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DOVETAILRY / DIGITAL PRIVACY SYSTEM

Cookie Policy

A transparent approach to cookies, browsing technologies, and your online privacy preferences.

Welcome to the official dovetailry website.

To improve your browsing experience, ensure that our online shopping features function properly, and help us understand how visitors use our website, dovetailry and certain third-party services we may use may collect and store information through cookies and similar technologies.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, why we use them, how information is collected, what third-party technologies may be involved, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

This policy applies to all visitors and customers who access the dovetailry website.

PRIVACY INFORMATION / POLICY DIRECTORY

01. What Are Cookies? · 02. Why Do We Use Cookies? · 03. Types of Cookies We Use · 04. Third-Party Cookies and Related Services · 05. Cookies Related to the Shopify Platform · 06. Cookie Storage Duration · 07. Managing Cookies · 08. Cookie Consent and Preference Settings · 09. U.S. Consumer Privacy Rights · 10. California Consumer Privacy Protection · 11. Children's Privacy · 12. Data Security and Protection · 13. Relationship with Our Privacy Policy · 14. Policy Changes · 15. Contact Us

01 / COOKIE FUNDAMENTALS

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser or on your device when you visit.

Cookies help websites recognize your browser, remember certain browsing preferences, retain shopping cart contents, and support essential website functions.

Cookies generally do not directly contain information that identifies you personally. However, when combined with other personal information, they may involve the processing of personal information or personal data.

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies depending on our website configuration, including:

  • Pixels
  • Web beacons
  • Local storage technologies
  • Website analytics identifiers
  • Other technologies used for website functionality and data analysis

These technologies may be used to record website visits, analyze user interactions, and improve our services.

02 / PURPOSE OF DATA COLLECTION

2. Why Do We Use Cookies?

dovetailry uses or may use cookies and similar technologies to support website operations and improve the customer shopping experience.

Our purposes may include:

  1. Keeping Our Website Running: Supporting page loading, shopping cart functionality, checkout, and other essential website features.
  2. Remembering Your Preferences: Saving certain browsing settings and user preferences.
  3. Improving Your Shopping Experience: Providing a smoother and more consistent experience when browsing and purchasing products.
  4. Analyzing Website Performance: Understanding website traffic, page views, and how visitors use our features.
  5. Maintaining Security: Helping identify unusual access patterns, suspicious activities, and potential security risks.
  6. Marketing and Advertising: When relevant technologies are enabled and applicable legal requirements are met, helping measure advertising performance and deliver relevant marketing content.

We use cookies only to the extent permitted by applicable law and based on the appropriate consent or other lawful basis.

03 / COOKIE CLASSIFICATION

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Cookies are generally divided into the following categories based on their functions and purposes.

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are essential technologies that help our website function properly.

They may be used to:

  • Maintain shopping cart functionality.
  • Support the checkout process.
  • Maintain website access and session status.
  • Support essential security verification.
  • Prevent malicious access and suspicious transactions.
  • Maintain the stability of basic website functions.

These cookies may be necessary to provide services that you have specifically requested through our website.

Where permitted by applicable law, strictly necessary cookies do not require separate consent.

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies help remember certain user preferences and settings to provide a more convenient browsing experience.

They may include:

  • Remembering your selected language.
  • Saving certain website browsing preferences.
  • Retaining some user interface settings.
  • Improving website functionality and accessibility.

If you disable certain functional cookies, some personalized features may not work as intended.

3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

When relevant analytics services are enabled, we may use analytics and performance cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website.

The information collected may include:

  • Number of page visits.
  • Website visit dates and times.
  • Time spent on individual pages.
  • Sources of website traffic.
  • Browser and device types.
  • Navigation patterns between website pages.
  • Website feature usage and interaction data.

This information is primarily used to evaluate website performance, identify areas for improvement, and enhance the shopping experience.

The use of analytics cookies is managed in accordance with applicable law and your privacy preferences.

3.4 Advertising and Marketing Cookies

If we enable relevant advertising and marketing tools, we may use advertising cookies or similar technologies to:

  • Understand how advertisements are displayed and clicked.
  • Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
  • Analyze how users interact with products and advertising content.
  • Present product information that may be relevant to users' interests.
  • Optimize advertising performance where permitted by applicable law.

These technologies may be operated by third-party advertising or marketing service providers.

