Cookie Policy
Last updated: 15 November 2026
This policy explains how Afrobeutic Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on the public website at www.afrobeutic.com and how you can manage them.
What cookies are
Cookies are small files stored by your browser. Similar technologies include browser storage and tracking pixels that can store or read information on your device. Some cookies expire when your browser session ends. Others stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
Why we use them
Strictly necessary technologies support features you request, help keep the website secure or remember your cookie choices. Where they are necessary for these purposes under UK rules, they can operate without your consent.
Analytics technologies, where enabled, help us understand how visitors use the website and where we can improve it. Marketing technologies, where enabled, can measure advertising results and help us show relevant ads. We use these optional technologies only after you consent to the relevant category.
Cookies and similar technologies on this website
The list below identifies the technologies used, who provides them and how long they remain active on your device.
| Name and provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| afrobeutic_launch_seen — Afrobeutic (cookie) | Necessary | Remembers that you have already seen the launch announcement, so it is not shown again on every page. Set the first time the announcement opens. | 1 hour |
| afrobeutic_customer_access, afrobeutic_customer_profile, afrobeutic_customer_scope — Afrobeutic (session storage) | Necessary | Keeps you signed in and remembers your basic account details while you browse. Set when you log in or register. | Session — cleared when you close the browser tab or log out |
| afrobeutic-locale, afrobeutic:country — Afrobeutic (local storage) | Necessary | Remembers the language and country you choose, so the website shows them on your next visit. Set when you choose a language or country. | Until you change your choice or clear site data |
| afrobeutic:ip-country:v2 — Afrobeutic (session storage) | Necessary | Stores the country detected from your connection, so we can show nearby salons and local prices without looking it up on every page. Set on your first page view. | Session — cleared when you close the browser tab |
| afrobeutic_reviewed_bookings — Afrobeutic (local storage) | Necessary | Remembers which bookings you have already reviewed, so we do not ask you again. Set when you submit a review. | Until you clear site data |
| Microsoft Clarity — _clck, _clsk, CLID, MUID (Microsoft Corporation) | Analytics | Records how visitors use the website, such as clicks, scrolling and pages visited, as session recordings and heatmaps so we can improve it. Starts when a page loads. | _clck: 1 year; _clsk: 1 day; CLID: 1 year; MUID: 1 year |
| Meta Pixel — _fbp, fr (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd) | Marketing | Measures visits that come from our Facebook and Instagram ads and helps Meta show relevant ads. Starts when a page loads. | _fbp: 90 days; fr: 90 days |
| Google Maps — NID and other Google cookies (Google LLC) | Third-party content | Shows the salon's location on a map on salon pages. Google may set its own cookies to remember preferences and for its own purposes. Starts when you open a salon page. | NID: 6 months; other cookies as set by Google |
Your cookie choices
When the cookie banner appears, you can accept all optional cookies, reject them, or choose which purposes to allow. Optional technologies stay off until you choose to allow them. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through Cookie Settings in the website footer. Withdrawal stops future use for the purposes you turn off and does not affect earlier lawful processing.
You can also clear cookies and other site data in your browser. Clearing site data may reset your preferences and show the banner again. Blocking strictly necessary technologies may prevent some features from working.
Privacy and contact
Our Privacy and Data Protection Policy explains how we handle personal data, including who we share it with, how long we keep it and your rights. For questions, email info@afrobeutic.com or write to Afrobeutic Ltd, 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom.
We update this policy when our use of cookies changes and ask for consent again if new or changed purposes require it.