Cookie Policy

Last updated: 18 September 2026

Cosmic Hamsters uses cookies and similar technologies to help the website work properly, understand how visitors use the website, and provide some of its content.

The cookies used on this website may be either session cookies, which are temporary, or persistent cookies, which remain for a specified period.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are used on the website and how cookie choices are managed.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files or similar technologies that can be stored on a device when visiting a website. They can be used for essential website functions, remembering preferences, analysing website use, or by third-party services embedded in a website.

Cookies and services used by Cosmic Hamsters

The Cosmic Hamsters website is built using Wix. A cookie scan of the website has identified the cookies and services described below:

Individual cookies

The individual cookies currently identified on the website are:

__cf_bm
Purpose: Cloudflare security and bot protection
Type: Persistent, 30 minutes of inactivity
Necessary: Essential

bSession
Purpose: Wix system effectiveness
Type: Persistent, 24 hours
Necessary: Essential

client-session-bind
Purpose: API protection
Type: Session
Necessary: Essential

hs
Purpose: Wix security
Type: Session
Necessary: Essential

server-session-bind
Purpose: API protection
Type: Session
Necessary: Essential

svSession
Purpose: Security, stability and core website function
Type: Persistent, 12 months
Necessary: Essential

XSRF-TOKEN
Purpose: Fraud detection and protection against fraudulent requests
Type: Session
Necessary: Essential

Services

The cookie consent system has classified the following services according to their purpose:

Wix CMS - Essential

Wix CMS is part of the website's core functionality and is classified as Essential.

Essential cookies and similar technologies may be used by Wix to allow the website to operate, display correctly, maintain security and provide the functionality needed for the site to work.

These cannot be switched off through the cookie consent banner because they are necessary for the website to function.

Wix Analytics - Analytics

Cosmic Hamsters uses Wix Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and how the site is performing.

Wix Analytics can provide information such as visitor numbers, pages viewed, traffic sources, approximate visitor locations and interactions with the website. This information helps Cosmic Hamsters understand which parts of the website are useful and where the website could be improved.

Where the cookie consent banner applies, analytics data requiring consent is only collected after a visitor accepts the relevant cookies. Visitors who do not give the required consent are not included in this Analytics tracking.

Cosmic Hamsters uses this information for website analysis and improvement. It does not use Wix Analytics to identify individual visitors personally.

YouTube / Wix Video Player - Advertising

Cosmic Hamsters uses the Wix Video Player to display videos from YouTube.

YouTube is a third-party service provided by Google. It has been classified as Advertising by the cookie consent system because YouTube may use cookies and similar technologies for advertising, measurement and related purposes.

Cosmic Hamsters does not place advertising cookies on the website or sell advertising space itself. However, YouTube may display advertising or process information when YouTube content is used.

What happens if YouTube cookies are not accepted?

When the cookie consent banner is active, non-essential services such as YouTube may be prevented from loading until the relevant consent is given.

This means that some YouTube content may not be available until consent is provided.

Essential Wix functionality will continue to operate.

Managing cookie choices

When visiting the website, cookie choices can be made using the cookie consent banner.

Visitors can:

accept all cookies and services
reject non-essential cookies
manage individual cookie preferences

Cookie choices can also be changed or withdrawn at any time using the cookie settings provided on the website. This can be done by clicking the Privacy Trigger (blue thumbprint icon) on the Privacy Policy or Cookie Policy pages. This opens the cookie settings so you can review and change your preferences.

You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect how the website functions.

Consent choices are recorded by the cookie consent system so that the website can remember the choices made.

Third-party services

YouTube is operated by Google and has its own privacy and cookie practices. Information about how Google handles data when YouTube content is used can be found in Google's privacy documentation.

Links from Cosmic Hamsters to other websites may also lead to sites that use their own cookies and privacy practices. Cosmic Hamsters has no control over cookies used by external websites.

Changes to this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated if the cookies, services or technologies used on Cosmic Hamsters change.

The date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last updated.