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Cookie Policy

How Cresent Vibe utilizes cookies, session tokens, and lightweight web technologies to maintain your shopping cart, protect your checkout, and optimize your sacred discovery experience.

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Cart Continuity

Ensures your chosen crystals remain safe in your cart while you browse across pages.

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Telemetry & Speed

Anonymous speed metrics allow our engineers to maintain swift, frictionless browsing.

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Granular Control

You can manage, limit, or delete cookies at any time via your standard browser settings.

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What Are Cookies?

Cookies are miniature, harmless text files placed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit a website. They act as a respectful digital memory, allowing the website to recall your session details, security validations, and browsing preferences across pages.

In addition to standard cookies, we may utilize related web mechanisms such as HTML5 local storage and session storage tokens solely to provide responsive, modern web functionalities.

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Why Cresent Vibe Uses Cookies

Our use of cookies is deliberate, minimal, and focused on facilitating your e-commerce journey:

  • Cart & Checkout Retention: Preserving items in your cart as you navigate between crystal categories or read our Journal.
  • Cryptographic Security: Defending against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and bot attacks on form submissions.
  • Curator Preferences: Remembering custom filtering, currency views, or previously dismissed notifications.
  • Diagnostic Performance: Monitoring page load latencies, high-traffic bottlenecks, and server response times to ensure uninterrupted access.
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Categories of Cookies Deployed

Below is an itemized breakdown of the cookies active across our domains:

Category Examples Lifespan Core Function
Strictly Necessary PHPSESSID, cv_cart_token Session / 7 Days Critical for browsing, adding gemstones to cart, and processing order checkout. Cannot be disabled without breaking site functions.
Security & CSRF csrf_protection Session Prevents unauthorized cross-site request forgeries during form submissions and checkout requests.
Functional & Preferences cv_currency, cookie_consent Up to 1 Year Remembers your consent choices, view preferences, and localized display parameters.
Analytical Telemetry _ga, _gid (Google Analytics) 1 Day - 2 Years Gathers non-identifiable, aggregated metrics on which crystal guides and collections resonate most with seekers.
info Anonymized Analytics Notice

All analytics identifiers deployed by our platform are configured with IP masking enabled. We never associate analytics data with personal identity records or spiritual consultation messages.

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Third-Party Integrations

Certain features on our website incorporate tools from trusted third parties who may set auxiliary cookies:

  • Google Fonts & Maps: Used to render our typography and display our Varanasi studio location accurately.
  • Meta & Social Platforms: If you choose to share a crystal talisman or article to Instagram or Facebook, social plugins may deposit tracking cookies subject to their independent privacy terms.
  • WhatsApp Web API: Direct messaging buttons initiate an encrypted communication channel with our studio concierge.
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How to Manage or Block Cookies

You retain total authority over your browser's cookie storage. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, notify you when a cookie is offered, or clear stored cookies upon exiting.

  • Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Third-party cookies → Choose your preferred storage permissions.
  • Apple Safari (Mac & iOS): Preferences/Settings → Safari → Privacy → Toggle "Block All Cookies" or "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking".
  • Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection.
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
warning Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will hinder core e-commerce capabilities—for example, your shopping cart will reset upon refreshing, and direct checkout may become unavailable.

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Policy Updates & Contact

We periodically review this Cookie Policy to align with new e-commerce capabilities and evolving international data compliance directives. Any adjustments will be posted here with an updated revision date.

Technical Assurance

Questions About Our Cookie Practices?

Our web technology team is pleased to explain our digital practices or guide you through managing cookie configurations.