Understanding Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you interact with our fashion curation platform.

We use various types of cookies to enhance your browsing experience, provide personalized styling recommendations, and improve our services. This policy explains what cookies we use and how you can control them.

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure area access, and form submission. Without these cookies, certain parts of our platform would not work correctly.

Essential cookies include session identifiers, security tokens, and load balancing cookies. They do not store personal information beyond what is necessary for basic functionality and are automatically deleted when you close your browser.

Functional Cookies (Optional)

Functional cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences and settings. They enable features like language selection, currency preferences, size measurements, and styling quiz results to provide a more personalized experience.

These cookies remember choices you make such as your preferred styling consultation time, notification preferences, and customized dashboard layouts. The information is typically anonymized and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information about page views, user journeys, and featurege. This data helps us improve our platform design and user experience.

We use analytics cookies to identify popular content, understand navigation patterns, and measure the effectiveness of our styling recommendations. All data collected is aggregated and anonymized to protect your privacy.

Marketing Cookies (Optional)

Marketing cookies track your browsing behavior to provide relevant advertisements and promotional content. They help us show you styling recommendations and fashion content that aligns with your interests and preferences.

These cookies may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other websites. They are usually placed by third-party advertising networks with our permission and can be disabled through your cookie preferences.

Personalization Cookies (Optional)

Personalization cookies enable advanced customization features unique to our fashion curation service. They remember your style preferences, seasonal choices, and feedback on styling recommendations to continuously improve our suggestions.

These cookies help our stylists understand your evolving fashion preferences and provide more accurate curation over time. They store information about liked items, preferred brands, and styling feedback to enhance future recommendations.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our site are placed by third-party services we use, such as analytics providers, payment processors, and social media integrations. These partners have their own cookie policies that govern how they collect and use information.

Third-party cookies may include those from Google Analytics, payment gateways, and delivery tracking services. We carefully select partners who maintain high privacy standards and comply with applicable data protection regulations.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have full control over cookie preferences on our website. You can accept all cookies, reject optional cookies, or customize your settings to choose specific cookie categories. Your preferences are saved and respected across all future visits.

You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link in our website footer or by accessing your account settings. Changes to your preferences take effect immediately upon saving.

Browser Cookie Settings

In addition to our preference controls, you can manage cookies directly through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for specific websites.

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect website functionality and prevent you from accessing certain features. Each browser has different methods for managing cookies, which can typically be found in the privacy or security settings.

Mobile App Data Collection

If you use our mobile application, we may collect similar information through mobile-specific technologies such as device identifiers, appge analytics, and push notification tokens. These serve similar purposes to web cookies.

Mobile data collection can be controlled through your device settings, app permissions, and in-app preference controls. We provide clear options to opt out of non-essential data collection while maintaining app functionality.

Cookie Retention Periods

Different types of cookies are stored for varying periods. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies may be stored for weeks, months, or until you manually delete them or they expire.

We regularly review and delete outdated cookies to minimize data retention. Personalization cookies related to styling preferences may be retained longer to provide consistent service, but you can delete them at any time through your preferences.

International Cookie Compliance

Our cookie practices comply with international privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable laws. We provide clear consent mechanisms and honor all user rights regarding cookie preferences and data control.

We regularly review our cookie practices to ensure compliance with evolving privacy regulations and industry best practices. Our legal team monitors changes in privacy law to maintain appropriate compliance measures.

Data Security

All information collected through cookies is protected using industry-standard security measures. We encrypt sensitive data, use secure transmission protocols, and regularly audit our systems for potential vulnerabilities.

Access to cookie data is strictly limited to authorized personnel who need the information to provide and improve our services. We never sell cookie data to third parties or use it for purposes other than those described in this policy.

Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our services. We will notify you of significant changes through our website or direct communication.

Continued use of our website after policy updates constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our cookie practices and your privacy choices.

Contact Information

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Email: privacy@oltharwind.com
Phone: +81 3-3491-1558
Address: 6 Chome-15-12 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa City, Tokyo 141-0031

We respond to cookie and privacy-related inquiries promptly and will work with you to address any concerns about our data collection practices.