Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy (The Kitesurf Centre)

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Out on the water, conditions matter, and online, privacy does too. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, what cookies are used for, and what cookies this site uses when you visit The Kitesurf Centre website (the "Service"). It also explains how to control and delete cookies.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy: [add link].

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that can be placed on your computer or mobile device. They uniquely identify your browser or device and help websites work properly, securely, and smoothly.

Cookies may be:

Session cookies (which expire when you close your browser), or

Persistent cookies (which stay on your device until they expire or you delete them)

What are cookies used for?

Cookies allow a site or service to know if your computer or device has visited that site or service before. Cookies can then be used to help:

Understand how the site or service is being used

Help you navigate between pages efficiently

Remember your preferences (like region, language, or cookie choices)

Improve your browsing experience

Help ensure marketing you see online is more relevant to you and your interests (where applicable)

Where required by law (including UK/EU rules), we'll ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies (for example, analytics or marketing cookies).

What cookies does this site use?

Because our website is powered by Shopify, we use cookies to support core site functionality, like enabling the shopping basket, checkout, fraud prevention, and keeping the site secure.

We may also use cookies for analytics (to understand how visitors use the site) and, where applicable, marketing (to show more relevant content and offers). These are typically optional and controlled via your cookie preferences.

Shopify (1st Party)

We use Shopify to run this site. Shopify uses cookies to power core site features and improve the experience of the website, such as:

enabling the cart and checkout

maintaining sessions

remembering preferences

supporting security and fraud prevention

You can read more about Shopify cookies here:

https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies

Google Analytics (3rd party) (if enabled)

We may use Google Analytics to see how many visitors we are getting, the pages people visit, and how they found us, so we can keep improving the website experience.

You can find out more about Google Analytics' cookies here:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

You can also opt out using the Google Analytics browser add-on:

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

(If you're not using Google Analytics anymore, tell me and I'll remove this section so it stays accurate.)

First and third party cookies

First-party cookies are cookies that belong to this site (The Kitesurf Centre) and are placed on your device by us or our website platform (Shopify).

Third-party cookies are cookies that another party places on your device through our Service. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by someone providing a service for us, for example to help us understand how our service is being used (analytics), or to support payments, fraud prevention, or embedded features.

How to control and delete cookies

You're in control of your cookie choices. You can manage cookies in the following ways:

Cookie preferences on our site

If we display a cookie banner or cookie settings tool, you can adjust your preferences at any time (for example, to accept or reject analytics/marketing cookies).

Cookie settings: [add link/button if available]

Browser settings (control and delete cookies)

Most browsers let you view, manage, and delete cookies through their settings.

If you want to delete cookies, follow the instructions here: [add link]

If you wish to disable your browser from receiving cookies, follow the instructions here: [add link]

Note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of our Service (including shopping and checkout) and other parts of our Service may not work properly.

You can find out more information cookie settings at third-party information sites, such as this one:

https://www.aboutcookies.org/

Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our site, Shopify features, legal requirements, or the tools we use. When we do, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, contact use

The Kitesurf Centre