cookie policy
Last updated: 12/07/26
This Cookie Policy explains how Mardita Records uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit www.marditarecords.com.
Mardita Records is an independent UK-based online record store. Mardita Records is operated by Ross Ferguson, trading as Mardita Records.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, store and share personal information.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website.
Cookies help websites work properly, remember preferences, improve user experience, understand how visitors use the website, and support marketing or advertising where permitted.
Similar technologies may include pixels, tags, local storage, tracking scripts and other tools that store or access information on your device.
2. How We Use Cookies
Mardita Records uses cookies and similar technologies to:
Operate our website and online store.
Allow customers to browse products and use the shopping basket.
Process orders and support checkout.
Remember website preferences.
Keep the website secure.
Understand how visitors use our website.
Improve our products, website and customer experience.
Support marketing, advertising and promotional activity where permitted.
Measure the performance of adverts, campaigns and website content.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We may use the following types of cookies and similar technologies on our website:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are needed for the website and online store to work properly.
They may be used for things such as:
Website security.
Shopping basket functionality.
Checkout and payment processing.
Remembering privacy or cookie preferences.
Account login and session management.
These cookies cannot usually be switched off through our website because the store may not work correctly without them.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.
They may collect information such as:
Which pages are visited.
How customers move around the website.
How visitors find our store.
Which products or collections are viewed.
Whether visitors experience errors or performance issues.
This information helps us improve the website, product pages, navigation, customer experience and marketing.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies help the website remember choices you make, such as preferences or settings, to improve your experience.
They may help with features such as remembering previous choices, improving navigation, or making the website easier to use.
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies and similar technologies may be used to show relevant adverts, measure advertising performance, understand the effectiveness of campaigns, or support marketing activity across platforms such as search engines, social media and advertising networks.
These cookies may be set by Mardita Records, Shopify, or third-party marketing and advertising partners where applicable.
Non-essential marketing and advertising cookies will only be used where permitted by law and your cookie preferences.
4. Shopify Cookies
Our online store is powered by Shopify.
Shopify may use cookies and similar technologies to provide ecommerce services, including website functionality, checkout, payment processing, fraud prevention, analytics, security and store performance.
Some Shopify cookies are necessary for the store to function correctly. Others may relate to analytics, personalisation, advertising or enhanced ecommerce features depending on your privacy choices and our store settings.
You can learn more about Shopify privacy information by visiting:
https://privacy.shopify.com/
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies or similar technologies may be placed by third-party services that help us operate, improve, analyse or promote our store.
These may include services used for:
Payment processing.
Website analytics.
Advertising and marketing.
Social media integrations.
Email marketing.
Fraud prevention.
Customer support.
Embedded content or third-party website features.
Third-party services may process information according to their own privacy policies and cookie policies.
6. Managing Cookie Preferences
When you visit our website, you may be shown a cookie banner or privacy preference tool where available.
You can use this to accept, reject or manage certain types of cookies, depending on the options available and the laws that apply.
You can also manage cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete cookies, or receive a warning before cookies are placed on your device.
Please note that blocking or deleting some cookies may affect how our website works. For example, some features such as the shopping basket, checkout, account login or privacy preferences may not work correctly if strictly necessary cookies are disabled.
7. Changing Your Cookie Choices
Where our website provides a cookie preference tool, you can update your preferences at any time through the cookie settings or privacy preferences link available on the website.
You can also clear cookies from your browser and revisit the website to choose your preferences again.
8. Cookies and Personal Information
Some cookies and similar technologies may collect or be linked to personal information, such as your IP address, device information, browsing activity, account information or order activity.
Where cookies involve personal information, we process that information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, who we share it with, how long we keep it, and what rights you may have.
9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, Shopify settings, apps, cookies, legal requirements or business practices.
When we update this Cookie Policy, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how Mardita Records uses cookies and similar technologies, please contact us:
Mardita Records
Operated by Ross Ferguson, trading as Mardita Records
Email: info@marditarecords.com
Phone: 07936 319473
Business correspondence address:
Mardita Records
Office 1, Izabella House
24-26
Regent Place, City Centre
Birmingham
B1 3NJ