This Cookie Policy explains how STOWERS CONTAINMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED (NZBN: 9429042158431, Company Number: 5878944), trading under the brand Visiboxstorage, uses cookies and similar technologies on www.visiboxstorage.com.
Company Details
- Company Name: STOWERS CONTAINMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- Address: Corner Of Sandwich Road And Pukete Road, Pukete, Hamilton 3200, New Zealand
- Email: transparent@visiboxstorage.com
- Telephone: +64 800 082 000
- Website: www.visiboxstorage.com
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on a user’s device when visiting a website. Cookies help websites function properly, remember user preferences, improve website performance, and provide information about how visitors interact with the website.
Cookies may be placed directly by us (first-party cookies) or by authorised third-party service providers (third-party cookies).
2. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
For visitors located within the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions requiring consent, we obtain explicit consent before placing any non-essential cookies on a user’s device.
Our website displays a Cookie Banner that allows visitors to:
- Accept non-essential cookies;
- Reject non-essential cookies;
- Manage cookie preferences.
Non-essential cookies are only activated after a visitor has provided explicit consent by clicking the “Accept” button on our Cookie Banner. Essential cookies required for the secure and functional operation of the website may be used without prior consent where permitted by applicable law.
This approach is intended to comply with:
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
- The ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC as amended);
- Applicable UK data protection and electronic communications laws;
- The New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function correctly and cannot be switched off through our systems.
Examples include cookies that:
- Maintain website core functionality;
- Remember privacy and cookie preferences;
- Maintain secure user sessions.
Legal Basis: Legitimate operation of the website.
B. Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting aggregated, anonymous information about page visits, navigation patterns, and website performance. Analytics cookies are only used where prior consent has been provided.
Legal Basis: User consent.
C. Functional Cookies
These cookies remember user preferences and settings to improve the browsing experience.
Examples include:
- Language and regional preferences;
- Cookie consent choices;
- User interface customisation.
Legal Basis: User consent.
D. Payment and Fraud Prevention Cookies
When a customer proceeds to checkout, specific cookies and similar identifiers are used to facilitate secure payment processing, transaction verification, and fraud prevention. These technologies are provided and managed by our payment processor, Stripe, Inc. and its affiliated entities.
These identifiers are strictly operational and critical to maintaining data integrity, mitigating financial risks, and preventing unauthorised transactions (such as card testing or fraudulent checkouts).
Legal Basis: Performance of a contract and our legitimate interests in protecting our platform and customers from fraud and security breaches.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies used on our website are placed by authorised third parties. Third-party cookies include:
- Payment gateway and secure checkout services operated by Stripe;
- Website analytics providers;
- Website functionality utilities.
Where third-party cookies are categorised as non-essential, they will only be activated after the user has provided explicit consent. Essential security and payment verification cookies remain active to process transactions securely. Third parties process this data in accordance with their own respective privacy and cookie policies.
5. Cookie Retention Periods
Cookies may remain on a device for different periods depending on their operational purpose.
- Session Cookies: Temporary cookies that are automatically deleted when the user closes their web browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Cookies that remain on a device for a predetermined period or until manually deleted by the user.
Our cookies fall within the following retention parameters:
| Cookie Type | Typical Retention Period |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | Up to 12 months |
| Cookie Preference Cookies | Up to 12 months |
| Analytics Cookies | Up to 24 months |
| Functional Cookies | Up to 12 months |
| Payment & Fraud Prevention Cookies | Up to 24 months, or as determined by safety and regulatory compliance standards |
6. Managing Cookie Preferences
Visitors may manage or modify cookie preferences at any time through:
- The dedicated cookie settings link available on our website footer;
- Browser settings that permit blocking or deleting cookies.
Most web browsers allow users to view stored cookies, delete existing cookies, block future cookies, or configure specific cookie notifications. Please note that blocking essential or payment-related cookies may prevent checkout completion or impact specific website functions.
7. Withdrawal of Consent
Where cookie use is based on consent, users may withdraw their consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal took effect. Users can modify their choices via the cookie settings panel on our website.
8. International Data Processing
Information collected through cookies may be processed in New Zealand, the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, the United States, or other jurisdictions in which our authorised payment and infrastructure service providers operate. Where personal data is transferred internationally, such transfers are executed strictly in accordance with applicable data protection laws and appropriate safeguards.
9. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes. Any revised version will be published on this page together with an updated effective date.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy, please contact:
STOWERS CONTAINMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED * Company Number: 5878944
- NZBN: 9429042158431
- Address: Corner Of Sandwich Road And Pukete Road, Pukete, Hamilton 3200, New Zealand
- Email: transparent@visiboxstorage.com
- Telephone: +64 800 082 000
STOWERS CONTAINMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED is the data controller responsible for the operation of www.visiboxstorage.com and the management of cookie choices made through the platform.