Cookie policy
Last updated 18 August 2026
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores on your device. Some are needed to make the site work at all. Others are optional, and under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations we have to ask your permission before setting those.
That is what the banner is for.
Your choice
When you first visit, you can accept or reject the optional cookies. Rejecting them does not break anything — the shop works perfectly well without them, and you will not be nagged about it on every page.
You can change your mind at any time using the cookie preferences link in the footer.
What we actually set
Strictly necessary — always on
These make the shop function. They cannot be turned off, and they do not need consent.
| What it does | Who sets it |
|---|---|
| Remembers what is in your basket | Shopify |
| Keeps you signed in to your account | Shopify |
| Carries you securely through checkout | Shopify |
| Protects the site against fraud and bot traffic | Shopify, Cloudflare |
| Remembers your cookie choice, so we stop asking | Shopify |
Analytics — only if you accept
These tell us how many people visit, which pages they look at, and where they arrived from. We use it to work out which parts of the shop are worth improving.
| What it does | Who sets it |
|---|---|
| Counts visits and page views, and measures how the shop is used | Shopify |
We do not run Google Analytics, advertising pixels or any third-party tracking. There is no Facebook pixel, no advertising network, and nothing that follows you to other websites. If that ever changes, this page changes first and the banner will ask you again.
Reviews — only if you accept
| What it does | Who sets it |
|---|---|
| Remembers whether you have already left a review, so you are not asked twice | Judge.me |
Managing cookies in your browser
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Every browser does it differently, and the help pages for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge all explain how.
Be aware that blocking all cookies, including the strictly necessary ones, will stop the basket and checkout working. That is a limitation of how shopping baskets work rather than something we have chosen.
More information
How we handle the information these cookies produce is covered in our privacy notice.
Any questions, email hello@runestone-vault.co.uk.