Cookie Policy
Last updated: 15 April 2025
Summary
When you visit or interact with Handmade Berk websites, services, applications, tools, or messages, we or our authorized service providers may use cookies, web beacons, HTML5 local storage, and similar technologies. These help store information and provide you with a smoother, faster, and safer user experience, including for advertising purposes. This page explains these technologies and how we use them. Below is a summary of our Cookie Policy. You can review the full policy below.
Our cookies and similar technologies serve several purposes: they are essential for running our services, improve performance, provide additional features, or deliver relevant advertising. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your device longer). You can block, delete, or disable these technologies through your browser or device settings.
We apply security measures to protect against unauthorized access to our cookies. A unique identifier ensures that only Handmade Berk or authorized service providers can access cookie data.
Full Cookie Policy
What are cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies?
Like many websites, we use small data files stored on your device to help us remember and recognize you when you use our services. Names and types may change over time. Here’s a brief overview:
Cookies: Small text files stored in your browser or device that help recognize devices or browsers. Session cookies expire when you close the browser; persistent cookies stay longer.
Web Beacons: Small graphic images embedded in our sites, services, applications, messages, and tools, used to analyze user behavior.
Similar Technologies: Includes Flash cookies, HTML5 local storage, and other web tools that store information in your browser or device but may not be controlled through browser settings.
Your Choices
You can block, delete, or disable these technologies if your browser or device allows. Keep in mind this may impact some features of our website. Manage your preferences in your browser or device settings.
Why We Use These Technologies
Operationally necessary: For essential functions like security or the shopping cart.
Performance-related: To analyze and improve how our site is used.
Functional: To remember your preferences and provide personalized content.
Advertising and targeting: To deliver relevant ads and measure ad performance.
Third-Party Cookies
We work with third-party providers for advertising. These providers may use cookies or similar technologies to collect data. Our partners include Facebook, Google, and Bing. Visit their websites for details on their privacy policies and opt-out options.
More information on online advertising and opting out:
Your Online Choices
About Ads
Network Advertising Initiative
Use of Analytics Tools
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to study and improve how our site is used. Google uses cookies to collect data on your use of our services. Your IP address is anonymized in the U.S. before being sent to Google. See Google’s privacy policy for details.
Deactivate Google Analytics: You can block Google’s data collection by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Google Analytics Opt-out
Intercom Customer Support
We use Intercom for online customer support. Any information you provide through Intercom is stored on their servers. You can disable the Intercom cookie through the online selection. To request deletion of your data, please contact us.
Except where authorized, we do not allow third parties to place tracking technologies or collect personal data on our sites for their own use. If you suspect unauthorized data collection, please contact us at service@handmadeberk.com.