Effective Date: 24 August 2026
Last Updated: 26 September 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Connie M Personal Shopper uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use our website at www.conniempersonalshopper.co.za.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files or similar technologies that may be stored on your device when you visit a website.
They help websites remember information about your visit, provide functionality, improve performance and understand how visitors interact with the website.
Some cookies operate only during your browsing session, while others may remain on your device for longer, depending on their purpose.
2. Why We Use Cookies
Connie M Personal Shopper may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Make our website function correctly;
- Keep products in your shopping cart;
- Support customer account functionality;
- Maintain checkout functionality;
- Improve website security;
- Remember preferences;
- Understand how visitors use our website;
- Analyse website performance;
- Improve our products and services;
- Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns; and
- Support relevant advertising and remarketing activities.
3. Types of Cookies We May Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for important website functions.
They may be used for:
- Shopping-cart functionality;
- Customer accounts;
- Checkout;
- Authentication;
- Security; and
- Other essential website functions.
Because these cookies are necessary for the website to operate, they function automatically. If essential cookies are disabled, certain parts of the website may not function correctly.
3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may allow the website to remember information such as customer preferences and settings. They help provide a more convenient and personalised browsing experience.
3.3 Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics to understand information including:
- Website traffic;
- Pages visited;
- General visitor behaviour;
- Website performance; and
- How customers interact with our website.
Analytics information helps us improve our website and customer experience.
3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
We may use marketing technologies such as:
- Meta Pixel;
- TikTok Pixel; and
- Similar technologies that may be introduced in the future.
These technologies may help us understand interactions with our website and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
They may also allow relevant advertisements to be shown to people who have previously interacted with our website, where permitted.
Marketing and other non-essential tracking technologies will be managed according to the cookie preferences selected by the visitor, where applicable.
4. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner.
Where applicable, you may have options such as:
- Accept All;
- Manage Preferences; or
- Reject Non-Essential Cookies.
Essential cookies may continue to operate where they are required for the website to function.
Where consent is required for non-essential cookies or similar technologies, those technologies will be activated in accordance with your consent settings.
5. Managing Cookie Preferences
You may choose which categories of non-essential cookies you wish to accept through the cookie-management tools available on our website.
You may also change or withdraw your cookie preferences later where this functionality is available.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.
6. Browser Cookie Controls
Most internet browsers allow users to control, block or delete cookies through their browser settings.
You can generally:
- View stored cookies;
- Delete existing cookies;
- Block certain cookies;
- Block all cookies; or
- Receive notifications when cookies are being used.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website, including shopping-cart, account or checkout functionality.
7. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies or similar technologies may be provided by third-party services used by Connie M Personal Shopper.
These may include services relating to:
- Website functionality;
- Analytics;
- Advertising;
- Marketing;
- Payment processing; or
- Other website services.
Third parties may have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. Customers should review the relevant third-party policies where appropriate.
8. Shopify Cookies
Our online store is operated using Shopify.
Shopify may use cookies and similar technologies to support functions including:
- Website operation;
- Shopping carts;
- Customer accounts;
- Checkout;
- Security;
- Analytics; and
- Other Shopify-related functionality.
Some Shopify cookies are essential to the operation of our website.
9. Cookie Duration
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others remain until they expire or are manually deleted. Cookie duration may also depend on the third-party service responsible for the cookie.
10. Information Collected Through Cookies
Depending on the type of cookie or technology used, information may include:
- Device information;
- Browser information;
- IP address;
- Website activity;
- Pages visited;
- Products viewed;
- Shopping-cart interactions;
- General usage patterns; and
- Advertising or campaign interactions.
The use of personal information collected through cookies is further explained in our Privacy Policy.
11. Cookies and Personal Information
Some cookie information may constitute personal information under applicable privacy legislation.
Where this occurs, Connie M Personal Shopper will handle the information in accordance with applicable privacy requirements and our Privacy Policy. We aim to use information collected through cookies only for legitimate and appropriate purposes.
12. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:
- Changes to our website;
- New technologies;
- Changes to our analytics or advertising tools;
- Changes to Shopify functionality;
- Changes to our business practices; or
- Changes in applicable law.
The latest version published on our website will apply from its stated effective date.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
Connie M Personal Shopper
Email: conniempersonalshopper@gmail.com
WhatsApp: +27 62 658 6229
Website: www.conniempersonalshopper.co.za
Thank you for visiting Connie M Personal Shopper. We use cookies and similar technologies to help provide a secure, functional and convenient online shopping experience, while giving you appropriate control over non-essential tracking technologies.