Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY

This Cookie Policy explains how SOVARACRAFT LTD ("SovaraCraft," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with our website and online store.

Our online store is powered by Shopify.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information.

By using our website, certain technologies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the website may be used automatically.

Other technologies, including certain analytics and advertising technologies, may be used only after obtaining your consent where required by applicable law.

1. WHO WE ARE

The website and online store are operated by:

SOVARACRAFT LTD

Country of Establishment: United Kingdom
Registered Office: [REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS, UNITED KINGDOM]
Email: sovaracraft@gmail.com

If you have questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact:

sovaracraft@gmail.com

2. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files or pieces of information that may be stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can help websites:

  • Function correctly;
  • Remember shopping cart contents;
  • Remember preferences;
  • Maintain secure sessions;
  • Understand website traffic;
  • Measure website performance;
  • Measure advertising campaigns;
  • Recognize returning browsers or devices;
  • Support fraud prevention and security.

Cookies may contain identifiers or other information that enables a website or service provider to recognize a browser or device.

3. SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

For the purposes of this Cookie Policy, references to "cookies" may also include similar technologies where appropriate.

These may include:

  • Tracking pixels;
  • Web beacons;
  • Tags;
  • Scripts;
  • Local storage;
  • SDKs;
  • Device identifiers;
  • Conversion tracking technologies;
  • Browser storage;
  • Other technologies that store or access information on your device.

These technologies may be used for purposes similar to traditional cookies.

4. FIRST-PARTY & THIRD-PARTY COOKIES

Cookies may be classified as either first-party cookies or third-party cookies.

First-Party Cookies

First-party cookies are generally set by or on behalf of the website you are visiting.

For SovaraCraft, these may include cookies used by our Shopify-powered store for functions such as:

  • Shopping cart operation;
  • Checkout;
  • Security;
  • Session management;
  • Privacy preferences;
  • Store functionality.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies or similar technologies may be set or operated by external service providers used by our website.

Depending on the services enabled on our store, these may include technologies provided by:

  • Shopify;
  • Google;
  • Meta;
  • TikTok;
  • Payment providers;
  • Other technology or service providers.

Third-party providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable terms.

5. TYPES OF COOKIES WE USE

We may use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies.

5.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for core website functions.

They may be used for purposes such as:

  • Maintaining your shopping cart;
  • Processing checkout;
  • Remembering privacy choices;
  • Maintaining website security;
  • Fraud prevention;
  • Session management;
  • Processing transactions;
  • Load balancing;
  • Providing features specifically requested by you.

Because these technologies are necessary to provide the website or services you request, they may operate without optional cookie consent where permitted by applicable law.

Disabling these technologies through your browser may cause parts of our website to stop functioning correctly.

5.2 Functional or Preference Cookies

Functional cookies may help the website remember certain choices or preferences.

These may include:

  • Language preferences;
  • Region preferences;
  • Display preferences;
  • Store settings;
  • Certain accessibility or usability preferences.

Where applicable law requires consent for a particular functional technology, it will be used in accordance with your consent preferences.

5.3 Analytics & Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

They may collect information about:

  • Pages visited;
  • Time spent on pages;
  • Traffic sources;
  • Referral sources;
  • Browser type;
  • Device type;
  • General website interactions;
  • Cart activity;
  • Checkout activity;
  • Website performance;
  • Conversion activity.

This information helps us understand how our website is being used and how we can improve the customer experience.

Where required by law, analytics technologies will not be activated until you provide appropriate consent.

6. GOOGLE ANALYTICS 4

We may use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyse website traffic and visitor interactions.

Depending on configuration and your consent choices, Google Analytics may process information including:

  • Device information;
  • Browser information;
  • Approximate geographic information;
  • Website interactions;
  • Page views;
  • Referral information;
  • Session information;
  • Cookie or device identifiers;
  • Conversion events.

