✦ Good news: We use very few cookies. Our analytics tool (Plausible) is entirely cookie-free. The only cookies on our site are strictly necessary ones set by our hosting infrastructure.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, remember preferences, and provide information to site operators. Some cookies are essential for a site to function; others are optional.
2. Our Approach to Cookies
We have intentionally designed our cookie use to be minimal. We use Plausible Analytics, which is a cookie-free analytics tool — meaning we can understand how our website is used without placing any tracking cookies on your device and without collecting any personal data.
This means no cookie consent banner is required for our own analytics. The only cookies present on our site are strictly necessary ones set by our infrastructure providers.
3. Cookies We Use
| Cookie / Tool | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel infrastructure | Routing, load balancing, and security for our hosting. Strictly necessary for the site to function. | Essential | Session |
| Plausible Analytics | Cookie-free, privacy-first website analytics. No cookies are set. No personal data collected. | No cookies | N/A |
| Affiliate retailer cookies | When you click a link to a third-party retailer, that website may set its own tracking cookies to attribute affiliate commissions. These are set by the third party, not by us. | Third-party | Varies |
4. Analytics — How Plausible Works
Instead of using cookies, Plausible Analytics collects only aggregated, anonymised data to help us understand traffic patterns:
- Page URL visited
- HTTP referrer (where you came from)
- Browser name and version (aggregated)
- Operating system (aggregated)
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
- Country of origin (IP address is never stored or logged)
No personal data is collected. No cross-site tracking. No cookies. Data is processed in the EU. This means your visit to our site is counted without ever identifying you personally.
Learn more: Plausible Data Policy
5. Cookies We Do Not Use
We do not use:
- Advertising or behavioural targeting cookies.
- Social media tracking cookies or embedded social widgets.
- Google Analytics or any other cookie-based analytics.
- Retargeting or remarketing pixels (e.g. Meta Pixel, Google Ads).
- Any cookies to build advertising profiles about you.
6. Third-Party & Affiliate Cookies
Our website contains links to third-party retailer and maker websites. Some of these links are affiliate links — when you click through and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission. The third-party website (not us) may set its own cookies to track this referral.
We have no control over those cookies. Please refer to the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant third-party website before making a purchase.
Examples of retailers we link to: 4living.eu and other independent design retailers. Each has their own cookie practices.
7. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored and delete them individually.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block all cookies (note: this may affect functionality on other websites).
- Set alerts when a cookie is being set.
For guidance on managing cookies in your browser, visit: allaboutcookies.org
8. Legal Framework
Our cookie practices comply with:
- EU ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Law) and GDPR — for EU users including the Netherlands.
- UK PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations) — for UK users.
- CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) — for California, USA users.
- PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) — for Canadian users.
Because we use no non-essential cookies on our own site, no cookie consent banner is required under the ePrivacy Directive for our first-party use.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we change the tools or cookies we use, or when laws change. The effective date above will reflect the most recent update.
10. Contact
📍 Handpicked Works (sole trader), Amsterdam, Netherlands