EU Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 16, 2026

This EU Cookie Policy explains how inkyournail.com (the "Site") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when visitors from the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), or United Kingdom access the Site, in line with the ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website (or a third party) to recognize your device and store information about your visit, such as your preferences, or to track your activity across sites for advertising purposes. This policy also covers similar technologies such as pixels, local storage, and web beacons.

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

• Strictly necessary cookies: required for the Site to function correctly, such as remembering your cookie consent choice (stored via localStorage). These do not require consent under Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive because they are essential to a service you have requested.
• Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors use the Site (pages viewed, time on page, navigation paths) so we can improve content and user experience. These require your consent before they are set.
• Advertising cookies: set by Google AdSense and its partners to deliver and measure the performance of ads, and to personalize ads based on your browsing activity across sites. These require your consent before they are set.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the ePrivacy Directive (as implemented in EU member states and the UK), storing or accessing information on your device — such as setting a cookie — requires your prior, freely given, specific, and informed consent, except where the cookie is strictly necessary to provide a service you have explicitly requested. For any personal data processed via cookies (such as an IP address or device identifier), our legal basis under GDPR Article 6 is your consent (Article 6(1)(a)), which you provide (or decline) through our cookie consent banner.

4. How We Obtain Your Consent

When you first visit the Site, a cookie banner appears at the bottom of the page before any non-essential cookies are set. You can choose "Accept" to consent to all cookie categories, or "Manage Preferences" to enable or disable analytics and advertising cookies individually. Necessary cookies are always active because the Site cannot function without them. No pre-ticked boxes are used for optional categories, and continuing to scroll or browse the Site does not constitute consent — an affirmative action (clicking a button) is always required.

5. Withdrawing or Changing Consent

You may withdraw or change your cookie consent at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and cookies for this Site, which will cause the consent banner to reappear on your next visit, or by revisiting the cookie preferences through the banner if it is still visible. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the EU, EEA, or UK, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
• Right to rectification: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• Right to erasure: request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten");
• Right to restrict processing: request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances;
• Right to data portability: request your data in a structured, machine-readable format;
• Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes;
• Right to withdraw consent: withdraw consent to cookies or data processing at any time, as easily as consent was given;
• Right to lodge a complaint: file a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority if you believe your rights have been violated.

7. Third-Party Cookies and Vendors

Google AdSense and its advertising partners may set cookies on your device to serve and personalize ads. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this Site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings or via Your Online Choices (the EU equivalent opt-out tool).

8. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

In addition to the preferences you set through our cookie banner, you can manage or block cookies at the browser level. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies through their settings menu. Please note that blocking all cookies, including strictly necessary ones, may affect the functionality of this and other websites.

9. Data Retention

Your cookie consent choice is stored in your browser's local storage indefinitely until you clear your browser data or actively change your preference. Analytics and advertising cookies set by third parties are retained according to each provider's own retention schedule, typically ranging from 30 days to 2 years, as described in their respective privacy policies.

10. Contact for Data Requests

To exercise any of the rights listed above, or if you have questions about this EU Cookie Policy, please contact us at info@inkyournail.com. We will respond to legitimate requests within one month, as required under GDPR.