LEGAL
Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 7, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how KSM Atelier (“KSM Atelier”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
It describes what cookies are, why we use them, the types of cookies placed on your device, how you can manage your preferences, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and the ePrivacy Directive.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, remember user preferences, improve performance, and provide information about how visitors use the website.
In addition to cookies, our website also uses browser storage technologies such as LocalStorage to remember certain user preferences and maintain essential website functionality.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies We Use
The cookies and storage technologies used on the KSM Atelier website fall into the following categories.
Strictly Necessary CookiesRequired
These cookies are essential for the operation and security of the website. They enable core functionality such as maintaining your shopping cart, authenticating customer sessions, and remembering your cookie preferences.
These cookies cannot be disabled because the website would not function properly without them.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cart | Shopify | Associates your browser with your shopping cart and checkout session. | 14 days |
secure_customer_sig | Shopify | Authenticates customer login sessions. | 1 year |
Essential Browser StorageRequired
These local storage items are essential to preserve the cart state and UI language selection across navigation sessions.
| Name | Storage | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
ksm-cookie-consent | LocalStorage | Stores your cookie preferences. | 1 year |
cartId | LocalStorage | Stores the Shopify cart identifier to restore your shopping cart. | Persistent |
ksm-lang | LocalStorage | Remembers your selected language. | Persistent |
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website so that we can improve its performance and user experience.
These cookies are only placed after you have provided your consent.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes unique visitors. Used to calculate visit, session, and campaign data for analytics reports. | 2 years |
_ga_SXZTFMWR0R | Google Analytics 4 | Persists session state and page-view data for Google Analytics 4 reporting (specific to measurement ID G-SXZTFMWR0R). | 2 years |
_shopify_y | Shopify | Anonymous visitor identifier used for aggregated analytics. | 1 year |
_shopify_s | Shopify | Anonymous session identifier used for analytics reporting. | Session |
Marketing Cookies
At the time of the latest update of this Cookie Policy, KSM Atelier does not deploy marketing or advertising cookies on its storefront.
Should marketing technologies such as Meta Pixel, Google Ads, TikTok Pixel, Klaviyo, or similar services be introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy will be updated accordingly and such cookies will only be placed where required by law and after obtaining your consent.
4. Third-Party Services
To operate our website and process purchases, we rely on selected third-party service providers.
These currently include:
- Shopify (e-commerce platform and Storefront API)
- Shopify Checkout
- Shopify Payments
- Stripe (payment processing)
- Google LLC (Google Analytics 4)
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. GA4 helps us understand how visitors interact with our website — including pages visited, session duration, approximate geographic location, browser and device information, and user interactions — so that we can improve our website and customer experience.
GA4 analytics cookies are only placed after you have granted analytics consent. We have implemented Google Consent Mode v2, which defaults all analytics storage to denied until you accept. If you decline analytics cookies, no analytics data is collected and no _ga cookies are written to your device.
For more information on how Google processes data collected through GA4, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
Direct links to our Instagram profile are provided for your convenience but do not embed third-party tracking technologies or set cookies on the storefront.
5. Checkout Cookies
When you proceed to checkout, you are redirected to Shopify's secure checkout environment.
During the checkout process, Shopify and its payment providers may place additional cookies that are strictly necessary for:
- processing payments;
- preventing fraud;
- maintaining checkout sessions;
- authenticating transactions;
- ensuring the security and integrity of the checkout process.
These cookies are set within Shopify's checkout environment and are governed by Shopify's Privacy Policy and the privacy policies of the relevant payment providers.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you are presented with a cookie banner that allows you to:
- accept all cookies;
- reject all non-essential cookies; or
- customise your cookie preferences.
Your consent preferences are stored securely and remain valid for up to one year unless you change them.
You may update or withdraw your consent at any time by visiting the Cookie Policy page and selecting Manage Preferences, which will reopen the cookie settings panel.
You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
7. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
In particular:
- Shopify processes certain data in Canada and the United States.
- Stripe processes payment-related information in the United States.
- Google LLC processes analytics data (via Google Analytics 4) in the United States.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with the GDPR, including European Commission adequacy decisions and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), where applicable.
8. Your Rights
Where required under applicable data protection law, you have the right to:
- receive clear information about our use of cookies;
- accept or refuse non-essential cookies;
- withdraw consent at any time;
- request access to your personal data;
- request correction or deletion of personal data where applicable;
- lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.
For further information about how we process personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legislation, technology, or our website.
The most recent version will always be available on this page together with the updated revision date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
KSM Atelier
Via Stefano Viale 50A
12010 Roccasparvera (CN)
Italy
Email: info@ksmatelier.com
If you believe your rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority in your country of residence or with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali).