Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy

Vintage London Star Ltd

Last Updated: 17 November 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Vintage London Star Ltd (“we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website https://vintagelondonstar.com.

By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.

We are committed to full transparency and compliance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

  1. Who We Are

Vintage London Star Ltd
Company Number: 16843553
Email: info@vintagelondonstar.com
Website: https://vintagelondonstar.com

  1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
They help improve website performance, remember your preferences, and support essential functions such as shopping carts, payment processing, and analytics.

Cookies cannot:

❌ run programs
❌ harm your computer
❌ deliver viruses
❌ access personal files

  1. Types of Cookies We Use

Our website uses four categories of cookies:

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies (Required)

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They cannot be turned off.

They include:

✔ Shopping cart functionality
✔ Checkout and payment processing (Stripe/PayPal)
✔ Website security
✔ Account login and authentication
✔ Cookie consent remembering

Without these cookies, the site cannot operate properly.

Examples:
• WooCommerce session cookies
• Payment gateway cookies
• Security & firewall cookies
• Cookie banner consent cookie

3.2 Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

They allow us to:

✔ analyse traffic
✔ see which pages are most visited
✔ monitor website performance
✔ improve user experience

We use:
• Google Analytics (anonymised IP)
• Server performance logs

All analytics data is anonymous and does not identify individual users.

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences, such as:

✔ Language
✔ Items in your cart
✔ Wishlist items
✔ Login details (if selected)

They make your shopping experience smoother and faster.

3.4 Marketing & Advertising Cookies (Optional)

Used only if you accept them.

These cookies allow:

✔ personalised ads
✔ remarketing (e.g., Google/Facebook ads)
✔ tracking of product views
✔ measurement of ad performance

Examples:
• Facebook Pixel
• Google Ads remarketing
• Instagram & YouTube embedded content

You can turn these off at any time.

  1. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies come from trusted partners we work with, including:

✔ Google (Analytics, Ads)
✔ Facebook / Meta
✔ Instagram
✔ YouTube
✔ Stripe
✔ PayPal
✔ WooCommerce plugins

These third parties may use cookies to improve their services or integrate with our website.

We do not control these cookies directly.

  1. How to Manage or Disable Cookies

You have full control.

You can:

✔ Accept all cookies
✔ Reject non-essential cookies
✔ Remove cookies anytime
✔ Block cookies in browser settings

Browser Control Options:

You can disable cookies using the settings on browsers like:
• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox
• Edge

If you disable Strictly Necessary Cookies, some website functions (such as checkout) may not work.

  1. Your Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a Cookie Consent Banner.

You can choose:

✔ Accept All Cookies
✔ Reject Non-Essential Cookies
✔ Customise Cookie Settings

Your choices will be remembered for 6–12 months depending on browser settings.

  1. Data Collected by Cookies

Cookies may collect:
• IP address (anonymised for analytics)
• Device type
• Browser version
• Pages visited
• Time spent on site
• Items added to cart or wishlist
• Referring website (e.g., Google search)

We do not use cookies to collect:

❌ names
❌ emails
❌ addresses
❌ payment details
❌ personal identification

  1. Payment Security Cookies

Stripe and PayPal use essential cookies to:

✔ prevent fraud
✔ verify transactions
✔ secure the checkout
✔ protect your financial data

These cookies are required for buying products and cannot be disabled.

Your full card details are never stored on our website.

  1. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
• laws
• technologies
• our services
• third-party tools

The updated version will always be posted on this page.

  1. Contact Us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies or how your data is handled, please contact us:

📧 info@vintagelondonstar.com
Vintage London Star Ltd

We respond within 24 hours.

Our website address is: https://vintagelondonstar.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.