cookie policy

updated: 16 September 2026
This policy explains how Turkuaz Restaurant & Bar (“Turkuaz”, “we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on turkuazwinchester.co.uk.
Cookies help our website function properly, remember your preferences and understand how visitors use the site. With your permission, they may also help us measure advertising and display content from third-party services.

what are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website. Some cookies last only for your browsing session, while others remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.

Except where a cookie is strictly necessary for the website to operate, we will ask for your consent before placing it on your device.

Types of cookies we use

We may use the following categories:

  • Strictly necessary cookies – required for essential website functions, security and saving your cookie preferences. These cannot be switched off through our cookie controls.
  • Functional cookies – remember choices you make and support features such as embedded booking, gift-card or social-media content.
  • Analytics cookies – help us understand how visitors find and use our website so that we can improve its content and performance.
  • Advertising cookies – may be used to measure advertising, understand campaign performance and make promotional content more relevant.

third-party services

Some cookies and similar technologies may be provided by third parties whose services appear on or are connected to our website. These may include:

  • Google services, including website analytics.
  • OpenTable reservation services.
  • Gift Up gift-card services.
  • Embedded Instagram or other social-media content.
  • Review and customer-feedback services.
  • Online-ordering and payment providers.

These providers may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser details and interactions with their services. Their use of your information is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.

Following a link to a separate third-party website may also allow that website to set its own cookies. We do not control cookies placed on external websites.

managing your preferences

When you first visit our website, you should be shown a cookie banner allowing you to accept, reject or manage optional cookies.

Your available choices are:

  • Strictly necessary cookies – always active.
  • Functional cookies – disabled unless accepted.
  • Analytics cookies – disabled unless accepted.
  • Advertising cookies – disabled unless accepted.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie settings link on our website.

You may also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent parts of the website from working correctly. Rejecting other cookies should not prevent you from accessing the website’s basic content.

how long cookies remain

Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain for the period stated in our cookie preference centre or until you delete them.

We periodically review the cookies used on our website and update our controls and this policy where necessary.

contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:

Turkuaz Restaurant & Bar
18 Jewry Street
Winchester
SO23 8RZ

Email: info@turkuazwinchester.co.uk
Telephone: 01962 620 819

For more information about how we handle personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.