2. Why we use cookies and similar technologies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Ensure essential parts of the website function properly.
- Remember your preferences and website choices.
- Help protect the website and detect misuse.
- Measure performance and understand how visitors use the website.
- Improve design, content and user experience.
- Support embedded content, tools or communications where relevant.
3. Types of cookies we use
| Category | Purpose | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary cookies | Required for the website to function, such as security, network management, essential form handling or session integrity. | Usually no, where genuinely necessary for the service requested. |
| Preference cookies | Remember settings such as display or convenience preferences. | Often yes, unless they are strictly necessary in context. |
| Analytics / performance cookies | Help us understand website traffic, visits, usage patterns and site performance. | Usually yes. |
| Marketing / advertising cookies | May be used to track users across services, personalise advertising or measure campaigns. | Yes. |
Storage and services currently used by SlateArt
| Tool or storage | Purpose and duration | Category |
|---|---|---|
slateartConsentChoice and cookiesAccepted |
Remember whether you selected all cookies or necessary storage only. Kept in local browser storage until you change the setting or clear site data. | Strictly necessary preference |
cart |
Keeps products and customisation choices in your browser while you build an order. Removed after a completed order or when browser storage is cleared. | Strictly necessary |
| Session storage | Temporarily keeps promotion, chat-session and purchase-confirmation state. Cleared when the browser session ends. | Strictly necessary |
| Google Ads measurement (ID AW-946074435) | Measures advertising and website activity only after you choose Accept all. Google may then use cookies or similar identifiers under its own policies. | Analytics and advertising; consent required |
| PayPal | Loads on the checkout page and processes payment when you use PayPal. PayPal may use storage needed for security, fraud prevention and payment processing. | Payment service |
4. Consent and legal basis
Under Irish ePrivacy rules and the GDPR standard for consent, non-essential cookies generally require prior user consent. Consent must be clear, affirmative, specific, informed and freely given. Pre-ticked boxes or implied consent are not enough. Users should also be able to refuse or withdraw consent as easily as they gave it.
Where cookies are strictly necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the user, consent may not be required.
5. How to manage cookies
You can manage cookies in several ways:
- Use our cookie banner to choose Accept all or Necessary only.
- Use the Cookie settings button in the website footer to change or withdraw your choice at any time.
- Change your browser settings to block or delete cookies.
- Clear existing cookies stored on your device.
- Withdraw previously given consent through available website controls.
Please note that disabling some cookies may affect how parts of the website function.
6. Third-party technologies
SlateArt uses Google Ads measurement when consent is granted and PayPal for checkout. Pages may also request fonts or software files from Google Fonts, Cloudflare CDN and jsDelivr. The optional assistant sends the question you submit to OpenAI for processing. Smart Story QR measurement does not place or read an analytics cookie, but may use ipapi.co briefly to derive an approximate country or region from an IP address. These providers receive normal technical request data, such as IP address and browser information, when their services are requested.
Where third-party tools are active, their own privacy and cookie terms may also apply. You should review those providers’ notices where relevant.
7. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, the cookies used, legal requirements or business practices. The latest version will always be published on this page with an updated effective date.
8. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how SlateArt uses cookies and similar technologies, please contact us: