Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Preamble

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies Grand Cru & Etiquette ("GC&E", "we", "us") uses on the website www.grandcruandetiquette.com (the "Site"), why we use them, and how you can control your preferences.

This policy should be read alongside the Privacy Policy published at www.grandcruandetiquette.com/privacy-policy, which sets out the broader framework for how GC&E handles personal data.

The use of cookies on this Site is governed by French law, the RGPD/GDPR (Regulation EU 2016/679), and the recommendations of the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL).

1. What Is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device — computer, tablet or smartphone — when you visit a website. Cookies serve different purposes: some are essential to the operation of the site, others collect information about how you use it, and others remember your preferences between visits.

Cookies may be set either by GC&E directly ("first-party cookies") or by third-party services integrated into the Site ("third-party cookies"). Each cookie has a lifespan: session cookies are deleted when you close your browser; persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

2. Cookies Used on This Site

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the Site to function. They cannot be disabled without impairing your ability to use the Site. They do not require your consent under applicable law.

Cookie / Service Purpose Duration Squarespace session cookie Maintains your session, enables checkout and member login Session Cookie consent record Stores your cookie preferences to avoid repeating the consent request 12 months CSRF token Security — prevents cross-site request forgery Session Load balancing Ensures stable delivery of the Site across Squarespace's infrastructure Session

2.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies are placed only with your explicit consent. They allow us to understand how visitors use the Site — which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, where they come from — in order to improve the Site's content and structure. The data collected is aggregated and does not identify you individually.

Cookie / Service Purpose Duration Squarespace Analytics Page views, navigation paths, device type, referral source 13 months Google Analytics (if enabled) Audience measurement, traffic source analysis 13 months

GC&E does not use analytics data to build individual profiles or to share behavioural data with third parties.

2.3 Functional Cookies

These cookies remember choices you have made on the Site in order to provide a more consistent experience. They are placed with your consent.

Cookie / Service Purpose Duration Language preference Remembers your language or display setting 12 months Member session Maintains your login state in the member area Session or 30 days (if "stay logged in" is selected)

2.4 Third-Party Cookies

Where GC&E embeds content from third-party platforms — such as video content or social media posts — those platforms may place their own cookies on your device. These cookies are subject to the third party's own privacy and cookie policies, not GC&E's. They are activated only with your explicit consent via the cookie banner.

Third-party service Purpose Their policy YouTube Video playback embedded in editorial content youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/user-settings/privacy Squarespace (third-party integrations) Form processing, e-commerce, member area squarespace.com/privacy Stripe Payment processing (cookie placed at checkout) stripe.com/privacy PayPal Payment processing (cookie placed at checkout) paypal.com/privacy

What GC&E does not use:

GC&E does not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or cookies that track your browsing across other websites in order to serve you targeted advertising. GC&E does not share cookie data with advertising networks.

The current version of the Site does not embed Pinterest, Facebook or Instagram content in a way that places tracking cookies. Should this change, this policy will be updated accordingly and your consent will be sought before any such cookies are placed.

3. Cookie Consent

When you first visit the Site, a cookie banner is displayed. This banner gives you the choice to:

  • Accept all cookies — including analytics and functional cookies in addition to strictly necessary ones

  • Reject non-essential cookies — only strictly necessary cookies will be placed

  • Customise your preferences — accept or reject each category individually

Your choice is recorded and respected for 12 months from the date it is made. After this period, the banner will appear again and you will be invited to confirm or update your preferences.

You may update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Manage Cookies" link in the footer of the Site.

4. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

In addition to the cookie banner, you can control and delete cookies directly through your browser settings. The following links provide instructions for the most common browsers:

Please note that disabling all cookies may affect the functionality of the Site, including your ability to log into the member area or complete a purchase.

5. Cookies and Personal Data

Some cookies collect information that constitutes personal data under the GDPR — in particular, IP addresses and identifiers that can be used to recognise a returning device. Where this is the case, that data is processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy published at www.grandcruandetiquette.com/privacy-policy

The legal basis for placing non-essential cookies is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). The legal basis for strictly necessary cookies is GC&E's legitimate interest in operating a functional and secure website (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).

6. Your Rights

In relation to data collected through cookies, you have the same rights as those set out in the Privacy Policy: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and the right to withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, or to ask any question about how cookies are used on this Site, please contact GC&E through the Contact section of the Site at www.grandcruandetiquette.com/contact

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the CNIL (www.cnil.fr) or with the supervisory authority in your country of residence.

7. Modifications

GC&E reserves the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time, in particular to reflect changes in the cookies used on the Site, changes in applicable law, or CNIL guidance. Any update will be published on this page with a revised date. Where changes are material, the cookie banner will reappear to invite you to review and reconfirm your preferences.

8. Contact

For any question relating to this Cookie Policy, please contact GC&E through the Contact section of the Site:

www.grandcruandetiquette.com/contact