Cookie Policy

Last updated: 31 July 2026

At Gatitto Store, accessible at www.gatittostore.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.

This Cookie Policy explains how Gatitto Store uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit, browse or make a purchase through our website.

This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and has been prepared in accordance with:

• the General Data Protection Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
• the ePrivacy Directive — Directive 2002/58/EC;
• applicable national privacy and electronic communications laws;
• the UK GDPR and relevant United Kingdom legislation, where applicable.

1. Contact information

For questions about this Cookie Policy or the technologies used on the website, contact:

Gatitto Store
Website: www.gatittostore.com
Email: info@gatittostore.com

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser, computer, mobile device or other internet-enabled device when you visit a website.

Cookies may allow a website to:

• function correctly;
• maintain your shopping basket;
• remember your preferences;
• keep you signed in;
• protect payments and accounts;
• analyse website performance;
• understand how visitors navigate;
• personalise content;
• measure advertising;
• display more relevant marketing.

Cookies may contain identifiers, preference information, session data and technical information about your browser or device.

3. Similar technologies

In addition to cookies, Gatitto Store and its service providers may use similar technologies, including:

• pixels;
• tags;
• scripts;
• web beacons;
• local storage;
• software development kits;
• device identifiers;
• tracking links;
• server logs;
• conversion APIs;
• browser and session identifiers.

In this policy, references to “cookies” may also include these similar technologies where they perform comparable functions.

4. Session and persistent cookies

Cookies may be classified according to how long they remain on your device.

Session cookies

Session cookies normally remain active only while your browser is open and are deleted when the browsing session ends.

They may be used to:

• maintain the shopping basket;
• support checkout;
• preserve page selections;
• protect the current session.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies remain stored for a defined period or until you delete them.

They may be used to:

• remember language or currency choices;
• keep account preferences;
• recognise returning visitors;
• measure website usage;
• support advertising and analytics.

The retention period depends on the purpose of the cookie, the provider and your consent choices.

5. First-party cookies

First-party cookies are set directly through the Gatitto Store domain or the technology used to operate our website.

They may be used to:

• operate the online store;
• retain items in your basket;
• process checkout;
• remember your privacy choices;
• support customer accounts;
• maintain security;
• prevent fraud;
• remember website preferences.

Some first-party cookies are provided through Shopify’s infrastructure.

6. Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies are set or accessed by external providers integrated with the website.

Depending on which services are enabled, these providers may include:

• Shopify;
• Google;
• Meta, including Facebook and Instagram;
• TikTok;
• Pinterest;
• PayPal;
• Stripe;
• Shop Pay;
• Apple Pay;
• Google Pay;
• analytics providers;
• advertising platforms;
• review applications;
• customer-support tools;
• other Shopify applications.

Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy policies and may act as independent data controllers for certain purposes.

The inclusion of a provider in this policy does not necessarily mean that every listed provider is currently active on the website.

7. Categories of cookies we use

7.1. Strictly necessary cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website and online store to function.

They may support:

• website security;
• shopping-basket functionality;
• checkout;
• payment processing;
• fraud prevention;
• customer-account login;
• session management;
• load balancing;
• accessibility;
• privacy preference storage;
• detection of technical errors.

These cookies are generally activated without consent because they are necessary to provide a service requested by the user or to ensure website security.

Blocking these cookies through your browser may prevent parts of the website from functioning correctly.

7.2. Functional cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices and provide enhanced features.

They may remember:

• language selection;
• currency selection;
• delivery country;
• recently viewed products;
• saved basket information;
• account-session preferences;
• display and accessibility settings;
• customer-service preferences.

Depending on applicable law and the precise purpose, functional cookies may require your consent.

Rejecting them may reduce personalisation but should not prevent the use of essential shopping functions.

7.3. Analytics and performance cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website.

They may collect information about:

• pages visited;
• products viewed;
• session duration;
• traffic sources;
• search activity;
• basket activity;
• checkout events;
• browser and device type;
• technical errors;
• page-loading performance;
• approximate location;
• interactions with website features.

This information helps us:

• improve navigation;
• identify technical issues;
• understand product interest;
• measure website performance;
• improve content;
• assess the effectiveness of changes.

Analytics services may include, where enabled:

• Shopify Analytics;
• Google Analytics;
• other analytics applications integrated with Shopify.

Analytics cookies are only activated after consent where required by law.

7.4. Marketing and advertising cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to:

• display personalised advertisements;
• measure campaign performance;
• attribute sales to advertising;
• create advertising audiences;
• limit how often an advertisement is shown;
• support retargeting;
• analyse interactions with promotional content;
• personalise marketing across websites or platforms.

These cookies may be provided by services such as:

• Meta, including Facebook and Instagram;
• Google Ads;
• TikTok;
• Pinterest;
• Shopify marketing services;
• other advertising partners.

Marketing cookies will only be activated after your consent where consent is required.

