This Cookie Policy explains how ConnectWholesale.co.uk (“ConnectWholesale”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar browser storage mechanisms when you browse our website, explore brand catalogues, or submit wholesale buyer sourcing enquiries.
We believe in complete transparency and minimal data collection. We only deploy cookies necessary for safe digital navigation, anti fraud protection, and aggregated usage insights that improve platform performance.
Commercial Privacy Commitment
ConnectWholesale does not utilize intrusive third party advertising trackers or sell commercial browsing telemetry to marketing data brokers.
Cookies are compact text files stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when accessing web applications. They allow websites to recognise your device, remember essential preferences, secure online forms, and verify that navigation requests originate from legitimate users.
In addition to cookies, we may use local session storage to temporarily preserve form progress as you navigate between supplier registration and buyer discovery pages.
Strictly necessary cookies are indispensable for the core operation of ConnectWholesale.co.uk. Because the platform cannot operate securely without them, these files are activated automatically upon loading the site:
Security & CSRF Tokens
Cryptographic tokens that prevent Cross Site Request Forgery attacks during brand registrations and trade enquiry submissions.
Session Integrity
Maintaining valid server communication as you browse multiple catalogue categories and wholesale trade sectors.
Load Distribution
Distributing network traffic across secure UK cloud servers to ensure rapid page load times and uptime stability.
Consent Verification
Storing your specific cookie preferences so that our consent dialogue respects your chosen privacy choices on repeat visits.
Performance cookies collect non personal, aggregated statistical metrics regarding how visitors interact with our platform. These insights help us understand which trade categories receive the highest buyer interest and ensure smooth technical navigation:
- Aggregated Metrics: Measuring page load durations, browser configurations, and navigation drop off points.
- Anonymised IP Processing: Visitor internet protocol addresses are truncated to guarantee that individual trade buyers or supplier personnel cannot be personally identified.
- No Commercial Profiling: Performance insights are utilized strictly for platform technical enhancement, never for behavioural ad profiling.
Functional cookies allow our system to remember choices you make during platform navigation, such as selected product sectors, preferred view layouts, or submitted trade routes, providing a tailored and efficient commercial experience without re entering preferences.
Unlike consumer retail portals, ConnectWholesale is a specialised B2B platform. We do not integrate third party ad networks, cross site retargeting pixels, or surveillance scripts that track your browsing activities across unrelated websites.
Our Anti Tracking Guarantee
We do not allow external marketing networks to place persistent tracking cookies on your device through our B2B commercial portal.
The table below provides a complete register of cookies deployed across ConnectWholesale.co.uk:
| Cookie Identifier |
Classification |
Lifespan |
Operational Purpose |
| cw_session_id |
Strictly Necessary |
Session duration |
Preserves secure state across trade catalogue navigation. |
| cw_csrf_token |
Security |
Session duration |
Protects trade inquiry and brand registration forms from unauthorized submission. |
| cw_consent_status |
Functional |
12 Months |
Records your confirmed cookie preference selections. |
| cw_perf_metrics |
Analytics |
30 Days |
Stores aggregated, anonymised technical page load performance data. |
You retain absolute authority over how cookies are stored on your device. Most modern web browsers enable you to view stored cookies, delete individual items, block third party cookies, or disable cookie storage entirely:
Google Chrome
Navigate to Settings • Privacy and Security • Cookies and Other Site Data to customize your storage permissions.
Mozilla Firefox
Navigate to Settings • Privacy & Security • Enhanced Tracking Protection to manage storage rules.
Apple Safari
Navigate to Preferences • Privacy • Block All Cookies or manage web storage options.
Microsoft Edge
Navigate to Settings • Cookies and Site Permissions to adjust cross site storage rules.
Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may impair the functionality of interactive registration forms and inquiry routes.
Our cookie deployment practices strictly comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Strictly necessary cookies are stored on legitimate interest grounds to deliver requested digital services, while optional performance cookies are deployed only with your consent.
We review our technical infrastructure and cookie disclosures periodically to reflect updates in web standards and platform features. Any modifications will be posted directly to this page.
