Cookiebeleid van AVESTAS

Cookie Policy of AVESTAS

Last updated: September 29, 2026

This cookie policy explains how AVESTAS uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our webshop at https://avestas.shop.

This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy:

https://avestas.shop/pages/privacybeleid

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that can be stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can be used, for example, to:

ensure the website functions technically;
remember products in your shopping cart;
perform security checks;
remember your language, region, or cookie preferences;
analyze website usage; and
measure or personalize advertisements if you have given your consent.

In addition to cookies, similar technologies may be used, such as pixels, tags, local storage, and other identification technologies. For convenience, we use the term "cookies" in this policy to refer to all these technologies.

2. Who uses cookies?

Cookies may be placed or read by:

AVESTAS;
Shopify, the platform that technically hosts our webshop;
payment and security service providers;
analytics and marketing service providers; and
other apps or technical service providers integrated with our webshop.

Cookies placed directly by our website are called first-party cookies.

Cookies placed by an external service provider are called third-party cookies. External parties may process the data obtained through their cookies according to their own privacy policies.

3. Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies are required for the webshop to function securely and correctly.

These cookies may be used, among other things, to:

remember products in your shopping cart;
process the checkout;
secure forms and transactions;
prevent fraud and abuse;
manage customer accounts and sessions;
remember your cookie preferences;
apply discounts; and
display the correct currency or region settings.

Because these cookies are necessary for the operation and security of the webshop, no prior consent is generally required.

If necessary cookies are blocked via your browser, parts of the webshop may not function correctly.

4. Preference cookies

Preference cookies help the website remember choices, such as:

your language;
your region;
display preferences; and
previously selected settings.

Depending on the function and applicable rules, these cookies may only be used after consent.

5. Analytical cookies

Analytical cookies help us understand how visitors use the webshop.

These cookies may collect information about:

visited pages;
the route visitors follow through the website;
general visitor numbers;
technical errors;
the device or browser type used; and
how parts of the webshop function.

Limited analytical cookies that have minimal impact on your privacy can in some cases be used without consent when legal conditions are met.

For more extensive analysis where personal data is processed or visitors can be tracked across websites and services, we request consent when legally required.

6. Marketing and advertising cookies

Marketing and advertising cookies may be used to:

measure the performance of marketing campaigns;
make advertisements more relevant;
prevent the same ad from being shown unnecessarily often;
build target audiences for advertisements; and
link activities across different websites or services.

These cookies are not placed or activated until you have provided consent, where required by applicable law.

Refusing marketing cookies does not prevent you from visiting our webshop normally or placing an order.

7. Social media and content cookies

When our webshop includes content or features from external platforms, those platforms may use cookies.

This may occur, for example, with:

embedded videos;
social media buttons;
external media; or
interactive features from other parties.

When such cookies are not necessary, they are only activated after you have given consent where legally required.

8. Shopify cookies

Our webshop is technically powered by Shopify.

Shopify uses necessary cookies for, among other things:

the shopping cart;
the checkout;
security;
customer accounts;
session management;
market and currency settings; and
remembering privacy choices.

When consent has been given, Shopify may also use cookies and similar technologies for analytics, personalization, or advertising.

An up-to-date explanation of the cookies Shopify may use on webshops can be found in Shopify's cookie policy:

https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies

More information on the processing of personal data by Shopify:

https://www.shopify.com/legal/privacy/app-users

9. Cookie banner and consent

When consent is required, we request it via the cookie banner before non-necessary cookies are placed or activated.

You must be able to make a free choice between accepting and refusing non-necessary cookies.

Closing the banner, scrolling further, or continuing to use the website is not automatically considered consent for tracking or advertising cookies.

Necessary cookies remain active because they are required for the operation and security of the webshop.

10. Changing cookie preferences

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time.

To do this, open the Cookie Preferences option via the cookie banner or the link provided in the footer of our webshop.

After withdrawing consent, we will no longer use the relevant non-necessary cookies for future processing. Withdrawal of consent does not have retroactive effect.

You can also delete or block cookies via your browser settings. The exact settings differ per browser and device.

If you block all cookies, functions such as the shopping cart, customer accounts, and the checkout may not function properly.

11. Global Privacy Control

When technically supported and legally applicable, privacy choices such as a Global Privacy Control signal may be recognized by Shopify or affiliated services.

The processing and availability of this may depend on your region, browser, and the privacy settings of our webshop.

12. Retention periods

The retention period varies per cookie.

Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser. These are called session cookies.

Other cookies remain on your device for a certain period. These are called persistent cookies.

The retention period is determined by:

the purpose of the cookie;
the technical necessity;
the settings of Shopify or the relevant service provider;
your privacy choice; and
the applicable legal requirements.

We aim not to retain cookies longer than necessary for the relevant purpose.

The current retention periods for Shopify cookies can be found in Shopify's cookie policy:

https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies

Cookies from other active service providers may have different retention periods. These should be displayed in the cookie banner or the corresponding cookie preferences.