Last updated: September 2026

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This Cookie Policy explains how BALETA Handmade uses cookies and similar technologies on www.baletahandmade.com.

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1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.

They can be used for purposes such as:

• enabling essential website functions

• maintaining shopping-cart and checkout functionality

• remembering preferences

• understanding how visitors use the website

• measuring website performance

• supporting advertising or marketing functions

Some cookies are temporary and expire when you close your browser, while others may remain on your device for a defined period.

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2. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly.

They may be used for purposes including:

• website security

• session management

• shopping-cart functionality

• checkout and ecommerce functions

• remembering privacy or cookie preferences

• fraud prevention

• technical operation of the website

These cookies do not require prior consent where they are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the visitor.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies may be used to remember choices or preferences and provide enhanced website functionality.

Where such cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be used after consent has been provided.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website.

They may collect information such as:

• pages visited

• time spent on the website

• navigation paths

• general device or browser information

• interactions with website content

Where consent is required, analytics cookies will only be activated after you have actively consented to them.

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to measure advertising performance, understand campaign effectiveness or provide more relevant advertising.

Where such cookies are used, they will only be activated after the required consent has been provided.

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3. Cookie Consent

When you first visit the website, you may be shown a cookie consent banner.

You can choose which categories of non-essential cookies you wish to allow.

Essential cookies cannot normally be disabled because they are required for the website to function.

Non-essential cookies will not be activated before the required consent has been provided.

You may withdraw or change your consent at any time using the cookie settings available on the website.

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4. Wix and Cookie Management

This website is built and hosted using Wix.

Wix provides website infrastructure, ecommerce functionality, forms, security features and cookie-management tools.

Wix may place essential cookies necessary for the technical operation of the website.

Where Wix or integrated third-party services use analytics, functional or marketing cookies, these are subject to the consent settings configured for the website.

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5. Third-Party Services

This website may use third-party services that place cookies or use similar technologies.

These may include, depending on the website configuration:

• analytics providers

• payment providers

• marketing or advertising tools

• embedded content

• social-media integrations

The specific services and cookies currently active may be displayed through the website’s cookie-management tool.

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6. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be stored for different periods depending on their purpose.

Some are deleted when you close your browser, while others may remain for a defined period.

Information about the duration of individual cookies may be available through the website’s cookie settings or cookie-management tool.

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7. Managing Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie settings provided on this website.

You may also configure your browser to block or delete cookies.

Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect the operation of the website, including shopping-cart, checkout or login functionality.

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8. Legal Basis

Where cookies are strictly necessary to provide the website or a service expressly requested by the visitor, they may be used without prior consent.

For non-essential cookies, including many analytics and marketing cookies, BALETA Handmade relies on the visitor’s consent where required by law.

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9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in website functionality, services, cookies or applicable law.

The current version will be published on this website.

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10. Contact

If you have questions about the use of cookies on this website, contact:

BALETA Handmade
Paul Baleta
Gewerbepark-Draubogen 13
9162 Ferlach
Austria

Email: paul@baletahandmade.com