Cookies Policy

Last updated: 8 September 2026

This Cookies Policy explains how Rolands Leather Works (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit RLWorks.art.

This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can help websites function correctly, remember your preferences, understand how visitors use the website, and improve the overall browsing experience.

Cookies may be:

Session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser; or
Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

Cookies may also be:

First-party cookies, set directly by RLWorks.art; or
Third-party cookies, set by external services used on our website.

2. Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are required for the website and online store to function properly.

They may be used for purposes such as:

maintaining the shopping cart;
remembering cookie consent preferences;
providing website security;
enabling checkout and payment functionality;
maintaining website sessions;
ensuring essential website features operate correctly.

Strictly necessary cookies cannot normally be disabled because the website may not function correctly without them.

Consent is not required for cookies that are strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the visitor.

Analytics cookies

With your consent, we use analytics technologies to understand how visitors interact with RLWorks.art.

These cookies help us understand information such as:

how many people visit the website;
which pages are visited;
how visitors arrive at the website;
approximate geographic location;
browser and device type;
how visitors navigate through the website;
how long visitors interact with the website.

We use this information to improve the website, our products, and the customer experience.

Analytics cookies are not activated unless you provide consent where consent is required.

3. Google Analytics

RLWorks.art uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google.

Google Analytics may use first-party cookies including:

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Purpose: Used to distinguish individual visitors.
Typical duration: Up to 2 years.

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Purpose: Used to maintain information about a visitor's session.
Typical duration: Up to 2 years.

Actual cookie duration may vary depending on browser restrictions, Google Analytics configuration, and your cookie preferences.

Google Analytics may collect information including browser and device information, approximate geographic location, session statistics, page interactions and other website usage information.

Analytics data is used to understand website performance and improve RLWorks.art.

4. Payment and ecommerce services

Our website may use third-party services required to operate the online store and process payments.

For example, payment providers such as Stripe may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for security, fraud prevention, authentication and payment processing.

Some of these cookies may be set by the relevant third-party service rather than directly by RLWorks.art.

The use of such technologies is also subject to the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant service provider.

5. Cookie consent

When you first visit RLWorks.art, you may be shown a cookie consent banner allowing you to choose whether non-essential cookies may be used.

Where required by law, analytics or other non-essential cookies will only be used after you provide consent.

You may:

accept optional cookies;
reject optional cookies; or
adjust your cookie preferences.

Rejecting optional cookies will not prevent you from accessing the main features of our website.

6. Changing or withdrawing your consent

You may change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time through the cookie settings available on our website, where provided.

You may also delete or block cookies using your browser settings.

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies through your browser may affect the functionality of the website, shopping cart or checkout process.

7. Managing cookies through your browser

Most web browsers allow you to:

view stored cookies;
delete cookies;
block cookies;
block third-party cookies;
automatically delete cookies when the browser closes.

The method for managing cookies depends on the browser and device you use.

Deleting cookies may cause the website to ask for your cookie preferences again during a future visit.

8. Third-party services

Our website may contain functionality provided by third parties.

Depending on the services enabled on RLWorks.art, these providers may process information or place cookies on your device in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Third-party providers may include, where applicable:

Google Analytics;
Stripe;
website hosting and ecommerce service providers;
payment processors;
security and fraud-prevention providers.

We recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by these services if you would like more information about their processing activities.

9. Changes to this Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time, for example when:

we introduce new website functionality;
we add or remove third-party services;
the cookies used by the website change; or
legal or regulatory requirements change.

The latest version will always be published on RLWorks.art with the updated revision date.

10. Contact

If you have questions about this Cookies Policy or how cookies are used on RLWorks.art, please contact Rolands Leather Works using the contact information available on our website.

Website: RLWorks.art