Who we are
Atelier Ethos is a Belgian-based online store offering handcrafted and artisan products.
We are committed to protecting your personal data and handling it in a transparent and lawful manner.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
After approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt‑in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and your screen display preferences.
- Login cookies last for two days
- Screen options cookies last for one year
- If you select “Remember Me”, the login persists for two weeks
- If you log out, login cookies are removed
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. It contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Cookie Policy (Additional Information)
In addition to the cookies mentioned above, our website uses several types of cookies to ensure functionality, analytics, security, and a smooth shopping experience.
1. Essential Cookies (required for website operation)
These cookies are required for:
- cart functionality
- checkout
- payment processing
- security
- session handling
Without these cookies, the webshop cannot operate properly.
2. Analytics Cookies (optional)
We may use analytics tools such as:
- Google Analytics
- Meta Pixel
- WooCommerce reporting cookies
These tools help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve the experience.
Analytics cookies track:
- pages visited
- time on pages
- referring links
- browser and device information
Where required by law, analytics cookies are only activated after consent through our cookie banner.
3. Marketing & Advertising Cookies (optional)
If enabled, advertising cookies may personalize:
- product recommendations
- retargeting ads on Google or Meta
- audience measurement
These cookies are only installed with your explicit consent.
4. Cookies related to translation (GTranslate)
We use GTranslate to offer our site in multiple languages.
GTranslate may store:
- language preference
- browser language detection
- caching for faster loading
Translated versions are set to noindex, meaning they are not indexed by search engines.
5. Third‑party services that may set cookies
- Payment processors (e.g. Stripe, PayPal, Mollie)
- Embedded content (YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.)
- Security plugins (e.g., Cloudflare)
- Spam protection (e.g., Akismet, reCAPTCHA)
These third parties may set cookies according to their own privacy policies.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These sites may:
– collect data about you
– use cookies
– embed third‑party tracking
– monitor your interaction with embedded content
– track your activity if you are logged into their platform
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email.
Additionally, your data may be processed by:
Payment providers (Stripe, PayPal, Mollie)
Shipping carriers (only the required delivery data)
Spam detection services
Analytics providers
Web hosting providers (for secure data storage)
We do not sell or trade user data.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This helps us automatically recognize follow-up comments.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile.
Users can:
view
edit
delete
their personal information at any time (except username).
Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
Order data, invoices and payment details must be retained for Belgian accounting and tax compliance, typically 7 years.
What rights you have over your data
Under GDPR, you have the following rights:
Right of access — request a copy of your personal data
Right to rectification — correct inaccurate information
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
Right to restrict processing
Right to object to processing
Right to data portability
Right to withdraw consent at any time
If you have an account or left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data.
You may also request that we erase your data, except where retention is legally required.
To exercise these rights, contact us at:
contact@atelierethos.eu
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Additionally, data may be transferred to:
third‑party payment processors
shipping companies
analytics systems
hosting providers
Where data leaves the EU, it is protected via:
Standard Contractual Clauses
GDPR‑compliant data protections
secure providers certified under appropriate frameworks