1. About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how TreasuredTale ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit https://treasuredtalestore.com (the "Website") or use any of our services, including when you purchase our personalized gifts, jewelry, custom keepsakes, or interact with our content (collectively, the "Services").
This Cookie Policy works together with our:
- Privacy Policy;
- Terms & Conditions of Service.
By continuing to browse or use our Website after seeing our cookie banner, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy, unless you disable them through your browser settings or available preference tools.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, and improve your browsing experience.
We also use related technologies — such as pixels, tags, beacons, and scripts — collectively referred to as "cookies" in this policy.
3. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to deliver a smooth, secure, and personalized shopping experience. For example, cookies help us:
- Keep your cart items saved while you browse;
- Remember your preferences (such as currency or country);
- Ensure secure checkout;
- Understand how customers use our store;
- Improve Website performance;
- Personalize product recommendations;
- Show relevant ads and offers (where permitted);
- Protect our store against fraud.
Some cookies are essential — without them, the site and checkout cannot function. Others enhance performance, personalization, analytics, security, or marketing.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Website to function. They support:
- Page navigation;
- Adding items to the cart;
- Processing payments;
- Secure login;
- Fraud prevention and security.
You cannot disable these through our Website, but you may block them in your browser — however, doing so may break essential functionality.
4.2 Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our store, including:
- Pages visited and time spent;
- Click paths and Website behavior;
- Traffic sources (country, Google, social media, direct, etc.);
- Device and browser information.
This data helps us improve our store experience, product discovery, speed, and user satisfaction.
4.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the Website to remember your choices and provide helpful features, such as:
- Remembering your account login;
- Saving your shipping country or currency;
- Keeping personalization steps saved;
- Remembering wishlist or recently viewed items.
They make your shopping experience smoother and more convenient.
4.4 Advertising & Targeting Cookies
Where permitted by law and with your consent (where required), advertising cookies may be used to:
- Show you relevant ads based on browsing or purchase history;
- Retarget you with products you viewed;
- Measure ad performance;
- Personalize offers (e.g., showing you items similar to those you liked).
These may be set by platforms like Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Google Ads, Pinterest, TikTok, or similar tools we use.
You can opt out of many advertising cookies through browser settings or regional privacy tools.
5. Cookies Used by Shopify and Third Parties
Our store is built on Shopify, which uses its own cookies to:
- Enable secure checkout;
- Save cart information;
- Authenticate users;
- Run core store analytics.
For Shopify's full cookie list, visit their official Cookie Policy.
Additionally, third-party apps (analytics, email marketing, reviews, customer support, etc.) may set their own cookies.
Each third party is responsible for its own cookie practices, covered in their respective policies.
6. Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Depending on your location:
a) EU/EEA, UK, Switzerland
We rely on:
- Consent for all non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing);
- Legitimate interests or contractual necessity for essential cookies required to operate the store and fulfill orders.
b) United States and Rest of World
Our use of cookies is based on:
- Legitimate interests (operating and improving the Website);
- Consent, where required under state privacy laws (e.g., California, Colorado, Virginia).
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time.
7. Managing Cookies: Your Choices
7.1 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies;
- Delete cookies;
- Block specific types of cookies;
- Block all cookies;
- Receive alerts before cookies are stored.
Blocking some cookies may affect Website function or checkout performance.
7.2 Device & Operating System Settings
Some devices allow you to:
- Limit tracking;
- Reset advertising identifiers;
- Control personalized ads at the OS level.
7.3 Third-Party Tools
Depending on your region, you may manage advertising cookies via:
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI);
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA);
- Your Online Choices (EU/EEA).
8. Withdrawing Consent Anytime
You may withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time through:
- Browser settings;
- Cookie preference tools (if enabled);
- Changing privacy settings on your device.
This will not affect the legality of processing prior to withdrawal.
9. Global Privacy Control (GPC)
If your browser sends a GPC signal, we will honor it where required by law (e.g., California).
10. Cookies and Personalized Products
Because TreasuredTale creates personalized gifts, jewelry, custom keepsakes, and more, some cookies help:
- Keep personalization steps saved;
- Allow you to return to your design without losing progress;
- Recommend meaningful, relevant products;
- Improve custom-order accuracy and checkout reliability.
Any personal data collected through cookies is processed according to our Privacy Policy.
11. Transparency, Safety & Your Privacy Choices
We clearly disclose:
- What data cookies collect;
- How we use that data;
- How you can control tracking;
- How we honor privacy signals;
- How we prevent misuse or unauthorized tracking.
Your privacy, safety, and trust always come first.
12. Data Retention
We retain cookie data only as long as necessary for:
- Website operation;
- Analytics and performance;
- Personalization and marketing (where permitted);
- Fraud prevention.
Retention varies by provider (e.g., 1 day, 30 days, 180 days, 2 years).
For general data retention details, see our Privacy Policy.
13. Children and Cookies
Our Services are not intended for children, and we do not knowingly use cookies to collect personal information from children.
If you believe a child has interacted with our Website in a way that collected personal data, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.
14. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this policy to reflect:
- New technologies;
- Updates to our Services;
- Legal or regulatory changes.
When updated, we will revise the "Last updated" date and, where required, notify you (e.g., via banner or email).
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about how we use cookies, you may contact us at:
support@treasuredtalestore.com
Last updated: August 15, 2025
