eShopWorld Cookie Policy
1 ABOUT THIS COOKIE POLICY
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how eShopWorld uses those cookies. Please read and print this Cookie Policy so you can understand what type of cookies we use, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used by eShopWorld.
For information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, please see our Privacy Statement.
This Cookie Policy also tells you what your rights are in relation to the personal data that you pass to us when you use eShopWorld cookies. If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Address:
Head of Compliance
eShopWorld c/o U.S. Direct E-Commerce Limited
3rd Floor, The Concourse Building
100-115 Airside Business Park
Swords
County Dublin
Ireland
E-mail:
2 WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. Cookies work to make your experience browsing our sites as smooth as possible and they remember your preferences.
Cookies can be stored for varying lengths of time on your browser or device. Session cookies are deleted from your computer or device when you close your web-browser.
Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer or device until deleted or until they reach their expiry date.
There are different types of cookies. Some cookies come directly from our website and others come from third parties which place cookies on our site.
We use the following cookies:
i. Necessary and Functionality Cookies
These are cookies that are required for the operation of our websites. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to use a shopping cart, add products to your basket and checkout securely. Without these cookies, some parts of our site just won’t work as they should. These are also used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
ii. Analytical/Performance Cookies
They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
iii. Targeting Cookies
These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
3 HOW DOES ESHOPWORLD USE THESE COOKIES?
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together follows:
- Recognising your preferred settings.
- Giving you a browsing experience that is unique to you and to serve you content which we believe improves your site experience.
- Analysing how you use our site which helps us to troubleshoot any problems and to monitor our own performance.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose |
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Necessary and Functionality Cookies | They allow you to navigate our sites, add products to your basket, set the language settings, display the correct page for the device you are using, verify your details when you make an order and they allow us to process payment for an order.
If you choose to block these cookies our website may not work as it should and any preferences you have may be lost. |
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Analytical / Performance Cookies | These cookies help us to understand how you use our sites and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on a site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. |
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Targeting Cookies | These cookies are placed on our site by our third-party service providers and they may remember your web browsing activity and may be used to understand about your demographics, such as age and gender. |
4 HOW TO BLOCK COOKIES?
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.