Legal notice
Cookie Policy
Last updated: 12 June 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Philosophy of Wine (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website at philosophyofwine.com and our online shop. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we use your personal data. By using our website, you can accept or manage cookies through our cookie banner.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the site owner. Similar technologies — such as pixels, tags and local storage — perform comparable functions, and we refer to all of these as “cookies” in this policy.
2. How we use cookies
We use cookies to:
- make our website and online shop work, including keeping items in your basket and allowing you to check out securely;
- remember your preferences and settings;
- understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it; and
- (where you consent) measure and support our marketing.
3. The types of cookies we use
The table below describes the categories of cookies we use and whether they require your consent. Strictly necessary cookies are always active because the website cannot function without them; all other cookies are only set if you consent through our cookie banner.
| Category | Purpose | Consent required? | Examples / providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Enable core functions such as the shopping basket, secure checkout, login and site security. | No (essential) | Shopify (cart, checkout, session, security); Squarespace (security, session) |
| Functional | Remember your choices and preferences, such as language or items previously viewed. | Yes | Shopify; Squarespace |
| Performance / Analytics | Help us understand how visitors find and use our site so we can improve it (collected in aggregated form). | Yes | Google Analytics (GA4) |
| Marketing | Support email sign-up and, where used, measure and personalise marketing and advertising. | Yes | Klaviyo; advertising pixels (e.g. Meta), if and when enabled |
Cookie names, providers and durations can change as our website and tools evolve. The most up-to-date list is always available through the cookie banner’s preference settings on our website.
4. Your consent and how to manage cookies
When you first visit our website, our cookie banner lets you accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or choose which categories to allow. You can change or withdraw your choices at any time by reopening the cookie settings on our website.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings — for example to block or delete cookies. Please note that if you disable strictly necessary cookies, parts of our website and shop may not work properly. Most browsers explain how to manage cookies in their help section.
5. Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties that provide services on our behalf (for example Google Analytics, Klaviyo, Shopify and Squarespace). These providers may process limited data as described in their own privacy and cookie notices. Where these cookies are non-essential, they are only set with your consent.
6. International transfers
Some cookie providers are based outside the European Economic Area. Where data is transferred outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards (such as an adequacy decision or Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place, as described in our Privacy Policy.
7. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
8. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at Jess@philosophyofwine.com. You can also lodge a complaint with the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission nationale pour la protection des données (CNPD), at www.cnpd.public.lu.