We use this information to better understand:

  • Website traffic;
  • Customer journeys;
  • Popular products and pages;
  • Website performance;
  • Conversion patterns;
  • How our Services can be improved.

Where required by applicable law, Google Analytics will operate subject to your consent preferences.

7. ADVERTISING & MARKETING COOKIES

Advertising and marketing technologies may help us understand how advertising campaigns perform and may support more relevant advertising.

These technologies may be used to:

  • Measure advertising conversions;
  • Understand whether advertisements lead to purchases;
  • Analyse campaign performance;
  • Create advertising audiences;
  • Support remarketing;
  • Limit repeated advertisements;
  • Understand interactions between advertisements and our website;
  • Support personalized or targeted advertising where permitted.

Where required by applicable law, these technologies will only be used after appropriate consent.

8. GOOGLE ADS

We may use Google Ads and related Google advertising technologies.

Subject to applicable consent requirements, Google technologies may help us:

  • Measure purchases resulting from advertisements;
  • Track conversions;
  • Measure campaign effectiveness;
  • Create advertising audiences;
  • Support remarketing;
  • Deliver or support more relevant advertising.

Information processed through Google advertising technologies may include:

  • Browser information;
  • Device information;
  • IP-related information;
  • Website activity;
  • Advertising interactions;
  • Cookie or similar identifiers;
  • Purchase or conversion events.

Google may process information according to its own privacy practices.

9. META PIXEL / FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM

We may use advertising technologies provided by Meta Platforms, including the Meta Pixel, in connection with Facebook and Instagram advertising.

Subject to consent where required, these technologies may help us:

  • Measure advertising effectiveness;
  • Track conversions;
  • Understand actions taken after viewing or clicking advertisements;
  • Create advertising audiences;
  • Support remarketing;
  • Improve advertising campaigns.

Information processed through Meta technologies may include:

  • Browser data;
  • Device information;
  • Website interactions;
  • Product views;
  • Cart events;
  • Checkout events;
  • Purchase events;
  • Online identifiers.

Meta may process this information according to its own privacy policies and applicable terms.

10. TIKTOK PIXEL

We may use the TikTok Pixel and related TikTok advertising technologies.

Subject to applicable consent requirements, TikTok technologies may help us:

  • Measure advertising performance;
  • Measure conversions;
  • Understand advertising interactions;
  • Build advertising audiences;
  • Support remarketing;
  • Improve campaign effectiveness.

TikTok may process information including:

  • Device information;
  • Browser information;
  • Website activity;
  • Advertising interactions;
  • Online identifiers;
  • Conversion events.

TikTok processes information according to its own privacy practices and applicable terms.

11. SHOPIFY COOKIES

Our online store is powered by Shopify.

Shopify may use cookies and similar technologies to provide functionality including:

  • Storefront operation;
  • Shopping cart functionality;
  • Checkout;
  • Fraud prevention;
  • Security;
  • Analytics;
  • Customer privacy choices;
  • Payment-related functionality;
  • Other ecommerce services.

Some Shopify technologies may be strictly necessary to operate our online store, while other technologies may depend on your privacy preferences and applicable law.

Shopify may process information as a service provider to us and, in certain circumstances, for its own purposes as described in its applicable privacy notices.

12. COOKIE CONSENT BANNER

We use Shopify's customer privacy and cookie consent functionality to help manage cookie preferences.

Visitors in certain regions, including the United Kingdom and European Economic Area, may be shown a cookie banner that allows them to manage non-essential cookies and tracking technologies.

Depending on the available options, you may be able to:

  • Accept optional cookies;
  • Reject optional cookies;
  • Manage cookie categories;
  • Change previously selected preferences.

Where consent is required by law, non-essential analytics and advertising technologies are intended to operate according to the choices you make through the cookie consent system.

Shopify states that its banner can control Shopify-specific cookies and Shopify Pixels, while manually installed third-party cookies or pixels may require additional configuration to respect user consent.

