Cookie Policy

1. About This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Auraminimalist uses cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, local storage technologies, and similar tracking technologies when you visit or interact with our website.

Cookies are commonly used by online stores because they allow essential website functions to operate, support secure checkout processes, remember customer preferences, and provide information that helps businesses improve their websites.

By continuing to browse our website, certain cookies may be placed on your device depending on the website functions you use and the choices available through your browser or device settings.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites may store on a computer, smartphone, tablet, or other internet-connected device. They allow a website to recognize a browser or device and remember certain information between visits.

Some cookies remain on your device only while your browser is open. These are commonly called session cookies. Other cookies remain for a specified period or until they are deleted manually. These are commonly referred to as persistent cookies.

Cookies do not normally contain information such as your payment card number or account password. Instead, they may contain identifiers or preferences that help a website provide a more consistent experience.

3. Why Auraminimalist Uses Cookies

Cookies help us maintain the functionality and performance of Auraminimalist. Depending on their purpose, cookies may help us:

• Keep essential website functions working correctly.
• Maintain shopping cart information during a browsing session.
• Remember selected website preferences.
• Support secure account and checkout functions.
• Understand how visitors navigate our website.
• Identify technical problems and improve website performance.
• Measure the effectiveness of website content.
• Improve the usability and organization of our online store.
• Provide a more consistent experience when you return to the website.

4. Types of Cookies We May Use

The cookies used on Auraminimalist can generally be grouped according to their purpose. Different cookies may be provided by Auraminimalist or by third-party technology providers that support specific website functions.

5. Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are important to the basic operation of our website. Without certain essential cookies, functions such as navigating between pages, maintaining a shopping session, processing checkout information, or protecting website forms may not operate correctly.

Because these cookies support necessary website functionality, they may remain active even when optional cookie technologies are restricted through available browser or website controls.

6. Preference and Functionality Cookies

Preference cookies allow a website to remember information that makes future visits more convenient. Depending on the website configuration, these technologies may remember settings associated with your browsing experience.

For example, a website may use functionality technologies to remember certain selections or maintain information needed while you move between pages. These technologies are intended to reduce repetitive actions and make the website easier to use.

7. Analytics and Performance Technologies

Auraminimalist may use analytics or performance technologies to understand general patterns of website usage. This information can help us determine which pages receive attention, identify areas where visitors encounter difficulties, and evaluate how website features perform.

Analytics information may include technical details such as browser type, device category, pages visited, approximate session activity, referring pages, and interactions with website features.

We use this type of information primarily to improve website structure, content, performance, navigation, and customer experience.

8. Security-Related Cookies

Some cookies or similar technologies may support security functions. They can help protect website forms, identify unusual activity, maintain secure sessions, and reduce certain risks associated with unauthorized or automated activity.

Security-related technologies are particularly important for an online store because customers may interact with account, order, payment, and checkout features.

9. Third-Party Cookies

Certain website functions may be supported by third-party services. These providers may place or access cookies and similar technologies through their services when those services are integrated into our website.

Third-party technologies may be used for purposes such as analytics, website performance, security, payment processing, embedded content, or other functionality.

Third-party providers may have their own privacy and cookie policies governing their use of information. We encourage visitors to review the relevant provider's policies when they want additional information about third-party data practices.

10. Cookies and Online Shopping

Cookies can play an important role in an e-commerce experience. When you browse products, add merchandise to a shopping cart, move between checkout pages, or return to a page, certain technologies may help maintain the information required for the website to operate properly.

If cookies or similar technologies are disabled, some shopping functions may not work as expected. For example, your browser may have difficulty retaining certain temporary shopping information or maintaining necessary website sessions.

11. Cookies and Payment Processing

Auraminimalist currently accepts PayPal as its payment method. Payment processing may involve technologies operated by PayPal or other service providers that support secure checkout functionality.

Auraminimalist does not use cookies as a substitute for payment security controls. Payment information is handled through the applicable payment-processing systems and according to their respective security and privacy practices.

Visitors should review PayPal's applicable privacy and cookie information for details about technologies used within PayPal's own services.

