Cookie Policy
Thank you for your interest in this Cookie Policy! At Caresmetics, we take the protection of your Personal Data very seriously.
This Cookie Policy applies to www.caresmetics.co.uk and in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 2018 (the “DPA”), the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (“PECR”), we inform you about the use of cookies on our website, which cookies we are using and how you can manage your consent to store cookies.
For more information about how we protect your Personal data, please contact us using the details provided below or refer to our Privacy Policy.
Use of cookies
A cookie is a small simple file that is stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or device and sent when you visit a website. The information stored in cookies is then returned (depending on the cookie) to our servers (or to the servers of the relevant third parties) on a subsequent visit. Doing so, Cookies transmit small amounts of data about your device to the relevant web server and enables a website to recognise your computer, smartphone, or other device.
Whilst cookies can be classified through their Lifespan, i.e., whether they remain stored on your device for the duration of your browsing session, session cookies, or permanently until they are deleted or expire, permanent cookies. A second method to classify cookies is by determining their origin or by who is placing a particular cookie. As such a distinction is drawn between first-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created directly by a website, whereas third-party cookies are created by a service provider. And because of that, each cookie stores different data and as such must be evaluated individually which then leads to several types of cookies.
The least privacy invasive type of cookies are Essential or Necessary cookies. These cookies are essential or necessary to ensure that a website works properly and is secure so that you can navigate a website and use its features. Without these cookies, certain features of a website would not function, and thus you would not be able to use certain services.
There are also Functional cookies or sometimes called convenience cookies. These cookies allow a website to remember the options a user has made (including user ID`s stored, consents given, or languages selected) and other personalisation options you have selected when browsing.
Further there are also Analysis and performance cookies, which are used to monitor and improve the function and service of a website. Those can track down problems when using a website, facilitate online surveys, record visitor numbers, and provide analytics metrics.
Lastly, Advertising cookies or targeting cookies. They are used to deliver customised advertising to the user. This can be very convenient, but also very annoying.
The use of cookies is regulated in the PECR and parts in both DPA and GDPR. Accordingly, the use of functional, analysis and performance or advertising cookies require your consent and thus the
legal basis for the use of personal data in relation to cookies, the use of cookies would then be your consent as well as our legitimate interest.
The cookies we use
Below you can find the cookies we use listed in accordance with their Name, Description, Lifespan, and Type. Please keep in mind that this list may be updated from time to time.
· _ga_6L7Z5G6TVL
o This cookie is installed by Google Analytics.
o 2 years
o Analytics
· _ga
o The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.
o 2 years
o Analytics
· crumb
o Squarespace sets this cookie to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
o session
o Necessary
· crumb
o Squarespace sets this cookie to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
o session
o Necessary_
· fbp.
o This cookie is set by Meta (“Facebook”) to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.
o 3 months
o Advertisement
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, web analytics services provided by Google Inc ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your device, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server. In the event that IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google and shortened there. On our behalf Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity to us.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. In addition, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Meta/Facebook Custom Audiences (Pixel/Cookies).
We use a so-called tracking pixel of Meta Platform (formerly Facebook) Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, a subsidiary of Meta Platform (formerly Facebook) Inc. 1601, Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, on our website. We use Meta/Facebook Pixel to track the success of our own Facebook advertising campaigns and to optimize the playout of Meta/Facebook advertising campaigns to interested target groups.
After clicking on a Facebook ad or visiting our website, a cookie is stored on your device using the pixel on our website. The cookie processes data about whether you arrived at our website via a Facebook ad and allows us to analyze the user's behavior. This allows us to track the success rate of our Facebook advertising campaigns. In addition, the pixel processes data about the fact that you have visited our website and allows to customize the ads played on Facebook to your interests.
Via the Meta/Facebook Pixel cookie, a direct connection to Facebook's servers is established when you visit our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Facebook in the USA.
The data collected is anonymous for us and does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the user. If you are registered with Facebook, Facebook can assign the collected information to your account. Even if you do not have a Facebook account or are not logged in when you visit our website, it is possible for Facebook to process and store your IP address and other identification data.
How can you delete cookies?
When you visit our website, one or more cookies are automatically stored on your device. If you do not want this to happen, it is best to use the following links (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Flash cookies, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari) to set your browser to prevent cookies from being stored on your device in the future. If your browser is not listed above, simply go to your browser's help menu or search online for "cookies" and your browser's name.
Changes to our cookie policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. This might be for a number of reasons, such as to reflect a change in the law or to accommodate a change in our business practices and the way we use cookies. We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy.
Who should I contact for more information?
If you have any questions or comments about our Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your rights under applicable laws, please contact us using the following contact details:
Caresmetics
9 Bodington Way,
Leeds
LS16 8FY, UK
Web: www.caresmetics.com
E-Mail: info@caresmetics.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7588562124
This Cookie Policy was last updated on Saturday, 22 October 2022