For activities that qualify as the sale or sharing of personal information or targeted advertising under applicable law, we will provide the required disclosures and opt-out mechanisms.

3.5 Security Cookies

Security cookies and similar technologies may be used to support website security management.

For example, they may help us:

  • Identify unusual website access patterns.
  • Reduce the risk of unauthorized access.
  • Detect suspicious transactions.
  • Protect customer accounts and checkout processes.

These technologies help maintain a safer website and shopping environment.

04 / EXTERNAL TECHNOLOGIES

4. Third-Party Cookies and Related Services

To support our website operations, we may use the Shopify platform and select third-party services based on our actual business needs.

These services may use cookies, pixels, or other similar technologies when providing their respective functions.

Third-party service categories may include:

  • E-commerce platforms and website infrastructure services.
  • Online payment and checkout services.
  • Website performance and traffic analytics services.
  • Advertising and marketing services.
  • Website security and technical support services.

Third-party service providers may process relevant information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We do not have complete control over the cookie technologies or data processing practices of independent third parties.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies and cookie disclosures of relevant third-party providers when using their services.

If we make changes to the third-party services used on our website, our cookie practices and this policy may also be updated accordingly.

05 / SHOPIFY PLATFORM

5. Cookies Related to the Shopify Platform

The dovetailry website operates through the Shopify e-commerce platform.

Shopify and its related technologies may use cookies and similar technologies to support website operations, shopping cart functionality, checkout, order processing, security, and other e-commerce features.

These technologies may involve:

  • Shopping cart and checkout functionality.
  • Customer session management.
  • Website security and fraud prevention.
  • Website performance and operational analytics.
  • Other platform features based on the actual configuration.

Shopify provides its own privacy disclosures regarding its cookie practices and the processing of personal information.

For more information about how Shopify collects and uses personal information, please refer to Shopify's official Privacy Policy:

We manage website cookies based on the Shopify features and related services that are actually enabled on our website.

06 / STORAGE DURATION

6. How Long Do Cookies Remain on Your Device?

Cookie storage periods vary depending on their functions and purposes.

Cookies generally fall into two categories:

6.1 Session Cookies

Session cookies are generally used during an active browser session.

They typically expire or are deleted when you close your browser or when the session ends.

Their primary purposes may include maintaining website access status, shopping cart functionality, and other temporary website activities.

6.2 Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies may remain stored on your device after you close your browser until they reach their designated expiration date or are manually deleted.

They may be used to save user preferences, remember certain settings, and support website analytics.

The expiration period of each cookie depends on its function, the provider's settings, and the actual technical configuration.

07 / USER CONTROL

7. How Can You Manage Cookies?

You can manage cookies stored on your device through your browser settings.

Most browsers allow users to:

  • View currently stored cookies.
  • Delete existing cookies.
  • Block some or all cookies.
  • Receive notifications when a website attempts to store cookies.
  • Automatically delete certain cookies when closing the browser.

Please note that disabling all cookies may affect certain website functions, including:

  • Adding products to your shopping cart.
  • Saving shopping cart contents.
  • Checkout and order processing.
  • Saving user preferences.
  • Certain website page features.

Disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent some website services from functioning properly.

08 / CONSENT MANAGEMENT

8. Cookie Consent and Preference Settings

We respect our customers' choices regarding personal information and browsing data.

Depending on applicable law and our website configuration, you may be able to manage relevant technologies through the cookie consent banner or cookie preference settings displayed on our website.

Depending on the available options, you may be able to:

  • Accept all cookies.
  • Reject non-essential cookies.
  • Choose which cookie categories to allow.
  • Review and modify previously saved cookie preferences.
  • Withdraw previously provided cookie consent.

Strictly necessary cookies may not be disabled because they play an important role in maintaining essential website functions and security.

When you update your cookie preferences, we will process your choices according to the relevant technical configuration and applicable law.

For non-essential cookies that require prior consent, we will not engage in the relevant processing without obtaining the necessary consent.

09 / U.S. PRIVACY RIGHTS

9. U.S. Consumer Privacy Rights

Depending on your state of residence and applicable consumer privacy laws, you may have certain privacy rights relating to cookies and online tracking technologies.

These rights may include:

9.1 Right to Know

You may request information about the categories of information we collect through cookies and similar technologies, the purposes for which the information is used, and the related data processing practices.

