Cookie Policy

This page provides comprehensive information about how we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience, improve website performance, and deliver personalized content. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to offer a smoother and more efficient user experience. In the table below, you will find detailed information about each type of cookie we use, their purpose, and how long they remain on your device. We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing transparency about the data we collect through cookies. For more information on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

Website: thruthelookingglassframes.com

Last updated: September 3, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Thru the Looking Glass Frames (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on thruthelookingglassframes.com (the “Site”) to support and improve your experience while browsing our custom picture framing services and portfolio pages.

Because this Site is built on WordPress and may embed content from social platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, some cookies may be set by those third-party services when their content (e.g., embedded posts or share buttons) is displayed on the Site.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons, described below. In most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to the Site. It is recommended that you leave all cookies enabled if you are not sure whether you need them, in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

3. Cookies We Use

Below are the categories of cookies currently used on this Site. This list should be kept up to date as plugins, integrations, or third-party services change.

Strictly Necessary

  • Purpose: Enable core site functionality such as page navigation, and security. These cookies cannot be switched off.
  • Duration: Session

Cookie Consent Preferences

  • Purpose: Remembers the choices you make in the cookie consent banner so you are not asked again on every visit.
  • Duration: Up to 1 year

Performance & Security (e.g., Cloudflare)

  • Purpose: Support site performance, load balancing, and protection against bots and malicious traffic.
  • Duration: Session

Analytics (e.g., Google Analytics)

  • Purpose: Help us understand how visitors use the Site (pages viewed, time on page) so we can improve content and navigation. Set only if analytics is installed.
  • Duration: Up to 2 years

Social Media / Embedded Content

  • Purpose: Set by third-party platforms (Facebook, Instagram) when their embedded content, buttons, or feeds are displayed on the Site.
  • Duration: Varies by provider

Contact Form

  • Purpose: Support submission and spam protection (e.g., reCAPTCHA) on the Contact Us page.
  • Duration: Session to 6 months

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit the Site, you will be shown a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Preferences” (or similar) link in the site footer, which reopens the consent management panel.

You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of the Site may not function as intended.

5. Third-Party Cookies

In some cases, we use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The section above details which third-party cookies you might encounter through this Site.

This Site may use analytics, security, payment, or marketing services provided by third parties (for example, Cloudflare for security and performance, and email marketing or advertising platforms). These providers may set their own cookies to perform their services. We do not control the operation of these third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the relevant third party’s own privacy and cookie policy for further information.

6. More Information

If you are looking for more information on cookies generally, you can visit allaboutcookies.org or ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through the contact page on thruthelookingglassframes.com.