Last Updated: January 20, 2026

This Cookie Policy applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

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1. Introduction

Our website, https://www.gillnewlyn.com (hereinafter: "the website"), uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged to support our services (such as Wix and payment processors). In this document, we inform you about the use of cookies on our website in compliance with the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive.

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2. Definitions

What are cookies? A cookie is a small simple text file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer, tablet, or mobile device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

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What are scripts? A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

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What is a web beacon? A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

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3. Categories of Cookies We Use

We categorize the cookies we use based on their purpose:

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3.1 Technical or Functional Cookies (Always Active) These cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. They are strictly necessary for the site to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

• Examples: Remembering items in your shopping cart, keeping you logged into a secure area, or remembering your currency preferences.

• Consent: We may place these cookies without your explicit consent as they are essential for the service.

 

3.2 Statistics Cookies We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these cookies, we get insights into the usage of our website, such as which sculptures are most viewed, how visitors navigate the site, and if they encounter any errors.

• Consent: We ask for your consent via our cookie banner to place statistics cookies.

 

3.3 Marketing/Tracking Cookies Marketing/Tracking cookies are used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Since Gill Newlyn Sculptures does not actively run aggressive third-party ad campaigns, we primarily use these only when strictly necessary for integrated services (e.g., social media integrations).

• Consent: We ask for your consent via our cookie banner to place marketing/tracking cookies.

 

4. Specific Cookies in Use

The following third-party services on our site may place cookies:

• Wix (Platform): Functional & Security. Used to manage the content management system and website security.

Note: Specific cookie names and expiration times may change as third-party services update their products.

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5. Consent and Consent Management

5.1 How We Obtain Consent We use the Wix Cookie Banner component to manage and record your consent preferences. This component acts as our Consent Management Platform (CMP). When you visit our website for the first time, a banner will appear, allowing you to accept all cookies, customise your settings, or decline non-essential cookies.

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By interacting with the banner, you consent to us using the categories of cookies you select, as described in this policy. The consent status is stored by Wix using a functional cookie so that your preferences are remembered on subsequent visits.

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5.2 Managing Your Consent Settings You have the right to withdraw or change your consent at any time. You can usually access the cookie settings preferences directly from the link provided in the footer of our website (often labelled "Cookie Settings") or by clearing your browser cache to trigger the banner to reappear.

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6. Enabling/Disabling and Deleting Cookies via Browser

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

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Please note: If you disable all cookies in your browser, our website may no longer work properly, and certain functional elements (such as the Shopping Cart) may not operate as intended.

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7. Your Rights with Respect to Personal Data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data that may be collected by cookies:

• Right of Information: You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained.

• Right of Access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.

• Right to Rectification: You have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted, or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.

• Right to Withdraw Consent: If you give us your consent, you have the right to revoke that consent at any time and to have your personal data deleted.

• Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.

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8. Contact Details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us:

Gill Newlyn Sculptures

Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Website: https://www.gillnewlyn.com 

Email: gillnewlyn@gmail.com