13. YOUR COOKIE CHOICES

You can manage your cookie choices in several ways.

Cookie Preferences on Our Website

Where available, you may use the Cookie Preferences or privacy controls provided on our website.

These controls may allow you to change your consent choices after your initial selection.

Browser Settings

Most browsers allow users to control cookies through browser settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

  • View cookies;
  • Delete cookies;
  • Block cookies;
  • Block third-party cookies;
  • Receive notifications before cookies are stored;
  • Automatically remove cookies when your browser closes.

Blocking all cookies may prevent parts of our website from functioning correctly.

14. WITHDRAWING CONSENT

Where we rely on consent to use cookies or similar technologies, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

You may do this through the cookie or privacy preferences available on our website where supported.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before the consent was withdrawn.

After withdrawing consent, certain cookies may remain on your device until they expire or are manually deleted, but they should no longer be used for the relevant optional purpose where required by law.

15. HOW LONG DO COOKIES LAST?

Cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies.

Session Cookies

Session cookies generally remain active only while your browser session is open and are deleted or expire after the session ends.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies may remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

The exact duration depends on:

  • The purpose of the cookie;
  • The technology provider;
  • The cookie configuration;
  • Applicable legal requirements.

We aim to use retention periods that are appropriate for the purpose of the relevant technology.

16. COOKIE DURATION & THIRD-PARTY CHANGES

The exact cookies and durations used by our website may change over time because of:

  • Shopify platform updates;
  • Changes to website configuration;
  • Advertising platform changes;
  • Analytics updates;
  • Changes to applications or integrations;
  • Security or fraud-prevention updates.

For this reason, the specific cookies stored on a particular device may differ depending on:

  • Your location;
  • Browser;
  • Consent choices;
  • Device;
  • Website activity;
  • Features used.

Where appropriate, current cookie information may also be available through Shopify's cookie or privacy controls.

17. LEGAL BASIS FOR COOKIE-RELATED PROCESSING

The legal treatment of cookies involves both rules governing access to or storage of information on your device and data protection rules where personal information is processed.

Where UK law applies, cookie and similar technology rules may be governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) together with applicable UK data protection law.

The ICO states that organizations generally need to explain what cookies do and obtain actively given consent before using non-essential cookies, while certain strictly necessary technologies may fall within an exemption.

Where personal information is subsequently processed, our legal bases may include:

  • Consent;
  • Performance of a contract;
  • Compliance with legal obligations;
  • Legitimate interests where appropriate and lawful.

Please see our Privacy Policy for more information.

18. UK & EEA VISITORS

For visitors in the United Kingdom and European Economic Area, we aim to obtain appropriate consent before using non-essential technologies where required by applicable law.

This may include certain:

  • Analytics cookies;
  • Advertising cookies;
  • Tracking pixels;
  • Remarketing technologies.

Strictly necessary technologies required to operate the service may be used without optional consent where legally permitted.

ICO guidance states that consent must involve a clear positive action and that merely continuing to browse a website is not sufficient consent for non-essential cookies.

19. UNITED STATES VISITORS

Privacy requirements may vary by U.S. state.

Certain U.S. privacy laws use broad definitions of terms such as:

  • Sale;
  • Sharing;
  • Targeted advertising;
  • Cross-context behavioural advertising.

We do not sell personal information for money in the ordinary meaning of "sell."

However, the operation of analytics or advertising technologies may fall within broader legal definitions of sharing or targeted advertising in certain U.S. jurisdictions.

Where applicable, eligible users may have the right to opt out of certain uses.

Please review our Privacy Policy for further information.

20. GLOBAL PRIVACY CONTROL

Where required by applicable law and technically supported by our store or service providers, we may recognize legally valid browser-based preference signals such as Global Privacy Control (GPC).

The effect of these signals may depend on:

  • Your browser;
  • Your location;
  • Applicable law;
  • Shopify configuration;
  • Services enabled on our website.

