

• Understanding how visitors use our website

• Improving the performance and usability of the website

• Supporting payment and checkout functionality

Essential Cookies

Some cookies are necessary for the HBC Competitions website to operate correctly.

These may be required for functionality such as:

• Customer accounts and login sessions

• Shopping basket and checkout functionality

• Competition entries

• Security and fraud prevention

• Payment processing

• Remembering your privacy and cookie preferences

Because these cookies are necessary to provide the website and services you request, they cannot normally be disabled through our cookie controls.

You may be able to block them through your browser, but doing so could prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

Analytics Cookies

We may use analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors interact with HBC Competitions.

This can include information such as which pages are visited, how visitors navigate around the website and whether errors occur.

Where consent is required for analytics cookies, they will only be used after you have provided that consent.

Marketing Cookies

We may use marketing or advertising cookies to help measure advertising campaigns or provide more relevant advertising.

Where these cookies require consent, they will not be used unless you have chosen to accept them.

You can change or withdraw your consent through our cookie controls where available.

Third-Party Cookies

Some functionality provided through HBC Competitions may involve trusted third-party services.

For example, payment, security, analytics or other technology providers may use cookies or similar technologies when their services are used through our website.

These third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit HBC Competitions, you may be presented with options allowing you to manage non-essential cookies.

You can change your preferences using our cookie controls where available.

You can also control and delete cookies through your web browser. Please be aware that blocking essential cookies may affect the operation of the website, including account, basket and checkout functionality.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy if the cookies or technologies used by HBC Competitions change or where changes are required for legal, regulatory or operational reasons.

The latest version will be published on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us through our Contact page.

HBC Competitions
Leylands
Dolwen
Llanidloes
United Kingdom
SY18 6LQ