Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Alux Carpentry uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on aluxcarpentry.com. This policy applies to all website visitors and customers from the United States, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, and Austria, and complies with applicable U.S. privacy rules and EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR requirements.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies help websites function properly, remember your preferences, analyze site performance, improve user experience, and deliver targeted and relevant advertising content.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We may use strictly necessary cookies required for shopping cart functionality, checkout processes, account login, website security, payment processing, fraud prevention, server load balancing, and privacy preference storage. These cookies do not require user consent.

We may use functional cookies to remember your saved preferences, including language, region, currency, display settings, and personalized site configurations.

We may use analytics cookies to collect non-identifiable data regarding pages viewed, time spent on pages, traffic sources, device type, browser type, and overall website interactions to optimize site performance and user experience.

We may use advertising and marketing cookies to display relevant advertisements, measure ad campaign performance, limit repetitive ad displays, build advertising audience segments, and evaluate overall marketing effectiveness.

3. Consent

For visitors located in EU member states (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Austria), we strictly follow local ePrivacy and GDPR rules. Where legally required, we will obtain your explicit, granular consent before placing any non-essential cookies, including analytics and advertising cookies. Implied consent such as website scrolling or banner closure is not recognized as valid consent.

You may freely accept, reject, or customize your cookie preferences through our website cookie banner or dedicated preference management tool at any time.

4. Managing Cookies

You may manage, disable, or delete cookies through our on-site cookie preference tool, your desktop or mobile browser settings, device system settings, or authorized third-party opt-out tools.

Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may impair core website functionality, including shopping cart persistence, checkout completion, security verification, and overall user experience.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Authorized third-party service providers may place cookies or similar tracking technologies on our website. These providers include e-commerce platforms, web analytics providers, advertising networks, payment processors, fraud prevention tools, and social media platforms.

All third-party cookie usage is governed solely by the respective third party’s privacy and cookie policies, over which we have no direct control.

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect service adjustments or legal requirement changes. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.