Last updated: April 18, 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by a website. Similar technologies can include local storage, session storage, and other technical identifiers used to keep a website working properly or remember your choices.
2. How We Use Cookies and Browser Storage
Butterflies & Feathers uses essential technical storage to operate the website and the shopping flow. We also use a cookie banner so you can accept or decline non-essential cookies if such tools are enabled in the future.
3. Consent Choices
When you first visit the site, the cookie banner lets you accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your preference is remembered so the site does not ask you on every page view. Essential cookies and similar storage that are required for security, checkout, or core shopping functionality remain active because the site cannot work properly without them.
4. Cookies and Storage Currently Used by the Store
- pw441: the ProcessWire session cookie used to keep secure website sessions working.
- bf_cookie_consent: remembers whether you accepted or declined non-essential cookies.
- cart (local storage): stores selected items in your shopping bag.
- bf-shopping-region (local storage): remembers your selected or detected shopping region.
- bf-checkout-profile (local storage): stores checkout form values locally in your browser for convenience during the shopping flow.
5. Essential vs Non-Essential
Essential cookies and storage support site security, bag contents, checkout flow, and customer preferences necessary to complete an order. Non-essential cookies would include analytics, advertising, embedded third-party marketing tools, or other optional tracking technologies. As of the date above, Butterflies & Feathers does not rely on optional analytics or marketing cookies for the basic shopping experience.
6. Third-Party Cookies
If you proceed to third-party payment services such as Stripe or PayPal, those providers may place or read their own cookies in line with their own policies. Those cookies are governed by the relevant provider, not by Butterflies & Feathers.
7. How to Change Your Preference
You can change your preference at any time by clearing the bf_cookie_consent cookie in your browser and reloading the site, or by using any cookie-setting controls that Butterflies & Feathers may add to this page in future updates. You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may affect site functionality.
8. More Information
For broader information about how we process personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.