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This Cookie Policy explains how Knitting Accessory Sales (“we”, “our”, “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website www.knittingaccessorysales.com (“Website”).

By using our Website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy, unless you disable them through your browser settings or our cookie preferences tool (if available).

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 work efficiently, improve user experience, and provide information to site owners.

Some cookies are essential for the site to function properly, while others help us improve performance, understand usage, and deliver relevant advertising.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Enable core website functionality (e.g., shopping cart, checkout, login)

• Improve site speed and security

• Remember your preferences and settings

• Analyse how visitors use our Website (to improve layout and content)

• Deliver relevant marketing via Google services

We do not use cookies to store sensitive information such as payment details.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
They include:

• WooCommerce cookies – used to manage your shopping cart, checkout, and account sessions.

• WordPress cookies – maintain login sessions and site functionality.

• Stripe cookies – enable secure payment processing.

• LiteSpeed Cache cookies – improve site performance by storing cached versions of pages.

Without these cookies, parts of the Website may not function properly.

3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

We use these cookies to understand how visitors interact with our Website and improve our services:

• Google Analytics – helps us track website traffic, popular pages, and user behaviour.
  Data is anonymised wherever possible, and your full IP address is not stored.
  Learn more: Google Analytics Privacy & Data

• LiteSpeed Cache – monitors page performance to optimise loading times (no personal data stored).

3.3 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver more relevant ads and measure campaign effectiveness:

• Google Ads and Google for WooCommerce – track interactions with our products and ads to display personalised marketing.
  Learn more: Google Privacy Policy

You can manage Google’s ad settings at: https://adssettings.google.com

3.4 Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices (such as your name, region, or language) to improve your experience on our Website.

Example:

• Remembering login sessions

• Saving cart items for future visits

• Remembering cookie consent preferences

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties that provide functionality or services on our Website, including:

• Stripe – processes payments securely

• Google – analytics, advertising, and product integrations

• WooCommerce/WordPress – manage store functionality and customer accounts

These third parties may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites.
We recommend reviewing their privacy policies for more information:

• Stripe Privacy Policy

• Google Privacy Policy

• Automattic (WooCommerce) Privacy Policy

• LiteSpeed Technologies Privacy Policy

5. Managing Cookies

You can control or delete cookies using your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View which cookies are stored on your device

• Delete cookies

• Block cookies from specific sites or all websites

Useful links for managing cookies:

• Google Chrome

• Mozilla Firefox

• Microsoft Edge

• Apple Safari

Alternatively, you can opt out of tracking from Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Consent

When you first visit our Website, you may be presented with a cookie banner or notice explaining our use of cookies.
By continuing to browse or clicking “Accept”, you agree to the placement of cookies as described in this policy.
You can withdraw consent at any time by changing your browser settings or using our cookie management tool (if available).

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.
Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “last updated” date.
Please check back regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:
📧 info@knittingaccessorysales.com
🌐 www.knittingaccessorysales.com