At Astro Decor & Packaging, we use cookies and other similar technologies to make your online shopping and browsing experience as smooth, sparkly, and customized as our products! This policy explains what they are, why we use them, and how you can manage them.
- What Are Cookies and Why Do We Use Them?
When you visit our website, we may use cookies (small text files) and other techniques like web beacons (tiny, clear picture files).
Cookies are like memory aids for our website. They help us remember you, facilitate your ongoing access to our site, track your general usage behaviour, and compile data to improve our functionality and content—for example, storing your preferred language or location settings.
Web Beacons help us understand how you move around our website.
The information we collect from cookies helps us to:
Tailor our website to your specific needs and interests (e.g., showing you more packaging ideas if that’s what you view most).
Remember important notifications you’ve already seen, so we don’t bother you with them again.
Improve and update our website based on how South African users interact with it.
Please note: We generally use cookies to understand trends, not to identify you personally.
- What Kind of Cookies Do We Use?
We categorize the cookies we use on Astro Decor & Packaging as follows:
| Category | Name & Purpose | What They Do |
| Category 1: Necessary Cookies (Essential) | These are non-negotiable for the website to function. | They enable core features like logging into secure areas, using the shopping cart, and ensuring the website loads correctly. Without these, our site may not work. |
| Category 2: Performance Cookies (Analytical) | These help us measure and improve site performance. | They collect anonymous information about which pages are most popular, how long people stay, and if they encounter any error messages (like “404”). They do not collect personal identification details. |
| Category 3: Functionality Cookies (Personalization) | These create a more customized, personal experience for you. | They remember choices you’ve made, such as your username or language preference, saving you the effort of re-entering them on your next visit. The information is anonymous and cannot track your activity on other websites. |
| Category 4: Targeting / Advertising Cookies | Used to show you relevant promotions and ads. | We and our partners may use these to deliver ads about our decor and packaging that we think will genuinely interest you. They help us customize the content you see and measure the effectiveness of our campaigns. |
| Category 5: Social Media Cookies | Used for integrating social media features. | Our site includes third-party cookies from platforms like Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn. These enable social sharing and campaign tracking (e.g., measuring how many people came to us from a Facebook ad). Any data collected adheres to our Privacy Policy and the respective social network’s policies. |
- How Can You Manage Your Cookie Settings?
We want you to have the best possible experience browsing our unique range of products, and for this, we recommend that you accept all cookies.
However, you always have control:
Browser Settings: You can disable cookies at any time through the settings of your web browser (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Firefox). Please search your browser’s help section for instructions.
Limitation: Be aware that certain features available on our website depend on cookies. If you choose to disable them, you may lose access to some functionalities (like remembering items in your cart) and your overall experience on the Astro Decor & Packaging site will be limited.