Cookie Policy
M and K Web Ltd ("us", "we", or "our") operates the https://www.specialcuddles.com website (the "Service"). This Cookie Policy outlines our policy concerning the use of cookies and similar technologies (“cookies”) on specialcuddles.com.
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect any changes in technology or legislation which may affect the way in which cookies are used by us and how you, as a user, can manage them. By continuing to use our website you accept our use of cookies and can opt out at any time in the ways outlined below.
What are 'cookies' ?
Cookies are a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. They are used to identify the user or device and to collect information. Cookies are typically assigned to one of four categories, depending on their function and intended purpose: absolutely necessary cookies, performance cookies, functional cookies, and cookies for marketing purposes. Other technologies including pixels, tags, web beacons or local storage also store and retrieve data on a device and are similar to cookies. A further explanation about cookies is available on: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
We use the following cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies. We use a set of cookies which are critical to the functionality of our website. They are used to keep a user logged in to the site and to remember a shopping cart should the user return to this website.
- 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.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. These cookies are only used to help improve users' site experience. The cookies are placed on the user's first visit to this site and they track the user through the Site, where they go, where they drop off, what pages they have problems with, etc.
- Targeting cookies/marketing purposes. 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. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
From time to time we may use third parties to help us in analyse web traffic, site performance and user behavior. These third parties may use cookies to monitor web traffic, site performance and user behavior. A list detailing these third parties can be supplied on request.
Google Analytics – We use Google Analytics to monitor web traffic and user behavior on our websites. We collect this information in an anonymous form. More details can be found here - https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
Open Cart – Open Cart is the platform which our online store is built on. Open Cart uses cookies to ensure our website is running as it should.
CloudIQ – We use CloudIQ to track abandoned baskets. On occasion this may trigger an email to remind you to complete an incomplete purchase.
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
How to Manage Cookies
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.
You may also visit our sites in your browser’s "private" or "incognito" mode, in which case cookies will be set, but deleted when you close browser.
You 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.
Google cookies: Google provides ways to manage or opt out certain of its advertising cookies (https://adssettings.google.com) and analytics cookies (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout). You may read Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Last Reviewed 29th June 2021