Cookies Policy

Effective Date: September 3, 2026

This Cookies Policy explains how Aiolos ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website aiolos.store. This policy is designed to inform you about what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences in compliance with UK GDPR and Google Merchant Center guidelines.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, provide a smoother browsing experience, remember your preferences, and provide analytics data to the website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

At Aiolos, we use cookies for several reasons, including:

Enabling essential functionality such as shopping cart operations and secure checkout via Shopify.
Understanding how visitors interact with our store to improve website performance and user experience.
Remembering your preferences, such as currency (GBP) and region settings.
Providing relevant updates, promotional offers, and relevant support.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following categories of cookies on our website:

A. Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as adding items to your bag, maintaining your session during checkout, and security protocols. You cannot opt out of these cookies through our site, as the website cannot function properly without them.

B. Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect aggregated and anonymous information about how visitors use our site (e.g., which pages are visited most often). This helps us measure traffic, detect technical errors, and optimize site navigation.

C. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies allow our store to remember choices you make (such as customer account login details or saved preferences) to provide a more personalized browsing experience.

D. Marketing & Advertising Cookies
These cookies track your activity across websites to help deliver relevant advertisements, measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and ensure compliance with Google Merchant Center policies.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may use trusted third-party services that set cookies on your device when you interact with our website. These include:

Shopify: Powers our online store infrastructure, secure checkout, and basic analytics.
Payment Gateways: Payment providers (such as PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Shop Pay) use cookies to handle secure transactions and fraud prevention.
Google Services: Google Analytics and Google Merchant Center tools help us analyze site traffic and maintain compliant merchant listings.

5. How to Manage and Disable Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can exercise your preferences in the following ways:

Browser Controls: Most web browsers allow you to block, delete, or manage cookies through their settings menu. Please note that disabling essential cookies may impact your ability to place an order on our site.
Google Settings: You can manage personalized ad preferences directly through your Google Account settings.

6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, operational practices, or website features. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date".