Cookie policy
A cookie is a small file a website stores in your browser. This site uses essential cookies only: the shop cannot work without them. There are no advertising, analytics or tracking cookies, and nothing is shared with advertisers.
What is stored
| Name | Type | What it is for | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
BKSHELF | Cookie | Keeps your basket, protects forms from forgery and keeps you signed in during a visit. | Until you close the browser, or 8 hours without use |
BKREADER | Cookie | Keeps you signed in on this device. Set only if you tick "keep me signed in". | 60 days, or until you sign out |
bk_app | Cookie | Remembers that you opened the shop from the Android or iPhone app, so the app shows what app stores allow. | 1 year |
bk_cookie_notice | Cookie | Remembers that you have seen the cookie notice, so it is not shown again. | 1 year |
g_state | Cookie (set by Google's sign-in service) | Remembers whether you closed Google's sign-in prompt, so it is not shown again too soon. | Up to a few weeks |
bk-scheme | Browser storage | Your choice of light or dark display. | Until you clear it |
bk-notify-sound, tm-push-on | Browser storage | Whether alerts play a sound, and whether you turned on notifications on this device. | Until you clear it or sign out |
Notification subscription | Browser (push service) | Only if you turn on notifications: lets this site send alerts to this device through your browser's push service. | Until you turn them off or sign out |
Offline copies | App storage | Copies of public pages, so the app still opens without a connection. Removed when you sign out. | Until the app updates |
Other services
Google Fonts: your browser downloads the site's typefaces from Google, which receives your IP address and browser details. It sets no cookies.
Sign in with Google: for visitors who are not signed in, Google's sign-in service loads so it can offer to sign you in. Google may use its own cookies on its domain under its own policy; they are not used by this site for tracking.
Pesapal: when you pay by card, mobile money or bank, you are on Pesapal's own page, which uses its own cookies under its own policy.
Your choices
Because these cookies are essential, the site does not ask you to accept them one by one. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but the basket and signing in will then stop working. If we ever add an optional cookie, such as for visitor statistics, we will ask for your consent first and list it here.
More about how we handle personal information is in the privacy notice.
Version 2026-09-25. Last updated 30 September 2026.