1. Overview
Thank you for visiting Ardensariais. We want you to clearly understand how we use cookies and similar technologies, and how you can manage them. This notice applies to cookies placed on or read from your device when you visit ardensariais.com. We strive to explain these technologies in plain language so that you can make informed choices.
2. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (such as a computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your actions and preferences, such as keeping items in your shopping cart, remembering your session, or understanding how you use the website. In addition to cookies, we may also use similar technologies such as pixel tags and local storage. References to "cookies" in this notice cover these similar technologies.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We group cookies by purpose into the following categories:
1. Necessary cookies: Essential for maintaining the website's basic functions, such as keeping items in your shopping cart, remembering your session, and supporting secure checkout. Without these cookies, some website features will not function properly.2. Functional cookies: Remember your settings and preferences, such as language or display preferences, making your next visit more convenient.3. Analytics/performance cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited more often and how visitors browse products, so we can improve navigation and product pages.4. Advertising/marketing cookies: Where permitted, used to measure the effectiveness of our communications and show you content relevant to your interests. These cookies are placed only with your consent.4. Third-Party Cookies
We may allow third-party service providers to place cookies on your device for the analytics and marketing purposes described above. These third parties may include service providers for payment processing, delivery tracking, and website analytics. Third-party cookies are subject to their own privacy policies, and we recommend reviewing the relevant third parties' policies to understand their data processing practices. We do not sell your personal information in exchange for money.
5. User Awareness, Consent, and Preference Management
1. Awareness and consent: We obtain your informed consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit the website, you will see a cookie notice where you can choose to accept, reject, or manage your preferences.2. Preference management tools: You can adjust the toggles for each category of non-essential cookies at any time through the cookie preference center.3. Browser settings: You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view stored cookies, delete them, or block future cookies. Please note that disabling necessary cookies may affect the proper functioning of the website, such as the shopping cart and checkout process.6. Your Rights and Withdrawal of Consent
You may withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time and clear or manage stored cookies. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. In addition to your cookie-related choices, you also have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. To exercise these rights, please send an email to care@ardensariais.com stating your request and providing information sufficient for us to verify your identity. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law and will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.
7. Cookie Retention Periods
The retention period of cookies varies by type:
1. Session cookies: Retained only during your current browsing session and deleted when you close the browser. Necessary cookies are mostly session cookies.2. Persistent cookies: Retained on your device for a set period and expiring when that period ends or when you delete them manually. Functional, analytics, and marketing cookies are usually persistent, with retention periods depending on the specific purpose.8. Relationship with the Privacy Policy
This notice supplements the Privacy Policy. The means of information collection described in our Privacy Policy (including cookies and similar technologies), the use and sharing of information, user rights and withdrawal of consent, and, where the GDPR applies, the legal bases (contract, consent, legitimate interests, and legal obligation) as well as applicable U.S. law (including applicable state consumer privacy laws such as the CCPA/CPRA), also apply to information collected through cookies. We recommend reading the Privacy Policy as well to fully understand our data processing practices.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about cookies or this notice, please contact us through the following:
Email: care@ardensariais.com (recommended)
Phone: +81 297-62-8461
Address: 1115 Hanawara-machi, Ryūgasaki-shi, Ibaraki 301-0843, Japan
Business Hours: Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (ET)
We are happy to help and will respond as soon as possible during business hours.