Last updated: July 2026
At Dear & Nest, we use cookies and similar technologies to help provide a better browsing experience, improve our website and personalise your shopping journey.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, shopping cart contents and browsing preferences.
Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly, while others help us analyse website performance or deliver more relevant advertising.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and cannot be disabled through our cookie settings.
They help with functions such as:
- Keeping items in your shopping cart
- Completing the checkout process
- Maintaining website security
- Remembering your session while browsing
- Processing payments securely
Without these cookies, our website would not function correctly.
Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve our products and services.
For example, they allow us to analyse:
- Which pages are visited most often
- How visitors navigate the website
- Website performance and loading speed
- General shopping behaviour
We use services such as Google Analytics to collect anonymous statistical information.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make to provide a more personalised shopping experience.
They may remember:
- Your preferred language
- Your region or country
- Certain website preferences
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies help us show more relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
These cookies may be used by trusted partners such as:
- Google Ads
- Meta (Facebook & Instagram)
They may be used to:
- Display personalised advertisements
- Measure advertising performance
- Limit how often you see the same advertisement
- Help us understand which marketing campaigns are most effective
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by trusted third-party service providers that help us operate our website.
These may include:
- Shopify
- Meta (Facebook & Instagram)
- Payment providers
- Delivery and fraud prevention services
These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you may be asked to choose whether to accept non-essential cookies.
You can change your preferences at any time through our cookie banner (where available) or by adjusting your browser settings.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
How to Control Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to:
- View stored cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block certain cookies
- Block all cookies
- Receive notifications before cookies are stored
You can find more information in your browser's help section.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements or the way our website operates.
Any updates will be published on this page with the revised "Last updated" date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us.
Email: support@dearandnest.co.uk