Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 3, 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
At CASTELLE LUXURY, we use cookies to enhance your experience, analyze website traffic, and personalize content. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and your choices regarding their use.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Functionality: To ensure the website works properly and provides basic features
- Analytics and Performance: To understand how visitors interact with our site
- Personalization: To remember your preferences and customize your experience
- Marketing: To deliver relevant content and advertisements
- Security: To protect against fraud and ensure site security
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services.
Examples:
- Authentication and login status
- Shopping cart contents (if applicable)
- Security tokens
- Load balancing
2. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
Examples:
- Google Analytics cookies
- Hotjar heatmaps and session recordings
- Custom analytics tracking
3. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Examples:
- Language preferences
- Theme and display settings
- Remembering your search preferences
- Social media integration
4. Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Examples:
- Google Ads cookies
- Facebook Pixel
- LinkedIn Insight Tag
- Retargeting cookies
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. These third-party service providers have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.
| Service Provider | Purpose | Cookie Name | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Website analytics | _ga, _gid, _gat | 2 years - 1 day |
| Google Ads | Advertising | IDE, test_cookie | 2 years - Session |
| Social media & ads | fr, tr | 3 months - Session | |
| Social media & ads | bcookie, lang | 1 year - Session |
Cookie Duration
Cookies can be categorized based on their duration:
Session Cookies
These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They help us track your movement through our website during a single session.
Persistent Cookies
These cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They help us recognize you when you return to our website and remember your preferences.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner where you can:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non-essential cookies
- Customize your cookie preferences
Browser Settings
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your device and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed.
Popular browser cookie management:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
- Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies
Cookie Settings Panel
You can access our cookie settings panel at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
Impact of Disabling Cookies
Please be aware that disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website:
- Disabling essential cookies may prevent you from using certain features
- Disabling analytics cookies will limit our ability to improve the website
- Disabling marketing cookies may result in less relevant advertising
- Disabling functional cookies may affect personalization features
Cookie Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or applicable law. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting on our website.
We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and your choices.
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Union, you have the right to:
- Withdraw your consent to the use of non-essential cookies at any time
- Access information about the cookies we use
- Request deletion of your data collected through cookies
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Address:
CASTELLE LUXURY Editorial Platform
123 Luxury Avenue
London, United Kingdom
SW1A 1AA
Phone: +44 20 7123 4567