Cookie policy

This policy explains what cookies this website uses, why they are used, and how you can manage your preferences. It should be read alongside the Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use the site. Some cookies are strictly necessary for the site to operate. Others are optional and require your consent before they are placed on your device.

2. The cookies this website uses

A. Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function and are placed automatically. They do not require your consent.

  • Squarespace session cookies — maintain your session, manage the shopping cart, and process secure payments via Stripe

  • Cookie consent preference cookie — remembers whether you have accepted or declined optional cookies

B. Analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website. Information is aggregated and does not identify individual users. Analytics cookies are only placed with your consent and can be withdrawn at any time.

  • Squarespace Analytics — measures site traffic and visitor behaviour, processed by Squarespace in accordance with their privacy policy

C. Third-party and embedded content cookies

Where third-party content is embedded (for example, YouTube or Vimeo videos for on-demand content), those providers may set their own cookies. These are outside our direct control and are only activated with your consent.

  • YouTube — if video content is embedded, YouTube may set cookies to track playback in accordance with Google's privacy policy

  • Vimeo — if video content is hosted or embedded via Vimeo, Vimeo may set cookies in accordance with their privacy policy

  • Instagram — if content is embedded, Instagram/Meta may set cookies in accordance with their privacy policy

We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies.

3. How we obtain consent

When you first visit the website, a cookie banner allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage individual preferences. Accepting and rejecting are presented with equal prominence — it is as easy to decline as to accept. Non-essential cookies are only activated after consent is given. Your preferences are saved for 12 months.

4. How to manage or withdraw consent

You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the 'Cookie Settings' link in the website footer, or by adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how the website functions.

5. Changes to this policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in the cookies used, legal requirements, or website functionality. The latest version will always be available at alignstill.com/cookie-policy.