COOKIE POLICY
Effective Date: 01 August 2026
Last Updated: 03 August 2026
Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how CRESTAVERA LIMITED, the operator of the ÆTHEL DESIGN® website, uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use our website.
It should be read together with our:
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
- Legal Notice
Unless otherwise defined, words used in this Cookie Policy have the same meaning as those used in our Privacy Policy.
Who We Are
Products offered through this website are sold by:
CRESTAVERA LIMITED
Company Number
16270955
Registered Office
Suite 8
The Monument
45–47 Monument Hill
Weybridge
Surrey KT13 8RN
United Kingdom
VAT Registration Number
GB492448265
ÆTHEL DESIGN® is a registered United Kingdom trade mark owned by CRESTAVERA LIMITED.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.
Cookies allow websites to recognise your browser, remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.
Cookies may also help websites:
- remember your shopping cart;
- remember your login session;
- improve website performance;
- understand how visitors use the website;
- provide relevant advertising;
- prevent fraud.
Cookies do not normally give us direct access to your computer or the files stored on it.
Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies including:
- local storage;
- pixels;
- web beacons;
- tags;
- software development kits (SDKs);
- session identifiers.
For simplicity, these technologies are collectively referred to in this Policy as "cookies."
Why We Use Cookies
Cookies help us:
- operate the website securely;
- process orders;
- remember customer preferences;
- improve website performance;
- understand how visitors use the website;
- improve our products and services;
- measure marketing effectiveness;
- protect against fraud;
- personalise your shopping experience.
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website.
Without them, important functions would not operate correctly.
Examples include:
- shopping cart functionality;
- secure checkout;
- customer login;
- fraud prevention;
- website security;
- remembering privacy choices;
- session management;
- load balancing.
Because these cookies are necessary for the operation of the Store, they cannot normally be disabled through our cookie preferences.
2. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies remember choices you make in order to improve your browsing experience.
These cookies may remember:
- preferred language;
- preferred currency;
- country selection;
- accessibility preferences;
- recently viewed products;
- wishlist information;
- account preferences.
Functional cookies improve convenience but are not generally essential for basic website operation.
3. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
Examples include measuring:
- page visits;
- product popularity;
- navigation paths;
- checkout performance;
- website speed;
- device information;
- browser information.
Analytics information is generally aggregated and used to improve the website rather than identify individual visitors.
Where required by law, analytics cookies are used only after your consent.
4. Advertising Cookies
Advertising cookies help us understand the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
They may also be used to:
- show relevant advertisements;
- measure campaign performance;
- avoid repeatedly showing the same advertisement;
- understand customer interests;
- improve advertising efficiency.
Advertising cookies may be placed by carefully selected advertising partners.
Where required by law, these cookies are used only after you have given consent.
5. Performance Cookies
Performance cookies help us identify:
- technical problems;
- broken pages;
- loading performance;
- browser compatibility;
- website errors.
This information helps us improve website reliability.
First-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed directly by CRESTAVERA LIMITED or Shopify.
These are known as first-party cookies.
They are generally used for:
- account management;
- shopping cart functionality;
- security;
- checkout;
- preferences.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by trusted third-party providers acting on our behalf.
Depending on the services enabled on our Store, these providers may include companies providing:
- website analytics;
- advertising;
- fraud prevention;
- payment services;
- customer support;
- marketing;
- website optimisation.
Third-party providers process information in accordance with their own privacy notices.
Shopify Cookies
Because our Store is powered by Shopify, Shopify places certain cookies that are necessary for operating the ecommerce platform.
These cookies may support:
- secure checkout;
- shopping cart;
- customer accounts;
- fraud prevention;
- website performance;
- Shopify analytics.
Further information is available through Shopify's Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.
Marketing Technologies
Where permitted by law and subject to your consent where required, we may use marketing technologies to:
- understand advertising effectiveness;
- measure conversions;
- improve marketing campaigns;
- provide relevant advertising.
Marketing technologies may collect information relating to:
- products viewed;
- products purchased;
- pages visited;
- website interactions.
They are not used to make legally significant decisions about individuals.
Consent
Where required by law, we ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.
You may choose to:
- Accept all cookies;
- Reject non-essential cookies;
- Customise your cookie preferences.
Your choice will be remembered for future visits until you change it or your consent expires.
Changing Your Preferences
You may change your cookie preferences at any time by selecting:
Cookie Settings
available from the footer of our website.
Changing your preferences will affect future cookie processing.
It may not remove cookies that have already been stored on your device.
Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to:
- delete cookies;
- block cookies;
- receive warnings before cookies are stored;
- limit tracking technologies.
Disabling cookies may reduce website functionality.
Some parts of the Store may no longer operate correctly if essential cookies are disabled.
Global Privacy Control
Where required by applicable law, we recognise privacy preference signals that we are legally required to honour, including Global Privacy Control (GPC), where technically supported.
Other browser privacy settings may not automatically communicate your preferences to our website.
Cookie Retention
Different cookies remain on your device for different periods.
Some cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser.
Others remain for longer periods in order to remember your preferences.
Retention periods depend upon the purpose of the cookie and the settings of the relevant service provider.
International Visitors
Visitors accessing our website from outside the United Kingdom may be subject to different privacy legislation.
Where applicable law requires a higher level of protection than described in this Cookie Policy, those legal requirements will apply.
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time.
Updates may occur because of:
- legal changes;
- new technologies;
- new Shopify functionality;
- new service providers;
- operational improvements.
When we make changes we will update the "Last Updated" date shown at the beginning of this page.
Where required by law we will provide additional notice.
Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
CRESTAVERA LIMITED
Company Number
16270955
Suite 8
The Monument
45–47 Monument Hill
Weybridge
Surrey KT13 8RN
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 7534 046773
Cookie Categories Summary
| Category | Purpose | Consent Required |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Website operation, checkout, security | No |
| Functional | Preferences and convenience | Yes (where required by law) |
| Analytics | Website statistics and performance | Yes |
| Advertising | Marketing and personalised advertising | Yes |
| Performance | Website diagnostics and optimisation | Yes |
Typical Technologies Used
Depending on the features enabled on our Store, cookies and similar technologies may support services relating to:
- Shopify Store functionality
- Secure customer accounts
- Shopping cart
- Payment processing
- Website analytics
- Advertising measurement
- Fraud prevention
- Customer support
- Marketing communications
- Product recommendations
- Website optimisation
The specific providers and technologies used may change as our business evolves.
Where those changes materially affect how personal information is processed, we will update this Cookie Policy and, where required by law, obtain fresh consent.