Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Last updated: 13 August 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Pickled Tink Limited (“we”, “us” and “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

It explains what these technologies are, why we use them and how you can control your choices.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains more generally how we collect and use personal information.

1. What are cookies?

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

They allow websites to recognise your device and can be used for purposes such as keeping items in your basket, remembering preferences, maintaining security, understanding how a website is used and measuring advertising.

Cookies set directly through the website you are visiting are commonly known as first-party cookies.

Cookies or similar technologies provided by another organisation are commonly known as third-party cookies.

Some cookies remain only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. These are known as session cookies.

Others remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. These are known as persistent cookies.

2. Similar technologies

Cookies are not the only technology that may be used to store or access information on your device.

Our website and the services connected to it may also use technologies such as:

  • pixels;
  • tags;
  • local storage;
  • software development tools; and
  • similar tracking or measurement technologies.

For simplicity, we refer to these collectively as “cookies” in this policy unless a distinction is necessary.

3. Why we use cookies

We use cookies for a number of purposes.

Some are necessary for our website and online shop to work properly.

Others, where enabled and where you have given the required permission, may help us understand how visitors use our website, measure its performance and understand the effectiveness of our advertising.

The cookies and similar technologies used on our website generally fall into the following categories.

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for our website and online shop to function correctly.

They may be used for purposes such as:

  • maintaining your shopping basket;
  • remembering information during checkout;
  • processing orders;
  • maintaining website and account security;
  • preventing fraud;
  • remembering your privacy and cookie choices; and
  • providing other functionality necessary for the website or services you request.

Because these technologies are necessary to provide the website or a service you have requested, they cannot normally be switched off through our cookie preference controls.

You can still configure your browser to block cookies, but doing so may prevent parts of the website from working correctly.

Analytics and performance cookies

Where enabled and where required consent has been given, we may use analytics and performance cookies to understand how people use the Pickled Tink website.

These may help us understand information such as:

  • which pages are visited;
  • how visitors move around the website;
  • how long visitors spend on particular pages;
  • whether technical errors occur;
  • which devices or browsers are being used; and
  • how visitors reached our website.

We use this information to understand website performance and improve the customer experience.

Advertising and marketing cookies

Where enabled and where required consent has been given, we may use advertising technologies to help us understand whether our advertising is effective and to show advertising that may be more relevant to people who have previously interacted with Pickled Tink.

These technologies may record information about actions taken on our website, such as viewing a product, adding an item to a basket or completing a purchase.

Advertising platforms may combine this information with information they already hold in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Preference and functionality cookies

Some cookies may be used to remember choices you make or provide additional website functionality.

These may include preferences relating to your browsing experience or features provided by Shopify or other services connected to our store.

Whether consent is required will depend on the purpose of the particular technology.

4. Cookie consent management

We use Pandectes GDPR Compliance to provide our cookie banner and privacy preference controls.

Pandectes helps us manage and record your choices regarding non-essential cookies and similar technologies and, where applicable, communicate those choices to services connected to our website.

When you visit our website, you can use the Pandectes-powered cookie banner and privacy controls to:

  • accept optional cookies;
  • reject optional cookies;
  • manage available cookie categories; and
  • change your preferences later.

Strictly necessary cookies cannot normally be disabled through these controls because they are required for the website or services you request to function.

Where consent is required, non-essential analytics, advertising and similar technologies are subject to the choices you make through these controls.

Pandectes may also provide information about the individual cookies and technologies currently detected on our website, including their purposes and providers.

Because the technologies used by Shopify and connected apps may change over time, this live cookie information may be more current than a fixed list of individual cookie names published within this policy.

5. Shopify

Our online store is hosted by Shopify.

Shopify uses cookies and similar technologies to provide ecommerce functionality, including features relating to checkout, shopping baskets, security, customer accounts and website operation.

Shopify may also provide analytics, advertising and other functionality depending on the services and settings enabled on our store.

You can find more information in the Shopify Cookie Policy and the Shopify Consumer Privacy Policy.

Shopify also provides a Privacy Portal where you can learn more about its privacy practices and available privacy controls.

6. Google

Where enabled, we may use services provided by Google, such as Google Analytics or Google advertising services.

Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

Google advertising services may be used to measure advertising performance or, where permitted, help deliver more relevant advertising.

Depending on the services used and your cookie choices, information processed by Google may include browser and device information, IP address, cookie identifiers and information about interactions with our website.

You can read more about how Google uses cookies and how Google handles personal information in the Google Privacy Policy.

Non-essential Google technologies are subject to the consent choices managed through our Pandectes privacy controls where consent is required.

7. Meta

Where enabled, we may use advertising and measurement technologies provided by Meta, which operates services including Facebook and Instagram.

These technologies may help us:

  • measure the effectiveness of advertising;
  • understand whether an advertisement resulted in an action on our website;
  • build audiences for advertising; and
  • help Meta show advertising that may be more relevant.

Depending on the technology used and your cookie choices, Meta may receive information about your browser or device and your interactions with our website.

You can find more information in the Meta Cookies Policy and Meta Privacy Policy.

Non-essential Meta technologies are subject to the consent choices managed through our Pandectes privacy controls where consent is required.

8. Judge.me and other Shopify apps

We use Judge.me to provide customer review functionality on our website.

Judge.me and other applications or services connected to our Shopify store may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary to provide their features.

You can find more information about how Judge.me handles information in the Judge.me Privacy Policy.

Other Shopify applications may also use necessary or optional technologies depending on the features being used.

Where an app uses non-essential cookies or similar technologies requiring consent, these are subject to the privacy choices available through our Pandectes cookie controls.

9. Changing your cookie preferences

You can change your cookie preferences after your initial choice by reopening the privacy or cookie preference controls available on our website.

You can then review or change your choices for available categories of non-essential cookies.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before you changed your choice.

Changing your cookie preferences may not automatically remove cookies that have already been stored on your device. You can delete existing cookies through your browser settings where required.

10. Browser controls

Most web browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies through their settings.

The exact controls vary depending on the browser and device you use.

Blocking all cookies through your browser may affect the operation of the Pickled Tink website. For example, features such as your shopping basket or checkout may not work correctly.

Your browser's help or privacy settings will normally contain instructions for managing stored cookies.

11. Advertising choices

In addition to the cookie controls available on our website, Google, Meta and other advertising platforms may provide their own controls that allow you to manage how information is used for personalised advertising.

These controls operate separately from Pickled Tink's website cookie preferences and are governed by the relevant provider.

12. How long cookies remain on your device

Different cookies remain on your device for different periods.

Some are session cookies and are removed when you close your browser.

Others are persistent cookies and may remain for a defined period unless you delete them sooner.

The exact cookies and retention periods used on our website may change as Shopify, Pandectes, our website settings and the services or apps we use are updated.

Where available, current information about the cookies and technologies detected on our website can be viewed through the cookie declaration or privacy controls provided through Pandectes, or through the relevant service provider's cookie information.

13. Changes to this Cookie Policy

The technologies used on our website may change from time to time as we update our website, Shopify features, apps, analytics or advertising services.

We may therefore update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes to the technologies we use, our business practices or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page and the date at the top will be updated.

14. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact us:

Email: info@pickledtink.co.uk