21. DO NOT TRACK

Some browsers provide a "Do Not Track" or similar setting.

There is not always a uniform industry standard for how these signals should be interpreted.

Where applicable law requires us to respond to a particular legally recognized signal, we will seek to do so in accordance with applicable requirements.

22. PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES

Payment providers may use cookies or similar security technologies when processing payments.

These providers may include:

  • Shopify Payments;
  • PayPal;
  • Stripe;
  • Shop Pay;
  • Banks;
  • Card networks;
  • Payment authentication providers.

These technologies may be used for purposes such as:

  • Payment processing;
  • Authentication;
  • Security;
  • Fraud prevention;
  • Transaction management.

Payment providers may operate certain technologies under their own legal obligations and privacy policies.

23. SECURITY & FRAUD-PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES

We or our service providers may use technologies designed to help:

  • Detect suspicious activity;
  • Prevent fraud;
  • Protect checkout;
  • Maintain website security;
  • Prevent unauthorized access;
  • Protect customer transactions.

Certain security technologies may be considered strictly necessary where they are essential to provide secure services requested by the user.

24. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Some cookies and similar technologies may be operated by third parties.

These providers may receive information about your interactions with our website, subject to your consent choices and applicable law.

Third-party providers may act as:

  • Processors;
  • Service providers;
  • Independent controllers;
  • Joint controllers in certain circumstances.

Their handling of personal information may also be governed by their own privacy policies.

25. DATA COLLECTED THROUGH COOKIES

Depending on the cookie or technology involved, information may include:

  • IP address;
  • Device type;
  • Browser type;
  • Operating system;
  • Device identifiers;
  • Cookie identifiers;
  • Approximate location;
  • Website pages visited;
  • Product views;
  • Cart activity;
  • Checkout activity;
  • Purchase events;
  • Referral source;
  • Advertising interactions;
  • Session information;
  • Date and time information.

For more information about how we process personal information, see our Privacy Policy.

26. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Information collected through cookies or similar technologies may be processed by service providers located outside your country.

For example, certain service providers may process information in:

  • United Kingdom;
  • United States;
  • European Economic Area;
  • Other countries where their operations or infrastructure are located.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international transfers of personal information, appropriate transfer mechanisms will be used as described in our Privacy Policy.

27. CHILDREN

Our Services are intended for individuals 18 years of age or older.

We do not intentionally design our advertising or cookie practices to collect information from children through our Services.

If you believe a minor has provided information to us inappropriately, please contact:

sovaracraft@gmail.com

28. CHANGES TO OUR COOKIE USE

We may introduce, remove, or change cookies and similar technologies as our website develops.

For example, changes may occur because of:

  • New website features;
  • New marketing tools;
  • New analytics tools;
  • Shopify updates;
  • Security improvements;
  • Legal or regulatory changes.

Where required, we may request new consent if our use of cookies changes materially.

29. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.

Changes may be made to reflect:

  • Changes to technologies;
  • Changes to service providers;
  • Changes to our website;
  • Changes to applicable law;
  • Regulatory guidance;
  • Changes to our business.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated Last Updated date.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.

30. RELATED POLICIES

You may also wish to review:

Privacy Policy
Information about how SovaraCraft collects, uses, and protects personal information.

Terms of Service / Terms & Conditions
Rules governing purchases and use of our Services.

Shipping & Delivery Policy
Information regarding processing, shipping, tracking, and delivery.

Return & Refund Policy
Information about returns, refunds, cancellations, damaged items, and other order issues.

31. CONTACT US

If you have questions about cookies, tracking technologies, privacy preferences, or this Cookie Policy, please contact:

SOVARACRAFT LTD

Country: United Kingdom
Registered Office: [REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS, UNITED KINGDOM]
Privacy Email: sovaracraft@gmail.com

For privacy-related requests, you may use the subject line:

Cookie / Privacy Request – SOVARACRAFT LTD

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