Cookies
Cookie notice
EU desk · Last updated: 6 October 2026
We set only cookies that are strictly necessary for the website to work, so they do not require your consent. We do not use advertising or social-media cookies or tracking pixels. Our hosting provider (Replit, on Google Cloud) may set a technical routing cookie (GAESA) and adds its own website analytics script that counts page views; see the table below and our Privacy Policy.
Who we are
This website and its cookies are operated by:
Ascend Wellness
Postal address: 21 Villa Road, Stanway, Colchester, Essex CO3 0RH, England, United Kingdom
Email: office@ascendwellness.shop
Full company details are in our Legal notice.
Cookies we set
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| aw_research_gate | Remembers that you confirmed you are 18 or older and accepted the research-use-only statement at the catalog gate. | 180 days |
| aw_cart | A random identifier that links your browser to your shopping cart. | 45 days |
| aw_customer | Keeps you signed in to your customer account. Set only when you register or sign in. | 30 days |
| aw_cookie_notice | Remembers that you have dismissed the cookie notice. | 180 days |
| aw_orders | Lets the browser that placed an order see that order’s email and delivery address on the order page. Set only at checkout. | 90 days |
| GAESA | Set by our hosting infrastructure (Google Cloud, used by Replit) to route requests to the website. Not used by us. | Up to 30 days |
| authjs.* (session, CSRF and callback cookies) | Staff sign-in to the admin area only. Not set for customers. | Session / up to 12 hours |
Payment page and your choices
Card payments are entered on Authorize.net’s hosted payment page (accept.authorize.net), which is operated by Authorize.net; it may set its own cookies for security and fraud prevention — see its privacy notice. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but the catalog gate, cart and sign-in will then not work. More detail is in our Privacy Policy.