Cookie Policy
Last updated: 30 April 2026
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, how alphabet-art.com (“we”, “us”) uses them, and how you can manage your choices. It supplements our Privacy Policy and should be read together with it. References to “cookies” include HTTP cookies, HTML5 local storage, session storage, and comparable technologies that store or read information on your device.
What are cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They can be “session” cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain for a defined period or until deleted. Cookies may be set by the website you visit (“first party”) or by another domain (“third party”), for example where embedded content or analytics scripts are used.
How we use cookies on this Site
We use strictly necessary cookies to deliver the Site securely, to remember your cookie preference banner response, and to maintain basic session integrity where required by our hosting stack. These cookies are essential for the Site to function and cannot be disabled through our banner without affecting core features. We may also use preference storage technologies to remember simple choices such as whether you confirmed the age gate, where you have accepted non-essential storage in line with PECR.
Optional cookies and similar storage
Where we offer optional cookies or local storage for analytics or convenience features, we will request your consent before activation where UK law requires. If you decline non-essential cookies, we will not set those technologies except as strictly necessary. You may change your mind at any time by clearing cookies in your browser and revisiting the Site, subject to technical limitations of your device.
Third-party cookies
When you follow outbound links to licensed Operators, support organisations, or regulators, those sites may set their own cookies governed by their policies. We do not control third-party technologies and this Policy does not cover them. You should review each third party’s cookie statement before accepting prompts on their domains.
Legal bases
Strictly necessary cookies are used on the basis of legitimate interests to provide an online service you explicitly request, and where applicable on the basis that they are strictly necessary under PECR. Non-essential cookies are used only where we have obtained valid consent, which must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous.
Cookie lifetimes
Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Preference cookies may persist for up to twelve months unless you clear them earlier. Security cookies typically expire within hours or days depending on risk signals. Exact durations may vary when we rotate identifiers for security reasons.
Managing cookies in your browser
Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through settings menus. You can usually find these options under “privacy”, “security”, or “site data”. Blocking all cookies may prevent the Site from remembering your choices and could degrade performance. For mobile devices, consult the manufacturer’s help documentation.
Do Not Track
There is no consistent industry standard for “Do Not Track” browser signals. We currently do not respond to DNT signals separately from the cookie controls described here.
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Policy when we change our technologies or when regulators publish new guidance. The “Last updated” date reflects the latest revision. Continued use of the Site after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy where permitted by law.
Contact
Questions about cookies or this Policy: info@alphabet-art.com