Cookie Policy

Eason Bros Ltd, trading as Ink365

This Cookie Policy explains how Eason Bros Ltd ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, ink365.co.uk (the "Website"). It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle your personal data.

Eason Bros Ltd (company number 11717318) is registered at Unit 11 Trent Business Park, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, WS13 6RN.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owner.

In this policy, "cookies" also covers similar technologies such as pixels, tags, web beacons, and local storage, which perform comparable functions.

Cookies may be "session" cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. They may be set by us ("first-party" cookies) or by third parties whose services we use ("third-party" cookies).

Why we use cookies

We use cookies to:

enable the Website to function and to keep it secure;
remember the contents of your shopping cart and your preferences (such as region and currency);
keep you signed in to your account;
understand how visitors use the Website so that we can improve it; and
where you have agreed, support our marketing and advertising.

The cookies we use

We group the cookies on our Website into the following categories.

Strictly necessary cookies. These are essential for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They enable core features such as security, network management, processing payments, keeping you logged in, and remembering the items in your cart. Because they are essential, these cookies do not require your consent. Without them, services you have asked for cannot be provided.

Functional cookies. These allow the Website to remember choices you make — such as your preferred language, region, or currency — to provide a more personalised experience.

Performance and analytics cookies. These help us understand how visitors interact with the Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously or pseudonymously, for example which pages are visited most often. We use this to improve how the Website works.

Targeting and advertising cookies. These may be set through our Website by us or our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant content and advertisements on other websites. They do not store directly identifying information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and device.

The table below lists the main cookies used on our Website. The exact cookies, providers, and durations can vary depending on how you use the Website and which features are active, so this list is kept under review.

Cookie / provider	Category	Purpose	Typical duration
`_shopify_essential` / `_secure_session_id`	Strictly necessary	Maintains a secure session and core site functionality (Shopify)	Session
`cart`, `cart_sig`, `cart_ts`	Strictly necessary	Remembers the contents of your shopping cart (Shopify)	Up to 2 weeks
`secure_customer_sig`	Strictly necessary	Keeps you signed in to your customer account (Shopify)	Up to 1 year
`_tracking_consent`, `_cmp_a`, `_cmp_b`	Strictly necessary	Stores your cookie consent preferences (Shopify)	Up to 1 year
`keep_alive`	Strictly necessary	Maintains site session and functionality (Shopify)	Session
`localization`	Functional	Remembers your country, region, and currency (Shopify)	Up to 1 year
`_shopify_y`, `_shopify_s`	Performance / analytics	Helps us measure unique visitors and sessions (Shopify analytics)	Up to 1 year
`_ga`, `_ga_*`, `_gid`	Performance / analytics	Google Analytics — measures how visitors use the Website (if installed)	Up to 2 years
`_fbp` and similar	Targeting / advertising	Meta (Facebook) advertising and measurement (if installed)	Up to 3 months

Some cookies are set by third parties whose services appear on or support our Website, including Shopify (which hosts our store), our payment providers, and — where applicable — analytics and advertising providers such as Google and Meta. We do not control these third-party cookies; please refer to the relevant provider's own cookie and privacy policies for more information.

Your consent and how to manage cookies

When you first visit the Website, we will ask for your consent to set cookies that are not strictly necessary. Strictly necessary cookies are set automatically because the Website cannot function without them.

You can accept or reject non-essential cookies, and change your preferences at any time, using our cookie banner or cookie settings on the Website.

You can also control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies; the method varies from browser to browser. Please note that if you block or delete strictly necessary cookies, parts of the Website may not work properly.

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, you may find the following resources helpful:

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): www.ico.org.uk
www.aboutcookies.org
www.youronlinechoices.com (to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating providers)

Legal basis

We set strictly necessary cookies on the basis that they are essential to provide a service you have requested. For all other cookies, we rely on your consent, which you may withdraw at any time as described above. Our use of cookies is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and, where cookies involve the processing of personal data, the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.