Last updated: 07/06/2025

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how John Marlow Stringed Instruments uses them, and how you can manage your preferences. By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better Browse experience, and to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can store information about your preferences, login details, and other personalised settings.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a few key reasons:

• To ensure our website functions correctly.

• To understand how you use our website, helping us to improve its design and content.

• To enhance your user experience by remembering your preferences.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Our website may use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services like adding items to a basket or logging in cannot be provided. They do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.

• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We use this information to improve how our website works. We may use services like Google Analytics for this purpose.

• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, remembering your preferences. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your Browse activity on other websites.

• Third-Party Cookies: In some cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. For example, if we embed content from YouTube or social media platforms, these services may set their own cookies. We have no control over these third-party cookies.

4. Your Choices and Control

You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings:

• Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.

• You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the opportunity to decide whether to accept it.

• You can also configure your browser to disable all cookies. Please be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit.

For more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, visit the browsers' respective websites. You can also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for comprehensive information on how to manage cookies.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact me directly via the contact form on this website.