9.2 Right to Access

Where permitted by applicable law, you may request access to personal information relating to you.

9.3 Right to Delete

Where legally applicable, you may request the deletion of personal information we have collected or retained.

9.4 Right to Correct

If personal information we maintain is inaccurate, you may request that we correct it in accordance with applicable law.

9.5 Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing

If our data processing activities qualify as the sale or sharing of personal information under applicable law, you may request to opt out of those activities.

9.6 Right to Opt Out of Targeted Advertising

Where required by applicable law, you may choose to opt out of targeted advertising based on your personal information.

9.7 Global Privacy Control

Some browsers support privacy preference signals such as Global Privacy Control (GPC).

Where applicable law requires us to recognize and process these signals, we will handle qualifying opt-out requests in accordance with the relevant legal requirements.

Please note that cookie preference settings and requests to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information may be separate privacy control mechanisms.

10 / CALIFORNIA PRIVACY PROTECTION

10. California Consumer Privacy Protection

If you are a California resident and the relevant laws apply to our business, you may have additional personal information protection rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

These rights may include:

  • The right to know how personal information is collected and used.
  • The right to request access to specific personal information.
  • The right to request deletion of eligible personal information.
  • The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
  • The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
  • The right to opt out of targeted advertising as defined by applicable law.
  • The right to exercise applicable rights relating to sensitive personal information.
  • The right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising privacy rights.

If you wish to exercise any applicable rights, you may contact us at:

slumberoak@dovetailry.com

Please describe the type of privacy request you are making and provide any relevant details in your email.

We may need to take reasonable steps to verify your identity to protect your personal information.

We will handle your request in accordance with the procedures and timeframes established by applicable law.

11 / CHILD SAFETY

11. Children's Privacy

Our website is not specifically designed for children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without obtaining verifiable parental or legal guardian consent where required by applicable law.

If we discover that personal information from a child has been collected in a manner that does not comply with applicable legal requirements, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that a child has provided us with personal information without appropriate authorization, please contact us through our customer service email.

12 / INFORMATION SECURITY

12. Data Security and Protection

We take the security of information collected through cookies and similar technologies seriously and implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or loss.

These measures may include:

  • Performing necessary security maintenance on our website and related systems.
  • Restricting access to relevant information.
  • Using appropriate secure data transmission technologies.
  • Applying necessary oversight to relevant third-party services.
  • Implementing reasonable security safeguards.

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.

Therefore, we cannot guarantee that all information will remain free from security risks under every circumstance.

If a personal information security incident occurs that requires notification under applicable law, we will fulfill our notification obligations accordingly.

13 / PRIVACY POLICY CONNECTION

13. Relationship Between This Cookie Policy and Our Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy supplements the dovetailry Privacy Policy.

Our Privacy Policy primarily explains how we collect, use, retain, share, and protect customer personal information.

This Cookie Policy focuses specifically on the purposes and types of cookies and similar technologies we use, third-party services that may be involved, and the options available for managing your preferences.

If you would like to learn more about how we handle personal information, please also review our Privacy Policy.

14 / POLICY MANAGEMENT

14. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy based on the following circumstances:

  • Changes to website features.
  • Updates to Shopify platform technologies.
  • Changes to third-party services or applications.
  • Changes in how cookies are used.
  • Changes to applicable privacy laws and regulations.

Any revised version will be published on this page along with the latest revision date.

If any changes require customer notification or consent under applicable law, we will fulfill those obligations accordingly.

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our latest cookie practices and management options.

15 / CUSTOMER SUPPORT

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, our use of cookies, online tracking technologies, or personal information protection, please contact us using the information below.

DOVETAILRY / OFFICIAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Store Name:
dovetailry

Business Contact:
Risa Aoki

Customer Service Email:
slumberoak@dovetailry.com

Business Address:
1087-2 Mizuho, Iiyama, Nagano 389-2322, Japan

Phone:
+81 70-9387-9846

We will make reasonable efforts to assist you with any questions or concerns regarding cookies and personal information protection.

Thank you for visiting dovetailry. We respect your privacy choices and are committed to providing a safe, transparent, and convenient shopping experience.

Your Privacy. Your Choice.

At dovetailry, we believe that a transparent approach to data and privacy is an essential part of a safe and comfortable online shopping experience.

DOVETAILRY / PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION