Cookie Policy

1. Purpose of this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how velquorianpureatelier.com may use cookies, browser storage and similar technologies. It should be read with our Privacy Policy. We have designed the current website to minimise third-party tracking and unnecessary storage.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on a device by a website or browser. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, cache identifiers and other mechanisms that allow a website to remember information or maintain technical state. Some are necessary for a website to operate, while others can be used for analytics, preferences, advertising or profiling.

3. Current use on this website

The current version of this website does not intentionally deploy advertising cookies, cross-site tracking cookies or third-party analytics cookies. Core pages and locally hosted visual resources are designed to function without external advertising or behavioural profiling services.

Essential browser storage may still be created automatically by the browser, hosting environment or security infrastructure where necessary for delivery, fraud prevention, load balancing, accessibility, network security or temporary interface state. Such storage is used only for purposes reasonably necessary to provide or protect the service.

4. Categories of technologies

Strictly necessary technologies

These support functions such as security, network management, session integrity, form handling and accessibility. Where a technology is genuinely necessary to provide a service requested by you, consent may not be required under applicable law, although appropriate information should still be provided.

Preference technologies

These remember choices such as interface settings or language. If we introduce non-essential preference storage, we will evaluate whether consent is required before activation.

Analytics technologies

Analytics can help understand traffic and site performance. We do not currently activate third-party behavioural analytics on the website. If analytics is introduced later, we will configure it with data minimisation and consent controls where required.

Advertising and profiling technologies

We do not currently use advertising or cross-site profiling cookies on this website. If this changes, this Policy and any consent interface will be updated before such non-essential technologies are used where required by law.

5. Consent under GDPR and related European rules

Where the GDPR, UK GDPR or ePrivacy rules apply, non-essential cookies and similar technologies that require consent will not be placed or accessed before valid consent is obtained. Consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous, and refusing non-essential cookies should not prevent access to core website content where those cookies are not necessary.

If a consent mechanism is introduced, you will be able to withdraw or change your choice as easily as it was given. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.

6. Australian privacy considerations

Australian privacy law does not use exactly the same cookie-consent framework as the European ePrivacy regime, but information derived from cookies or device identifiers may constitute personal information depending on the circumstances. Where such information is personal information, we handle it in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles and our Privacy Policy.

7. How to control browser storage

You can usually delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view stored data, clear cookies for a particular site, block third-party cookies, prevent all cookies, or clear storage when the browser closes. Blocking strictly necessary storage may affect functionality on some websites.

Because browser menus change over time, consult the current help documentation for your browser or device for precise instructions. Private-browsing modes may also reduce persistence, although they do not make internet activity anonymous.

8. Do Not Track and global privacy signals

Browser privacy signals are still implemented differently across services and jurisdictions. Because we do not currently run advertising or behavioural analytics through this website, there is no separate advertising profile for us to adjust in response to a signal. If we later introduce processing for which a legally recognised opt-out signal applies, we will assess and honour that requirement where applicable.

9. Third-party content

The current website is intended to use locally hosted resources rather than embedded advertising, video or analytics content that would independently set third-party tracking cookies. If a future page includes optional third-party content, we will assess whether it should be blocked until consent or activated only after a deliberate user action.

10. Retention

Where essential storage is used, it should persist only for as long as necessary for its technical or security purpose. Session technologies normally expire when a browsing session ends, while security or preference records may remain longer where justified. If non-essential cookies are introduced, their purposes and retention periods will be disclosed through this Policy or an associated consent interface.

11. Information associated with browser storage

A cookie or similar identifier can sometimes be linked with technical information such as an IP address, browser and device characteristics, timestamps, security events, pages requested and approximate location derived from network information. Whether that information is personal information or personal data depends on the circumstances and applicable law. If we begin collecting such information through non-essential technologies, the relevant purpose, recipients and legal basis will be disclosed before or when the technology is activated as required.

We do not use the current website to create cross-site advertising profiles or to sell personal information derived from cookies. We also do not intentionally combine browsing identifiers with sensitive information for advertising or profiling.

12. Legal bases, purpose limitation and data minimisation

Where the GDPR applies, processing associated with strictly necessary technology may be based on performance of a requested service, compliance with a legal obligation, or legitimate interests such as security and reliable website operation where those interests are not overridden by individual rights. Non-essential storage or access that requires consent under applicable European rules will be based on consent. We will not repurpose information collected for a necessary technical function for incompatible advertising or profiling without an appropriate legal basis and notice.

We aim to configure any browser storage so that the information collected is proportionate to the stated purpose, access is limited to those who need it, and persistence is no longer than reasonably necessary. If a less intrusive technical method can provide the same necessary function, we will take that into account when configuring the service.

13. Service providers, recipients and international transfers

A hosting, security, communications or technical provider may process limited device or request information on our behalf when necessary to deliver or protect the website. Providers should receive only the information reasonably necessary for their role and should be subject to appropriate contractual, confidentiality and security obligations where required.

If personal data covered by the GDPR is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we will use a transfer mechanism permitted by Chapter V of the GDPR where required, such as an adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards. Australian privacy requirements concerning overseas disclosure may also apply depending on the nature of the information and our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

14. Your privacy rights

Cookie choices do not replace broader privacy rights. Depending on the law that applies to you, you may have rights to request access to or correction of personal information, and under the GDPR you may also have rights to erasure, restriction, portability, objection and withdrawal of consent. Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing lawfully carried out before withdrawal. You may also have the right to complain to an appropriate privacy or data protection authority.

If you ask us to exercise a privacy right relating to browser or device data, we may need enough information to identify the relevant record. In some cases a cookie or pseudonymous identifier cannot reasonably be linked back to a named person without additional information, and we will explain any practical limitation that affects the request.

15. Future technologies and consent records

If we later introduce optional analytics, preference, embedded-media, advertising or profiling technologies, we will review this Policy before deployment. Where consent is legally required, non-essential technologies will be held back until the user makes the required choice. A consent system may store a limited record of the choice itself so that the website can respect it and, where necessary, demonstrate that consent was obtained.

Any future consent interface should identify the relevant categories with sufficient clarity, avoid treating silence or inactivity as consent where affirmative consent is required, and provide a practical way to revisit the choice. Refusing non-essential technologies will not be presented as agreement to them.

16. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Policy when website technology, legal requirements or our practices change. Material changes, including introduction of new non-essential analytics or advertising technologies, will be reflected here and in any consent controls required at that time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page identifies the current version. Where a change materially affects processing based on consent, we will obtain a new consent when required rather than relying on an earlier choice for a materially different purpose.

17. Contact

Contact us if you have questions about cookies, browser storage, privacy choices or technologies used on this website.