COOKIE POLICY
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better browsing experience and understand how you use our site.
2. COOKIES WE USE
Essential Cookies (always active):
These are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
- Session cookies: maintain your shopping cart and login state
- Security cookies: protect against fraud
- Preference cookies: remember your language and currency settings
Analytics Cookies (with your consent): These help us understand how visitors use our website including page views, traffic sources, and popular products. We use privacy-respecting analytics that do not track you across other websites.
Marketing Cookies (with your consent): We currently do not use marketing cookies. If we introduce them in the future, we will update this policy and request your consent.
3. MANAGING COOKIES
When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Accept only essential cookies
- Customise your preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling essential cookies may prevent the website from functioning properly.
4. THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Our website may use cookies from:
- Shopify (checkout processing)
- Cloudflare (security and performance)
- Klarna (payment processing, if selected)
These third parties have their own cookie policies which we encourage you to review.
5. COOKIE RETENTION
- Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies: retained for up to 12 months
- Analytics cookies: retained for up to 12 months
6. CHANGES
We may update this policy. Changes will be posted here with an updated date.
7. CONTACT
For questions about our use of cookies: support@belgianfootballstore.com