Cookie Policy

Effective: 3 September 2026

This policy describes cookies and browser storage used on maiakay.art. The privacy impact depends on the option selected in the cookie banner.

1. What cookies and browser storage are

Cookies are small text records stored by a browser. Similar browser storage may remember a cart or preference without sending it on every page request.

2. Categories we use

  • Essential: security, authentication, cart contents, checkout, country/currency selection and your cookie choice. These are not used for advertising and cannot be switched off through the banner.
  • Analytics: Google Analytics helps us understand visits, popular pages, traffic sources and completed shopping journeys so we can improve the store. It loads only if Analytics is accepted.
  • Marketing: Google advertising consent signals support advertising measurement and personalisation if Analytics is connected to Google advertising products. These signals stay denied unless Marketing is accepted. We do not currently load a separate advertising pixel.

3. Cookies and typical duration

  • cookie_consent — remembers your categories for up to 12 months.
  • Authentication, cart and payment security storage — used for the session or for the time needed to provide the requested function.
  • _ga and _ga_* — Google Analytics identifiers that may remain for up to two years when Analytics is accepted, subject to our Analytics configuration and Google's controls.
  • _gcl_* — Google advertising measurement cookies that may be used only when Marketing is accepted and a relevant Google advertising integration is active.

4. Payments and embedded services

Stripe or PayPal may use their own essential security and payment technologies when their checkout interfaces are loaded. Their processing is governed by their own privacy and cookie information.

5. Your choice

The banner offers Accept all, Only necessary and granular Cookie Settings. Refusing optional storage is recorded just like accepting it. Select Cookie Settings in the footer to change or withdraw consent at any time; optional Google cookies are removed when their category is withdrawn where technically accessible. Browser controls can also block or delete cookies, although blocking essential storage may prevent parts of the store from working.

6. Google consent signals

The site uses Google Consent Mode v2. Analytics storage, advertising storage, advertising user data and advertising personalisation default to denied and are updated only from your saved choice. In necessary-only mode, the Google Analytics tag is not loaded and no analytics or marketing data is sent by that tag.

7. Changes and contact

We may update this policy when technologies or legal requirements change. Email maiakayart@gmail.com with questions.