Rejecting marketing cookies does not necessarily reduce the total number of advertisements you see. However, the advertisements may be less relevant to your interests.

8. Why we use cookies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• keep the website secure;
• operate the shopping basket;
• enable checkout;
• process orders;
• remember preferences;
• maintain customer sessions;
• prevent fraud;
• improve website performance;
• analyse visitor behaviour;
• understand how products are viewed;
• measure advertising effectiveness;
• personalise content;
• support Customer Service;
• recognise returning visitors;
• provide marketing communications, subject to applicable consent requirements.

9. Legal grounds for using cookies

The legal basis depends on the category and purpose of the cookie.

We may rely on:

• the necessity to provide a service requested by the user;
• performance of a contract;
• compliance with legal obligations;
• legitimate interests, where permitted and appropriately balanced;
• consent.

Strictly necessary cookies may operate without consent where they are required to provide the online service requested or to maintain security.

Analytics, functional, advertising and personalisation cookies may require prior consent, depending on their purpose and the law applicable to the user.

Consent is not treated as valid where cookies are activated before the user has made a genuine choice, except for cookies that are strictly necessary.

10. Cookie consent banner

When you first visit the website, you may be shown a cookie banner or privacy preference panel.

Depending on the website configuration, the banner may allow you to:

• accept all cookies;
• reject non-essential cookies;
• customise your preferences;
• review cookie categories;
• read this Cookie Policy.

Consent choices should be:

• freely given;
• specific;
• informed;
• unambiguous;
• capable of being withdrawn.

Rejecting non-essential cookies should be as accessible as accepting them.

11. Managing your cookie preferences

You may change your preferences at any time through the Cookie Settings, Privacy Preferences or similarly named option available on the website.

Through the preference panel, you may be able to:

• accept selected categories;
• reject non-essential categories;
• withdraw previously granted consent;
• review the purposes of cookies;
• review relevant providers.

Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that lawfully occurred before the withdrawal.

12. Shopify privacy settings

Gatitto Store uses Shopify technology to operate its online store.

Shopify may provide tools to:

• display a cookie banner;
• store privacy choices;
• prevent non-essential tracking before consent;
• manage customer privacy preferences;
• integrate consent-management applications;
• control certain data-sharing functions.

The effectiveness of these controls may depend on:

• the Shopify configuration;
• the applications installed;
• the markets served;
• the website theme;
• the consent-management tool used;
• whether third-party scripts respect the recorded preference.

13. Cookies used by Shopify

Shopify may use cookies and similar technologies for functions such as:

• secure checkout;
• basket management;
• customer authentication;
• fraud prevention;
• session continuity;
• shop preferences;
• analytics;
• performance measurement;
• network and infrastructure security.

Some Shopify processing may be performed on behalf of Gatitto Store, while other processing may be undertaken by Shopify for its own stated purposes.

More information about Shopify’s processing is available through Shopify’s privacy documentation and consumer privacy portal.

14. Google Analytics

Where Google Analytics is enabled, it may collect information such as:

• pages visited;
• session duration;
• referring source;
• browser and device information;
• approximate geographic information;
• events completed on the website;
• interaction with products and checkout features.

Google Analytics will be used in accordance with your consent choices where consent is legally required.

Google may process information outside your country of residence, subject to the transfer mechanisms described in its own privacy documentation.

You may also use Google’s official browser opt-out tool, where available:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

15. Advertising platforms

Where enabled and consented to, advertising technologies may transmit information to platforms such as:

• Meta;
• Google;
• TikTok;
• Pinterest;
• other advertising networks.

Information may include:

• page visits;
• products viewed;
• basket events;
• checkout events;
• purchase events;
• order value;
• technical identifiers;
• advertising identifiers;
• browser or device information.

Depending on the provider, these platforms may use the information to:

• measure advertising;
• prevent fraud;
• improve their services;
• create advertising audiences;
• personalise advertisements.

Each platform may act as an independent data controller for some processing activities.

16. Payment-related technologies

Payment services may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• authenticate transactions;
• prevent fraud;
• maintain secure payment sessions;
• remember payment preferences;
• manage digital wallets;
• detect suspicious activity.

These providers may include, where available:

• Shopify Payments;
• Stripe;
• PayPal;
• Shop Pay;
• Apple Pay;
• Google Pay;
• banks and card providers.

Some payment-related cookies may be strictly necessary for completing a transaction and may therefore operate without separate consent.

17. Embedded content

The website may contain embedded content, including:

• videos;
• images;
• maps;
• social-media posts;
• review widgets;
• payment tools;
• customer-support applications;
• external product features.

Embedded providers may receive technical information when the content loads, including:

• IP address;
• browser information;
• device information;
• page visited;
• interaction data.

Non-essential embedded content may be blocked until you provide the relevant consent.

18. Duration of cookies

Cookies remain active for different periods.

