Last updated: September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Ask Rierie (“I”, “me”, “my”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit this website.

It should be read together with the Privacy Policy, which provides further information about how personal data is collected, used and protected.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files or pieces of data that websites can store on your device when you visit them.

Cookies and similar technologies can be used to make a website function correctly, remember preferences, understand how visitors interact with a website and, where applicable, provide third-party features.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to operate. Others, such as analytics, performance or marketing cookies, may require your consent depending on applicable law.

2. How Ask Rierie Uses Cookies

Ask Rierie is built and hosted on Squarespace.

The website currently uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

• operating and securing the website;

• remembering cookie and privacy preferences;

• enabling essential website and e-commerce functionality;

• processing purchases and providing digital products;

• measuring website traffic and performance through Squarespace Analytics; and

• where enabled, providing third-party features such as Pinterest functionality.

I do not currently use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel or the Pinterest Tag for advertising or conversion tracking.

3. Necessary and Essential Cookies

Squarespace uses certain cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the secure and reliable operation of the website.

These may support functions such as security, website navigation, checkout, e-commerce functionality and remembering privacy or cookie choices.

Necessary cookies may be used without prior consent where permitted by applicable law because the website or a service requested by you could not function properly without them.

Squarespace may update the specific necessary cookies used by its platform as its services and functionality change.

For the current list and description of cookies used by Squarespace, please refer to Squarespace's information about the cookies it uses.

4. Analytics and Performance Cookies

Ask Rierie uses Squarespace Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the website.

Squarespace may use analytics and performance cookies to provide information such as traffic sources, unique visitors, website sessions and other website activity.

Squarespace currently identifies the following core analytics and performance cookies:

CookiePurposeDurationss_cidIdentifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions2 yearsss_cpvisitIdentifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions2 yearsss_cvisitIdentifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions30 minutesss_cvrIdentifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions2 yearsss_cvtIdentifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions30 minutes

Where required by applicable law, analytics and performance cookies are only used after you have provided your consent through the website's cookie banner.

The legal basis for consent-based processing is Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

You may withdraw your consent at any time as described below.

5. Cookie Consent Preferences

Ask Rierie uses Squarespace's cookie consent tools to provide visitors with choices regarding non-essential cookies.

Squarespace may use cookies such as:

CookiePurposeDurationss_performancecookiesAllowedRemembers whether you consented to analytics and performance cookies30 daysss_marketingcookiesAllowedRemembers whether you consented to marketing cookies30 days

Where consent is required, non-essential cookies should not be placed until the relevant consent has been provided.

You can reject non-essential cookies when the cookie banner is displayed and can change or withdraw your consent later through the cookie settings available on this website.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.

6. Pinterest Features

Ask Rierie uses Pinterest as a content-discovery and social media platform.

The Ask Rierie website may be connected to the Ask Rierie Pinterest business account, and the domain may be verified or claimed through Pinterest. The website may also use Pinterest features such as Rich Pins and the Pinterest Save button.

When a Pinterest feature such as the Save button is embedded on a webpage, Pinterest may receive technical and usage information when you visit or interact with that page. Depending on the circumstances, this may include information such as your IP address, browser and device information, date and time of access, and activity relating to the webpage or Pinterest feature.

Pinterest may use cookies and similar technologies in connection with its services and embedded features.

Pinterest processes this information in accordance with its own privacy and cookie policies.

Where the use of Pinterest features requires consent under applicable law, they should only be activated or used in accordance with your consent choices.

Ask Rierie does not currently use the Pinterest Tag for advertising conversion tracking, retargeting or Pinterest Ads measurement.

If Pinterest advertising or conversion-tracking technologies are introduced in the future, this Cookie Policy and the website's consent configuration will be updated accordingly.

7. E-Commerce and Payments

Ask Rierie uses Squarespace Commerce and Squarespace Payments to sell downloadable digital products.

Cookies and similar technologies may be required to provide shopping-cart, checkout, transaction, fraud-prevention, security and payment functionality.

Depending on the payment method selected during checkout, third-party payment providers may also process information necessary to complete your transaction.

Essential technologies required to provide a checkout or payment service requested by you may be used where permitted by applicable law.

For further information about the processing of personal data in connection with purchases and payments, please see the Privacy Policy.

8. Third-Party Websites and Affiliate Links

Ask Rierie may contain links to third-party websites, including Benable and external retailers.

Simply following an external link takes you away from Ask Rierie. The destination website may then use its own cookies, analytics technologies or affiliate tracking in accordance with its own privacy and cookie policies.

I currently use Benable for product recommendations that may contain affiliate links. If you make a qualifying purchase after following an affiliate link, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

I do not currently participate in the Amazon Associates program or use direct Amazon affiliate tracking links through that program on this website.

If direct affiliate technologies or additional affiliate programs are introduced on Ask Rierie in the future, this Cookie Policy will be updated where necessary.

9. International Data Transfers

Some service providers used by Ask Rierie, including Squarespace and Pinterest, operate internationally.

As a result, information collected through cookies or similar technologies may be processed outside Germany or the European Economic Area.

Where required under the GDPR, international transfers of personal data are subject to appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 44 et seq. GDPR.

More information about international data transfers is available in the Privacy Policy and in the privacy policies of the relevant service providers.

10. Managing and Withdrawing Your Consent

You can use the cookie controls provided on Ask Rierie to accept or reject non-essential cookies where these options are available.

You can also configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the website or prevent certain services from working correctly.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

11. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights concerning the processing of your personal data, including rights of access, correction, deletion, restriction, data portability, objection and withdrawal of consent.

Further information about these rights and how to exercise them is available in the Ask Rierie Privacy Policy.

12. Changes to This Cookie Policy

I may update this Cookie Policy when the website, its cookie practices, third-party integrations or applicable legal requirements change.

In particular, this policy may be updated if Ask Rierie introduces new analytics tools, affiliate technologies, Pinterest advertising or conversion tracking, or other third-party integrations.

The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.

13. Contact

The data controller responsible for Ask Rierie is:

Marie Knothe
Ernst-Thälmann-Straße 21
01809 Heidenau
Germany

Email: askrierie.pinterest@gmail.com

For further information about the processing of personal data, please see the Privacy Policy and Imprint.