Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 24th October 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how ShedVault ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, www.shedvault.co.uk. By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides further details on how we process your personal data.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enable a website to "remember" you, either for the duration of your visit (using a "session cookie") or for repeat visits (using a "persistent cookie"). They are not harmful and do not contain any personal information suchs as your home address, date of birth or credit card details.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, understand how you interact with our website, and to deliver relevant advertising. Specifically, cookies help us to:
- Remember your preferences and settings.
- Keep you logged in as you navigate through our site.
- Understand how you use our website, which pages you visit, and how long you spend on them.
- Improve the performance and functionality of our website.
- Provide you with a more personalised shopping experience.
- Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our website:
3.1. Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies
- Purpose: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas, using the shopping cart, and making payments. Without these cookies, services like adding items to your basket or proceeding to checkout cannot be provided.
- Data Collected: Typically, these cookies do not collect personally identifiable information. They might store session IDs or preferences related to site functionality.
- Consent: These cookies do not require your consent as they are necessary for the website to function.
3.2. Analytics and Performance Cookies
- Purpose: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. They help us to understand and improve the performance of our website.
- Data Collected: This data is typically aggregated and anonymous, but may include IP addresses which can be considered personal data. We use this information to analyse trends, administer the site, track users' movement around the site, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
- Examples: Google Analytics cookies.
- Consent: We request your consent for these cookies.
3.3. Functionality Cookies
- Purpose: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, they can be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customise.
- Data Collected: The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Consent: We request your consent for these cookies.
3.4. Marketing and Targeting Cookies
- Purpose: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers.
- Data Collected: These cookies track your browsing habits and may be used to build a profile of your interests to show you relevant ads on other sites.
- Examples: Cookies from social media platforms (e.g., Facebook Pixel), advertising partners (e.g., Google Ads).
- Consent: We request your consent for these cookies.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These third-party cookies are set by domains other than our website. Examples include:
- Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance tracking.
- Shopify: As our e-commerce platform, Shopify uses various cookies for essential store functionality, analytics, and security.
- Payment Processors (e.g., PayPal): May set cookies to facilitate secure transactions.
- Social Media Platforms: If we integrate social media features, these platforms may set cookies for tracking and advertising purposes.
We do not have direct control over these third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective third party's privacy and cookie policies for more information on how they use cookies.
5. How to Manage Your Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through our website's cookie consent banner or settings, which typically appears on your first visit. You can change your preferences at any time.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Here are links to instructions on how to manage cookies in popular browsers:
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Changes to Our Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at [Your Contact Email Address].