Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Vela Air uses cookies and other trackers on the vela-air.com website.
When you browse our site, cookies may be placed on your device to ensure the proper functioning of the site, improve your experience, measure audience, or personalize certain advertisements, depending on your choices.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit a website.
For example, it can allow you to remember the contents of your shopping cart, your browsing preferences, your choice regarding cookies, or certain information necessary for the site to function.
Some cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the site. Others, especially advertising cookies or certain analytical cookies, require your prior consent.
2. Who places cookies?
Cookies may be placed by:
- Vela Air, to ensure the site's operation;
- Shopify, for hosting, cart, order, payment, and security;
- payment providers, if necessary;
- audience measurement tools, if activated;
- advertising platforms, such as Meta, if the Meta Pixel is installed and accepted;
- marketing or emailing tools, if activated.
3. Types of cookies used
The vela-air.com website may use several categories of cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function.
They notably allow:
- pages to display correctly;
- the shopping cart to be remembered;
- secure browsing;
- payment management;
- your cookie choice to be saved;
- the checkout process to function properly.
These cookies do not require prior consent when they are strictly necessary for the requested service.
Audience measurement cookies
These cookies allow us to understand how visitors use the site.
They can be used to measure:
- the number of visitors;
- pages viewed;
- time spent on the site;
- navigation paths;
- page performance;
- any errors.
They help us improve the site and user experience.
Depending on the tool used and its configuration, these cookies may require your consent.
Advertising cookies
These cookies can be used to measure or personalize advertisements displayed on platforms like Meta, Facebook, Instagram, or other advertising services.
They can allow:
- measuring campaign performance;
- determining if an advertisement led to a visit or purchase;
- creating advertising audiences;
- limiting ad repetition;
- offering more relevant advertisements.
These cookies are only placed if you accept them.
Marketing and emailing cookies
These cookies can be used to offer cart reminders, measure certain marketing actions, or personalize the customer experience.
They may be linked to emailing, abandoned cart recovery, or commercial communication tools.
These cookies require your consent when they are not strictly necessary for the site's operation.
4. Consent management
During your first visit to vela-air.com, a cookie banner may allow you to:
- accept cookies;
- refuse cookies;
- personalize your choices.
You can modify or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie management module available on the site.
Refusing non-essential cookies does not prevent access to the site.
5. Retention period of choice
Your choice regarding cookies may be retained for a limited period so that you are not asked for your preference on every page.
The CNIL notably recommends retaining the choice of acceptance or refusal for a period of 6 months.
6. Indicative list of cookies
The exact list of cookies depends on the tools actually activated on the site.
For illustrative purposes, the site may use:
| Category | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify Cookies | Cart, order, security, payment | No, if strictly necessary |
| Preference Cookies | Remembering cookie choice | No, if necessary for consent management |
| Audience Cookies | Statistics and site improvement | Depending on configuration |
| Meta Cookies | Advertising, conversion measurement, retargeting | Yes |
| Emailing Cookies | Abandoned cart recovery, marketing, personalization | Yes if non-essential |
This list may be updated depending on the applications and tools actually installed on the site.
7. Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used on the site, for example:
- Shopify;
- Meta;
- Google Analytics, if activated;
- emailing tools;
- Shopify applications;
- payment providers;
- order tracking tools.
These services may collect certain data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
8. How to disable cookies from your browser
You can also configure your browser to limit, block, or delete certain cookies.
Settings vary depending on the browser used:
- Google Chrome;
- Safari;
- Mozilla Firefox;
- Microsoft Edge;
- mobile browser.
Please note: blocking certain strictly necessary cookies may prevent the proper functioning of the site, especially the shopping cart or payment.
9. Modification of the Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be modified at any time, especially in the event of:
- adding a new tool;
- modifying the cookie banner;
- changes in legal obligations;
- changes in the services used.
The update date indicated at the top of the page allows you to know the latest applicable version.
10. Contact
For any questions regarding the use of cookies on vela-air.com, you can write to us at: