1 What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, to improve performance, and to give website owners information about how visitors use their site.
Cookies do not contain any personally identifying information on their own, but they may be combined with other information to identify you. They remain on your device for varying periods of time depending on their type.
2 How I Use Cookies
shieldwright.eu uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and understand how visitors discover and navigate my site. Specifically, I use cookies to:
- Remember your in-progress shield design between visits.
- Run the chat widget and keep your conversation going between pages.
- Understand which pages are visited most often and how visitors move through the site.
3 Types of Cookies I Use
| Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Functional | Run the Botpress chat widget and keep your conversation going between pages, and keep your in-progress shield design saved between visits. | Up to 1 year |
| Analytics | Help understand how visitors interact with my website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. I use this data to improve content and site performance. | Up to 2 years |
I do not use any marketing or advertising cookies. Functional and Analytics cookies are only used with your consent. The only things that run without consent are strictly necessary: a record of your cookie choice kept in your browser, and the Cloudflare Turnstile spam check on my contact, enquiry and quote forms.
4 Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on my website are set by third-party services that appear on my pages. I have no direct control over the cookies these companies set, but I only allow trusted partners whose privacy practices meet my standards. These may include:
Analytics
- Google Analytics — measures site traffic and user behaviour. It only loads if you accept Analytics cookies; until then nothing is sent to Google. Google receives the pages you view linked to a random identifier for your browser, not your name, and processes it in accordance with Google's privacy policy. You can opt out at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Chat
- Botpress — provides the chat widget. It stores data in your browser to keep your conversation going and only loads if you accept Functional cookies. See Botpress's Privacy Statement.
Spam protection
- Cloudflare Turnstile — checks that submissions to my contact, enquiry and quote forms come from a person and not a bot, using browser and device signals. It loads only when you open or start filling in one of these forms. This is strictly necessary to protect the forms and runs without consent. See Cloudflare's Turnstile Privacy Addendum.
Payment
- PayPal — there is no payment form on this website, but if you choose to pay an invoice via PayPal, their own cookies will apply and are governed by PayPal's Cookie Policy.
5 Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences through my cookie consent banner when you first visit the site, or at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” in the footer.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some parts of my website may not work as expected. Below are links to cookie management guides for the most common browsers:
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6 Your Consent
When you first visit my website, a cookie consent banner will appear asking for your permission to use non-essential cookies. By clicking “Accept All” you consent to my use of all categories of cookies described in this policy. By clicking “Reject Non-Essential” you turn off every category except the strictly necessary ones. By clicking “Manage Preferences” you can choose which categories to enable.
I keep your choice for 12 months and then ask again. I will also ask again sooner if I change the categories or services described in this policy.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking “Cookie Settings” in the footer of any page on my site. When you turn a category off, I delete the analytics cookies and the saved shield design it covers from your browser straight away. If the chat widget is already open, it stops on your next page load.
My use of cookies complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Polish law implementing the ePrivacy Directive. I only process personal data collected via cookies where I have a lawful basis to do so. For more information, please read my Privacy Policy.
7 Changes to This Policy
I may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or my business practices. When I do, I will revise the “last updated” date at the top of this page and, where the changes are significant, I will notify you by email or by displaying a prominent notice on the website.
I encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how I am using cookies.
8 Contact Me
If you have any questions about my use of cookies or this policy, please contact me:
- By email: shieldwrighteu@gmail.com
- By post: shieldwright.eu, ul. Bitwy Białostockiej 26, 15-103 Białystok, Poland
- Via my contact form