Cookie policy.
Last updated: January 2024
What are cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site remember information about your visit — like your preferences, cart contents, and which pages you viewed.
Most websites use cookies. They make browsing faster and more convenient by keeping track of your settings and activity.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on this site and to understand how people use it. Specifically, we use cookies to:
- Keep items in your cart between visits
- Remember your language and currency preferences
- Keep you signed in to your account
- Understand which pages are visited most and how long people spend on them (anonymized analytics)
- Remember if you've dismissed the announcement banner
We don't use cookies to track you across other websites or to serve targeted ads.
Types of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the site to function. They enable core features like your shopping cart, secure checkout, and account access. You can't disable these through our settings because the site won't work properly without them.
Examples: Session ID, cart contents, authentication token
Preference cookies
These remember choices you make to personalize your experience, like your selected language, currency, or whether you've dismissed notices.
Examples: Language preference, currency preference, announcement dismissal
Analytics cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the site — which pages are popular, where people drop off, and how long they stay. We use privacy-focused analytics that anonymize your data and don't track you across other sites.
Examples: Page views, session duration, referral source (anonymized)
Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services we use to run the site:
- Payment processing (Stripe): Necessary to securely process your payment and prevent fraud
- Analytics: Help us understand site traffic without identifying individual users
These services have their own privacy policies. We've chosen providers that respect user privacy, but we don't control how they use cookies once set.
How long cookies last
Some cookies expire when you close your browser (session cookies). Others stay on your device for a set period (persistent cookies):
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Preference cookies: Typically last 1 year
- Analytics cookies: Typically last 1–2 years
- Cart cookies: Last 7 days so your cart is saved between visits
Managing cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies, or notify you when a site tries to set one.
Keep in mind that blocking cookies will affect how the site works. You may not be able to:
- Keep items in your cart between visits
- Stay signed in to your account
- Have your language or currency preferences remembered
Here's how to manage cookies in common browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" signal. Because there's no standard for how websites should respond to this signal, our site doesn't currently respond to Do Not Track requests. We use privacy-focused analytics that don't track users across sites regardless of this setting.
Changes to this policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we do, we'll update the date at the top of this page.
Questions
If you have questions about how we use cookies, email us at privacy@aurelia.com or use the contact form.