Cookie Policy
Last updated: 13 June 2016
This Cookie Policy explains how Ah, Lovely! uses cookies and similar technologies on www.ahlovely.com.
This policy should be read together with the Privacy Policy.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, phone, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies can help a website function properly, remember your preferences, understand how visitors use the site, improve the website, and, where applicable, support marketing or social media features.
Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, local storage, and tracking scripts, may also be used for similar purposes. In this Cookie Policy, I refer to these technologies together as “cookies”.
2. Who is responsible for the use of cookies?
The website www.ahlovely.com is operated by:
Ah, Lovely!
Owner: Marie Kremer
Email: marie@ahlovely.com
KVK number: 63491869 (in association with Andrew Investments B.V.)
Address: Wagenweg 252, 2012 NP Haarlem
For questions about cookies or privacy, you can contact me using the email address above.
3. Why this website uses cookies
This website may use cookies for the following purposes:
To make the website work properly.
To keep the website secure.
To remember basic website preferences.
To enable website features such as forms, bookings, checkout, newsletter sign-ups, or embedded content.
To understand how visitors use the website.
To improve the website, services, and visitor experience.
To support marketing, advertising, or social media features, but only where these are used and where legally permitted.
4. Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies are required for the website to function correctly.
These cookies may be used to:
Load the website properly.
Keep the website secure.
Remember privacy or cookie choices.
Enable forms or booking features.
Enable payment or checkout functions, where applicable.
Support basic website performance.
Necessary cookies cannot usually be switched off because the website may not work properly without them.
These cookies do not require prior consent, but you are informed about them through this Cookie Policy.
5. Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help me understand how visitors use the website.
These cookies may collect information such as:
Which pages are visited.
How long visitors stay on the website.
Which links are clicked.
How visitors arrive at the website.
What type of device, browser, or operating system is used.
General location information, such as country or region.
This information helps me improve the website, understand which pages are useful, and make the website easier to use.
Where analytics cookies have little or no impact on your privacy, they may be used without prior consent where legally allowed. Where analytics cookies have a greater impact on your privacy, they will only be used with your consent.
6. Marketing and tracking cookies
Marketing and tracking cookies may be used to follow visitors across websites, show relevant advertisements, measure advertising performance, or connect website activity to social media or advertising platforms.
These cookies may be placed by third parties, such as social media platforms, advertising platforms, or analytics providers.
Marketing and tracking cookies are only used if they are active on this website and, where required, only after you have given consent through the cookie banner or cookie settings.
You can refuse or withdraw consent at any time.
7. Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used on this website.
Depending on how the website is configured, these may include services such as:
Squarespace, for website hosting, security, forms, analytics, and website functionality.
A booking tool, such as Calendly, for appointment scheduling.
A payment provider, such as Tikkie, for payments or checkout.
A newsletter provider for newsletter sign-ups and email communication.
Analytics tools to understand website performance.
Social media platforms, such as Instagram or Facebook, if social media features, links, pixels, or embedded content are used.
Embedded content providers, such as Google Maps, YouTube, Vimeo, or similar services, if embedded content is used.
These third parties may process personal data according to their own privacy and cookie policies. I recommend reviewing their policies if you want more information about how they use cookies and personal data.
8. Squarespace cookies
This website is built with Squarespace.
Squarespace may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Operate the website.
Keep the website secure.
Provide website analytics.
Enable forms, scheduling, checkout, or other website features.
Remember visitor preferences.
Measure website performance.
The exact cookies used may depend on the Squarespace settings, features, integrations, and services active on this website.
9. Cookie consent
When you visit this website, you may see a cookie banner or cookie settings tool.
Through this banner or tool, you may be able to accept, reject, or manage certain categories of cookies.
Necessary cookies may still be placed because they are required for the website to work.
Analytics, marketing, or tracking cookies are only placed where legally allowed and, where required, after you have given consent.
You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time by using the cookie settings on the website, if available, or by changing your browser settings.
10. Managing cookies in your browser
You can also manage or delete cookies through your internet browser.
Most browsers allow you to:
View which cookies are stored.
Delete cookies.
Block cookies.
Block third-party cookies.
Set preferences for specific websites.
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect how this website works. Some parts of the website may not function properly without certain cookies.
11. Personal data and cookies
Some cookies may process personal data, such as IP address, device information, online identifiers, website behaviour, or location information.
Where cookies process personal data, this is done in accordance with the Privacy Policy and applicable privacy laws, including the GDPR/AVG.
For more information about how Ah, Lovely! handles personal data, please read the Privacy Policy.
12. Changes to this Cookie Policy
I may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if the website changes, new tools are added, or legal requirements change.
The latest version will always be available on www.ahlovely.com.
13. Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on this website, you can contact:
Ah, Lovely!
Email: marie@ahlovely.com