Policy
Cookie policy
A cookie is a small text file a site stores on your browser. This page lists only the cookies this shop uses. It is a description of the current build, not a certification.
Strictly necessary
These are required for the shop to work. They do not need a consent click under the ePrivacy exemption for a service you asked for.
| Name | Who sets it | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| fontstitch_consent | Fontstitch (first party) | Stores Accept all or Reject non-essential so the banner does not return on every page. | 180 days |
| hoop_studio | Fontstitch (first party) | Signs the shop owner into the studio. It is httpOnly and is not set for people who only browse or buy. | 14 days |
| fs_customer | Fontstitch (first party) | Keeps you signed in to your customer account after you confirm an email registration or continue with Google. It is httpOnly. Sign out deletes it. It is not set for guests. | 30 days |
| fs_google | Fontstitch (first party) | Holds the temporary check for Continue with Google, so the return from Google matches the sign-in you started. It is httpOnly and is deleted when Google sends you back. | 10 minutes |
| fs_owner | Fontstitch (first party) | Set when the owner opens the studio, so the owner’s own page views are left out of visitor stats. It is httpOnly and is not set for buyers. Locking the studio does not remove it. | 400 days |
Optional
None of these are advertising cookies. The shop does not load Google Analytics, a Meta pixel, advertising networks, or other marketing tags. The typefaces are files on this website. They are not requested from Google. Continue with Google opens Google’s sign-in page only when you choose that button. Google may then set its own cookies on Google’s site. This shop does not read those cookies.
If you choose Accept all, the shop saves a random visitor number in this browser (local storage named fontstitch_visitor, not a cookie). The studio uses it to count unique visitors and people who come back on a later day, and to keep a daily list of the time, the page path, and the site you came from. Reject non-essential does not save that number or that page-by-page list. Page views are still counted as a total, and by country, without identifying the browser or storing the IP address. Rejecting does not block checkout, and it does not block creating an account. A guest cart is kept in this browser under the name fontstitch_cart. When you are signed in, that cart is also saved with the account.
PayPal
The PayPal button script (https://www.paypal.com/sdk/js) is added only on the checkout page, and only when that font can be bought. It is not added on the rest of the shop. Fontstitch does not read or set PayPal’s cookies.
PayPal’s own statement, last updated 15 July 2026, describes cookies on PayPal’s sites in four groups: Essential (including security, fraud checks, and payment functions), Performance, Functionality, and Advertising or targeting. PayPal says the last three groups are used on the basis of consent collected by PayPal. That statement is about PayPal’s own sites, not a list this shop measured. Individual PayPal cookie names are not repeated here, because this integration does not observe them.
Change your choice
Use Cookie settings in the footer. You can also delete fontstitch_consent in your browser. The banner comes back after that cookie is gone. Sign out on the account page removes fs_customer. Blocking cookies in the browser stops the account from staying signed in. Blocking the studio cookie only affects the owner sign-in.
See also the privacy policy. A privacy professional should review this page before you treat it as legal advice.