Their duration may depend on:

• the type of cookie;
• its purpose;
• the service provider;
• the website configuration;
• your browser settings;
• your consent preferences.

Some cookies expire at the end of the browsing session. Others may remain for days, months or another defined period.

We seek to avoid retaining cookies longer than reasonably necessary for their stated purpose.

19. Detailed cookie list

The cookies used by Gatitto Store may change when:

• Shopify updates its services;
• applications are installed or removed;
• payment methods change;
• analytics tools are enabled or disabled;
• advertising platforms are added or removed;
• the website theme is modified;
• privacy settings are updated.

Where available, the cookie preference panel should provide details such as:

• cookie name;
• provider;
• category;
• purpose;
• duration;
• whether the cookie is first-party or third-party.

This policy does not confirm that every cookie or provider mentioned is active at all times.

20. Browser settings

Most browsers allow you to manage cookies directly.

You may be able to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete cookies;
• block third-party cookies;
• block all cookies;
• clear cookies when closing the browser;
• limit tracking;
• manage website permissions.

Instructions are normally available in the browser’s privacy or security settings.

Blocking all cookies may affect:

• your shopping basket;
• account login;
• checkout;
• payment processing;
• language and currency preferences;
• security;
• website performance.

21. Preferences across devices

Cookie choices are normally stored in the browser or device used to make the selection.

You may need to set your preferences again when you:

• use another device;
• use another browser;
• browse in private or incognito mode;
• delete cookies;
• reset browser settings;
• use a different browser profile.

Where technically available, account-based privacy choices may also be linked to your customer profile.

22. Do Not Track and similar signals

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting or similar privacy signal.

There is not always a universally applied standard governing how websites must respond to these signals.

Where applicable law or website technology requires recognition of a supported privacy signal, Gatitto Store will seek to respect it.

Cookie preferences selected through the website’s own privacy panel remain the most direct method of controlling non-essential technologies.

23. International data transfers

Some cookie providers and technology partners may process information outside:

• the European Union;
• the European Economic Area;
• the United Kingdom;
• Switzerland;
• the country in which you live.

Where personal data is transferred internationally, the relevant party should rely on a recognised mechanism, such as:

• an adequacy decision;
• Standard Contractual Clauses;
• the UK International Data Transfer Agreement;
• the UK Addendum;
• binding corporate rules;
• another lawful transfer mechanism.

Further information is available in our Privacy Policy and the privacy documentation of the relevant provider.

24. Data security

We seek to use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information collected through cookies.

Measures may include:

• encrypted connections;
• access controls;
• authentication;
• security monitoring;
• restricted permissions;
• fraud-prevention systems;
• consent-management controls;
• supplier agreements;
• regular system updates.

No internet-based technology is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection against every risk.

25. Your data protection rights

Depending on the processing involved and the law applicable to you, you may have the right to:

• receive information about data processing;
• access your personal data;
• correct inaccurate information;
• request deletion;
• restrict processing;
• object to processing;
• withdraw consent;
• request data portability;
• object to direct marketing;
• request review of certain automated decisions;
• lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal conditions or exemptions.

26. Withdrawing consent

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time through:

• the Cookie Settings panel;
• the Privacy Preferences option;
• another consent-management tool available on the website;
• a request sent to info@gatittostore.com.

Withdrawal should be as easy as granting consent.

The withdrawal will not affect processing lawfully carried out before consent was withdrawn.

27. Exercising your rights

To exercise a data-protection right relating to cookies, contact:

Email: info@gatittostore.com
Recommended subject: Cookie and Privacy Request

Please provide:

• your full name;
• the email address associated with Gatitto Store, where applicable;
• a description of your request;
• the browser or device involved, where relevant;
• sufficient information to locate the relevant processing.

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity and protect your personal data from unauthorised access.

28. Complaints

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the data-protection supervisory authority competent for:

• the country where you normally live;
• the country where you work;
• the country where you believe an infringement occurred.

You may contact Gatitto Store first so that we can investigate the matter, but doing so does not prevent you from contacting a supervisory authority directly.

29. Relationship with the Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy should be read together with the Gatitto Store Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy provides further information about:

• the data controller;
• personal data collected;
• purposes of processing;
• legal grounds;
• recipients;
• data retention;
• international transfers;
• security;
• data-subject rights;
• complaint procedures.

30. Changes to this Cookie Policy

Gatitto Store may update this policy to reflect:

• legal or regulatory changes;
• guidance from data-protection authorities;
• changes to Shopify services;
• new applications;
• changes to analytics tools;
• new advertising providers;
• changes to payment methods;
• modifications to consent-management technology;
• operational or security changes.

The revised version will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

Where a change requires renewed consent, the website may ask you to make a new privacy choice.

31. Contact us

For questions regarding this Cookie Policy, cookie preferences or the processing of personal data through tracking technologies, contact:

Gatitto Store
Website: www.gatittostore.com
Email: info@gatittostore.com