1. Introduction
Foldanddrain uses cookies and similar technologies to support website operation, remember visitor preferences and, where permitted, process information associated with website interactions.
This policy explains how cookies are used on www.foldanddrain.com, how long they may remain on your device and how you can manage your preferences.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They may be used to maintain essential website functions, remember preferences or support services provided by external providers.
Cookies may be session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies support functions required for the website to operate, such as maintaining a shopping session, remembering items in your basket and supporting checkout. They may be used where necessary for a service you have requested or where otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember choices such as language or other website preferences. They are used only after you provide the required consent.
Analytics and Other Non-Essential Cookies
Where enabled, these cookies help us understand website use or support additional website functions. They are placed or accessed only after you select “Accept” on our cookie banner.
4. Cookie Consent and Your Choices
When you visit our website, a cookie banner allows you to choose whether to accept non-essential cookies. Non-essential cookies will be used only after you select “Accept” on the banner.
You may decline non-essential cookies by not accepting them and may withdraw or change your consent through the available cookie preference controls, where provided. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place lawfully before withdrawal.
Essential cookies may continue to operate where they are necessary for requested website functions or are otherwise permitted by applicable law. Refusing non-essential cookies does not prevent you from browsing the website, although certain optional features may not be available.
5. Cookie Retention Periods
Cookie retention depends on the purpose of the cookie and the provider that sets it.
- Session cookies: generally expire when you close your browser.
- Preference cookies: remain for the period required to remember your selected preferences, subject to the cookie’s configured expiry.
- Analytics or other non-essential cookies: where enabled and consented to, remain only for the configured period required for their stated purpose.
- Consent records: may be retained to document and manage your cookie choices for as long as reasonably necessary to demonstrate and administer consent, subject to applicable legal requirements.
- Third-party cookies: retention periods are determined by the relevant provider and the specific cookie settings.
We review cookie use and retention settings periodically and do not intend to retain cookie information longer than necessary for its stated purpose or applicable legal obligations.
6. Third-Party Cookies and Stripe
Our checkout may use services provided by Stripe, an independent payment service provider, to process payments and support related checkout functions. Depending on the services used and the checkout configuration, Stripe may set or access cookies or similar technologies in connection with payment processing, fraud monitoring or related functions.
Where Stripe cookies or similar technologies are non-essential under applicable law, they will be used only after you select “Accept” on our cookie banner. Technologies that are strictly necessary for a payment service you have requested may be used where permitted by applicable law.
Stripe processes information in accordance with its applicable privacy information and policies. We do not determine every retention period for third-party cookies; those periods depend on the relevant provider and service configuration.
7. Legal and Privacy Compliance
We manage cookies in accordance with applicable requirements, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), and applicable United States privacy laws.
Where required, we obtain consent before storing or accessing non-essential cookies or similar technologies. You may have rights to access, delete or limit certain personal information, depending on your location and the applicable law. Further details about personal information processing are available in our Privacy Policy.
8. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most browsers allow you to review, block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect functions such as the shopping basket or checkout. Browser controls do not necessarily replace the consent choices available through our website.
9. Contact Information
For questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact:
Brand: Foldanddrain
Company Name: [Company Name]
Address: [XXX]
Telephone: [XXX]
Email: supplier@foldanddrain.com
10. Policy Updates
We may revise this policy to reflect changes in our website, cookie use or applicable legal requirements. The current version will be published on this page, with the latest revision date.