1 What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, to improve performance, and to give website owners information about how visitors use their site.
Cookies do not contain any personally identifying information on their own, but they may be combined with other information to identify you. They remain on your device for varying periods of time depending on their type.
2 How I Use Cookies
Shieldwright uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, keep your shopping session alive, and understand how visitors discover and navigate my site. Specifically, I use cookies to:
- Remember items you have added to your cart during a browsing session.
- Keep you signed in to your account if you choose to stay logged in.
- Remember your preferences, such as currency or language settings.
- Understand which pages are visited most often and how visitors move through the site.
- Measure the effectiveness of my marketing campaigns.
- Prevent fraudulent activity and improve security.
3 Types of Cookies I Use
| Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Essential for the website to function. These include session management, security tokens, and your shopping cart. The site cannot operate without them. | Session / up to 1 year |
| Functional | Remember your preferences such as language, currency, and whether you have dismissed notices, so I can provide a more personalised experience. | Up to 1 year |
| Analytics | Help understand how visitors interact with my website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. I use this data to improve content and site performance. | Up to 2 years |
| Marketing | Used to track visitors across websites, enabling display of relevant advertisements. These cookies are set by my advertising partners. | Up to 1 year |
I do not require your consent to place strictly necessary cookies, as they are essential for the website to function. All other categories of cookies are only placed with your explicit consent.
4 Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on my website are set by third-party services that appear on my pages. I have no direct control over the cookies these companies set, but I only allow trusted partners whose privacy practices meet my standards. These may include:
Analytics
- Google Analytics — measures site traffic and user behaviour. Data is anonymised and processed in accordance with Google's privacy policy. You can opt out at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Payment Processing
- Stripe — processes payments securely. Stripe may set cookies for fraud prevention purposes only.
- PayPal — where you choose to pay via PayPal, their own cookies will apply and are governed by PayPal's Cookie Policy.
Social Media
- If you share my products on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest), those platforms may set their own cookies. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for details.
5 Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner when you first visit the site, or at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” in the footer.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some parts of our website may not work as expected. Below are links to cookie management guides for the most common browsers:
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6 Your Consent
When you first visit my website, a cookie consent banner will appear asking for your permission to use non-essential cookies. By clicking “Accept All” you consent to my use of all categories of cookies described in this policy. By clicking “Manage Preferences” you can choose which categories to enable.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” in the footer of any page on our site.
Our use of cookies complies with the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). We only process personal data collected via cookies where we have a lawful basis to do so. For more information, please read our Privacy Policy.
7 Changes to This Policy
I may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or my business practices. When I do, I will revise the “last updated” date at the top of this page and, where the changes are significant, I will notify you by email or by displaying a prominent notice on the website.
I encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how I am using cookies.
8 Contact Me
If you have any questions about my use of cookies or this policy, please contact me:
- By email: info@shieldwright.eu
- By post: Shieldwright, ul. Bitwy Białostockiej 26, 15-103 Białystok, Poland
- Via my contact form