12. Information That Cookies May Collect

Depending on the type of technology involved, cookies and similar technologies may collect or associate information such as:

• Browser type and version.
• Device type and operating system.
• Pages viewed on the website.
• Approximate time spent on pages.
• Interactions with website features.
• Referring website information.
• General website navigation activity.
• Cookie identifiers or similar technical identifiers.
• Preferences associated with the browsing session.

The information collected depends on the specific cookie, technology, browser settings, device configuration, and services operating on the website.

13. Personal Information and Cookies

A cookie identifier does not necessarily identify an individual by name. However, when cookie information is combined with other information, it may potentially be associated with information relating to a particular visitor or customer.

Auraminimalist handles information collected through website technologies in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable requirements. We seek to use information for legitimate business and website purposes and to avoid collecting information that is not reasonably necessary for those purposes.

14. Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary technologies that generally remain active while you are browsing the website. They may expire when the browser session ends or when the relevant website session is otherwise terminated.

These cookies can help maintain temporary information while you navigate between pages, particularly when using shopping cart, checkout, or other interactive functions.

15. Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on a device for a defined period unless they are deleted earlier. They can help websites recognize returning browsers and remember selected preferences or other useful information.

The duration of a persistent cookie varies depending on its purpose and the provider that places it. Some may expire relatively quickly, while others may remain for a longer period.

16. Your Browser Cookie Controls

Most modern web browsers provide controls that allow users to manage cookies. Depending on your browser, you may be able to block cookies, delete existing cookies, receive warnings before cookies are stored, or configure different cookie preferences.

Common browser settings can generally be accessed through areas such as:

• Privacy and security settings.
• Cookies and site data.
• Site permissions.
• Browsing data controls.
• Tracking protection settings.

Because browser controls differ between providers and may change over time, we recommend checking the help documentation for the browser installed on your device for the most accurate instructions.

17. Disabling Cookies

You can choose to restrict or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect how Auraminimalist operates on your device.

When essential cookies are blocked, some features may become unavailable or may not work correctly. This may include shopping cart functionality, checkout processes, session management, account-related features, or other interactive elements.

For this reason, we recommend considering the purpose of a cookie before disabling it, particularly when using an online shopping website.

18. Clearing Existing Cookies

You can generally remove cookies that have already been stored on your device by clearing browsing data through your browser settings.

Clearing cookies may sign you out of websites, remove saved preferences, empty temporary shopping information, or require certain website settings to be selected again.

If you use multiple browsers or devices, cookie settings may need to be managed separately on each one.

19. Do Not Track and Similar Browser Signals

Some browsers and devices provide settings or signals intended to communicate preferences regarding tracking technologies. Because browser implementations and industry standards can vary, Auraminimalist may not respond to every type of automated tracking signal in the same way.

Where applicable, we consider available privacy controls and applicable requirements when determining how website technologies are used.

20. Changes to This Cookie Policy

Auraminimalist may update this Cookie Policy when our website technology, services, business practices, or applicable requirements change.

When changes are made, the revised policy will be made available through the website. We encourage visitors to review this page periodically so they remain informed about how cookies and similar technologies are used.

21. Relationship With Our Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy should be read together with the Auraminimalist Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy provides broader information about how personal information may be collected, used, disclosed, protected, and retained when you interact with our website.

The purpose of this Cookie Policy is specifically to explain our use of cookies and related technologies.

22. Your Privacy Choices

You can take several steps to manage how cookies are used on your device. Depending on the browser and device you use, available options may include:

1. Adjusting browser cookie settings.
2. Blocking certain types of cookies.
3. Deleting previously stored cookies.
4. Using browser privacy or tracking-protection features.
5. Reviewing privacy controls provided by applicable third-party services.

Please remember that restricting cookies may change the way certain parts of the Auraminimalist website function.

23. Children's Privacy

Auraminimalist is an online retail website intended for general consumers and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children through cookies or other tracking technologies.

Parents or guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information through our website may contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action where required.

24. Website Security

Cookies may be one component of the technical systems used to operate and secure a website. Auraminimalist uses reasonable measures intended to protect website functions and customer information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No internet transmission or online storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should also take reasonable precautions, including keeping browsers and operating systems updated and avoiding the use of unsecured devices for sensitive transactions.

25. Contact Auraminimalist

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, the technologies used on our website, or your available privacy choices, you may contact our customer support team.