Cookies help the site run the way it's supposed to. They're part of what lets your cart remember what's in it, let’s checkout go smoothly, and gives us a general sense of how the site is being used so we can keep improving it.
By continuing to browse our website, you're agreeing to cookies being used the way this policy describes, based on whatever preferences you've set through your browser or through a cookie consent tool on our site. If that's not something you're comfortable with, you can adjust your settings using the steps further down this page.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file a website stores on your device — laptop, phone, tablet, whatever you're browsing on — when you visit it. Every website uses them in some form. They've been part of how the web works for a long time now.
A cookie doesn't run code and can't dig through other files on your device. What it usually does is hold onto a small piece of information, something like a session ID or a saved setting, so the site can recognize it the next time you show up.
Cookies typically help a website:
- Remember your preferences so you're not resetting them every visit
- Support basic functionality, like your shopping cart or account login
- Get a sense of how visitors move through and use the site
- Make the overall experience feel a bit smoother and more personal
Without them, a lot of ordinary things — like a cart that still has your items in it after you navigate away — just wouldn't work.
How Centuries Crafts Uses Cookies
We use a handful of different cookie categories, and each one does something a little different.
Website Functionality. Some cookies keep the basics running — shopping carts, checkout, account login, and the security checks that help keep the site safe from fraud or unauthorized access. Without these, something as simple as completing an order might not work properly.
Website Performance. Others help us understand what's happening on the site: how much traffic pages get, how fast they load, how people interact with different parts of it, and where things could be working better. This is looked at in aggregate rather than tied to any one visitor personally.
User Preferences. A few cookies just remember choices you've already made — settings, display preferences, things from a previous visit — so you're not starting from nothing every time you come back.
Marketing & Analytics. These help us gauge how a campaign is performed, how people engage with content after clicking through an ad, and whether our marketing is landing. Advertising partners may also use these to spot broader patterns across the sites they work with.
Types of Cookies We Use
| Cookie Type | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | Needed for core functions like checkout, security, and account access |
| Performance Cookies | Help us understand usage patterns and how the site is performing |
| Functional Cookies | Remember preferences and past interactions |
| Marketing Cookies | Help measure how well ads and campaigns are working |
Essential cookies are really the only category you can't turn off without something on the site breaking — Everything else is more convenient than function.
First-Party & Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies come directly from us. They're set under our own domain and cover the functionality, performance, and preference tracking described above.
Third-party cookies come from outside providers we work with — analytics tools, payment processors, marketing platforms, that kind of thing. These providers set and manage their own cookies, and they manage that data under their own privacy policies, separate from ours. If you want specifications on how a particular provider manages things, it's worth checking their policy directly rather than assuming it matches ours.
How To Control Cookies
The choice here is really yours. You can accept cookies, reject anything that isn't strictly necessary, delete what's already stored, or change your browser settings so future cookies get managed differently. A lot of sites, ours included, offer a consent banner that lets you set this up the first time you visit.
One thing worth knowing: turning off essential cookies can break things, like a cart that won't hold your items or a checkout that won't complete. Turning off performance or marketing cookies is a lot less risky — mostly it just means the ads or content you see might feel less tailored to you.
Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
Every major browser lets you view, block, or delete cookies through its own settings. If you'd rather manage this at the browser level instead of through a site-specific tool, here's where to look:
- Google Chrome — Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Safari — Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Microsoft Edge — Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions
From there you can usually block cookies outright, clear out what's already stored, or get a heads-up before a new one gets set. Keep in mind these settings apply across every site you visit, not just this one.
Changes To This Policy
We may update this policy now and then — the cookies we use change, the law around this changes, the site itself changes. Whenever that happens, we'll update the date at the top of this page so it's clear something's different.
Worth checking back on occasionally if this matters to you. Using the site after an update goes live means you're accepting whatever changed.
Questions About Cookies?
Got a question about any of this, or about how your data gets managed more broadly? Just reach out.
Centuries Crafts
Email: info@centuriescrafts.com
For more detail on how we manage your information, look at our privacy practices. You can also contact our team directly, or head back to the Centuries Crafts website whenever you're ready.
