Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2025
What Are 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 browsing experience by remembering your preferences and analyzing how you use our site.
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your cookie preferences.
Analytics Cookies: We use these cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, helping us improve our content and user experience.
Functional Cookies: These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your gift preferences and newsletter subscription status.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze website traffic patterns, personalize content recommendations, remember your preferences, and improve our gift curation services.
Cookies also help us understand which products and content are most popular, allowing us to better curate our holiday gift recommendations.
Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party services that place cookies on your device, including analytics providers and affiliate marketing partners. These cookies are governed by the respective third parties' privacy policies.
Third-party cookies help us track the effectiveness of our affiliate partnerships and understand user behavior across different platforms.
Affiliate Marketing Cookies
We use cookies to track affiliate marketing activities and ensure proper attribution of commissions when you make purchases through our recommended links.
These cookies help us maintain transparency in our affiliate relationships and ensure we receive appropriate compensation for successful referrals.
Session vs Persistent Cookies
Session Cookies: These temporary cookies are deleted when you close your browser. They help maintain your session while browsing our website.
Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them. They remember your preferences across multiple visits.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or set preferences for specific websites.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website and limit your ability to access some features.
Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can choose to accept or decline these cookies.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings through our website or by clearing your browser cookies.
Cookie Retention Periods
Different cookies have different retention periods. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies may remain for days, months, or years depending on their purpose.
We regularly review and update our cookie retention periods to ensure they are appropriate for their intended purpose.
International Cookie Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers may be located outside of Japan. When cookies are transferred internationally, we take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information.
Updates to Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date on this page.
Browser-Specific Cookie Management
Each browser has different methods for managing cookies. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for specific instructions on how to control cookie settings.
Popular browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, each with their own cookie management interfaces.
Contact Us About Cookies
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Email: hello@wildpathhaven.com
Phone: +81 70 4826 0482
Address: 2 Chome-2-22-8 Nomura, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, 525-0027