This Cookie Policy explains how Celtic Mink Jewelry (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on celticminkjewelry.com (the “Site”). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
By using our Site, you can choose which categories of cookies you allow, except for those that are strictly necessary for the Site to function.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognize your device and remember your actions and preferences over time.
We also use similar technologies such as pixels, tags, local storage, and scripts, which are treated as cookies for the purposes of this policy.
2. Who sets cookies?
Cookies on our Site can be set by:
First-party cookies – placed by Celtic Mink Jewelry (our own Site).
Third-party cookies – placed by other companies (for example, analytics providers, advertising networks, social media platforms, payment processors, and embedded content providers).
3. Types of cookies we use
We group cookies into the following categories:
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Site to operate and to enable core functions such as:
Navigating pages
Accessing secure areas and your account
Processing orders and payments
Managing your shopping cart and checkout
Without these cookies, the Site cannot function properly. They are always active and do not require your consent.
Examples (may include):
WooCommerce session and cart cookies
Security and load-balancing cookies
Cookie storing your consent choices
3.2 Preference (Functional) Cookies
These cookies allow the Site to remember your choices and preferences, such as:
Language and currency settings
Items you viewed recently
Saved addresses or preferences for faster checkout
If you disable these cookies, some features may not work as intended, but the Site will still function.
3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our Site, so we can improve our products, services, and user experience. They collect information such as:
Pages visited and time spent on each page
Clicks, scrolls, and navigation patterns
Device type, browser, and approximate location (IP address may be anonymized where possible)
Where required by law (e.g., under GDPR in the EU/UK), we only set analytics cookies with your consent.
3.4 Advertising and Social Media Cookies
These cookies may be set by us or by advertising and social media partners to:
Deliver relevant ads about our products on other websites or platforms
Limit how often you see a particular ad
Measure campaign performance
Enable social media features (like buttons, embedded feeds, or login)
These cookies can track your browsing across different sites and build a profile of your interests. They are only used with your explicit consent where required.
4. Legal basis for using cookies (EU/UK visitors)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with similar rules:
For strictly necessary cookies, our legal basis is our legitimate interest in providing a secure and functional website and processing your orders.
For all other cookies (preferences, analytics, advertising), our legal basis is your consent. You can give or withdraw this consent at any time through our cookie settings.
5. Cookies and U.S. privacy laws
For visitors from certain U.S. states (such as California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and others), some cookies may be considered “selling” or “sharing” personal information or targeted advertising under state privacy laws.
Where required, we will:
Provide a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” or similar link, and/or
Respect browser or platform signals (where supported), and
Allow you to opt out of advertising and analytics cookies that qualify as “selling”, “sharing”, or “targeted advertising”.
See our Privacy Policy for more information about your state-specific rights.
6. How we obtain your consent
When you first visit our Site, you will see a cookie banner or consent notice that:
Explains we use cookies
Provides a link to this Cookie Policy
Allows you to:
Accept all cookies
Reject non-essential cookies
Manage your cookie preferences by category
Your preferences will be stored in a cookie on your device. You can change your cookie settings at any time as described below.
7. Managing and deleting cookies
7.1 Through our cookie settings
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” or similar link available on our Site (often in the footer or within the cookie banner).
7.2 Through your browser
You can configure your browser to:
Block all cookies
Block cookies from specific sites
Delete existing cookies
Please note that if you block or delete cookies, some features of our Site may not work properly (for example, keeping items in your cart or staying logged in).
Links for managing cookies in popular browsers:
Chrome
Firefox
Safari
Edge
7.3 Through third-party opt-out tools
For some third-party cookies, you can also opt out via:
Google Analytics opt-out tools
Ad industry opt-out pages (e.g., NAI, DAA, EDAA)
See the websites of those third parties for more details.
8. Third-party cookies we use
We may use third-party services that place cookies, such as:
Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics)
Advertising platforms (e.g., Google Ads, Meta/Facebook)
Social media (e.g., embedded Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest)
Payment processors (e.g., PayPal, Stripe)
Embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Google Maps)
These third parties may process data about your browsing for their own purposes, in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend you review those policies directly.
Once we finalize the tools and services used on this Site, we will include a table here listing key cookies, their provider, purpose, and storage time.
9. How long cookies are stored
Cookies are stored for different lengths of time:
Session cookies – deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies – remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
We aim to keep persistent cookies only for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy. Where third parties set cookies, their own retention periods apply.
10. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example to reflect:
Changes in the cookies we use
New legal requirements
Updates to our services
We will post the updated version on this page and update the “Last updated” date. Any material changes may also be highlighted via a notice on the Site.
11. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, you can contact us at:
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
1 minute
__utmb
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
30 minutes after last activity
__utmt
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests
10 minutes
__utmx
Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.
18 months
__utmv
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
2 years after last activity
__utmc
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
End of session (browser)
__utmz
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
6 months after last activity
_ga
ID used to identify users
2 years
_ga_
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gali
Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked
30 seconds
_gid
ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity
24 hours
__utma
ID used to identify users and sessions
2 years after last activity
_gac_
Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
90 days
SourceBuster is used by WooCommerce for order attribution based on user source.
Name
Description
Duration
sbjs_session
The number of page views in this session and the current page path
30 minutes
sbjs_udata
Information about the visitor’s user agent, such as IP, the browser, and the device type
session
sbjs_current
Traffic origin information for the visitor’s current visit to your store
session
sbjs_migrations
Technical data to help with migrations between different versions of the tracking feature
session
sbjs_first
Traffic origin information for the visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires)
session
sbjs_first_add
Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires)
session
sbjs_current_add
Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s current visit to your store
session
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user.
Facebook Pixel is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
