COOKIE POLICY
Policy Scope
This policy sets out the cookies are used on following websites:
By using the websites you are accepting and consenting to the terms of this policy (the “Policy”). By using the websites you are accepting and consenting to the terms of this policy (the “Policy”).
Ecotrade Europe Ltd (company registered number 07094786) (“we”, “us”, “our” and “Beauty Works”) of Unit D12, Stanley Green Business Park, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 6QH is the owner and operator of the websites.
We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy. The Cookie Policy was most recently updated on 01 May 2018.
How We Use Cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Use of Cookies
The websites use cookies to distinguish you from other users of the websites. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the websites and also allows us to improve the websites.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
We use the following cookies:
- First Party Cookies for website functionality. These are cookies that are required for the operation of the websites. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the websites, use a shopping basket, create comparison list.
- Third Party Cookies for analytical and performance. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the websites when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the websites work, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Third Party Cookies for targeting and re-targeting. These cookies record your visit to the websites, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the websites and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
First Party Cookies for Websites Functionality
The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.
| COOKIE name | COOKIE Description | Lifetime | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | This cookie is a session identifier used by PHP applications to identify a user's session on the server. It is used to store temporary information and manage user sessions efficiently. | Session | beautyworks.com |
| private_content_version | This cookie is used to facilitate content caching on the browser to make pages load faster. | 1 year | beautyworks.com |
| form_key | A security measure that appends a random string to all form submissions to protect the data from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). | Session | beautyworks.com |
| GCLB | This cookie is set by the Google Cloud Platform service to optimize performance of the website. | Session | beautyworks.com |
| _gclxxxx | This is a Google conversion tracking cookie, set by Google Analytics and used to store and track conversions. | 2 months | beautyworks.com |
Third Party Cookies
| COOKIE name | COOKIE Description | Lifetime | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cf_bm | This cookie is part of Cloudflare’s Bot Management service and helps manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. | 30 minutes | fonts.net |
| __cf_bm | This cookie is part of Cloudflare’s Bot Management service and helps manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. | 30 minutes | vimeo.com |
| _cfuvid | This cookies is used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address. | Session | vimeo.com |
| _iidt | Third-party cookies used by FingerprintJS to uniquely identify the current browser, used to prevent abuse. | 1 year | checkout.com |
| OTZ | This cookie is set to collect information on user behaviour and navigation which is used to optimize the website – The cookie also allows Google Ads and Google Analytics to compile information on visitors for marketing purposes. | 1 year | myaccount.google.com |
| __Host-3PLSID | The cookies collect information in an anonymous form about how the users use the website, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | 8 months | accounts.google.com |
| LSID | This cookie is used by Google to manage user sessions and authentication across its services. It ensures that users remain logged in as they navigate through different Google platforms. | 8 months | accounts.google.com |
| ACCOUNT_CHOOSER | This cookie is used by Google to remember users' account preferences and streamline the sign-in process. | 1 year | accounts.google.com |
| __Host-1PLSID | This cookie is used by Google to enhance security and manage user authentication across its services. It ensures that users remain logged in securely while navigating through different Google platforms. | 8 months | accounts.google.com |
| __Host-GAPS | This cookie is used by Google for authentication and security purposes. It helps manage and secure user sessions across Google services, ensuring a secure and authenticated experience. | 1 year | accounts.google.com |
| APISID | This cookie is used to store user preferences and information to provide a customized and seamless user experience across Google services. | 8 months | google.com |
| OSID | This cookie is used by Google to manage and maintain user sessions, ensuring that users remain authenticated across various Google services. | 8 months | myaccount.google.com |
| __Secure-OSID | This cookie is used by Google to securely manage and maintain user sessions, ensuring users remain authenticated across various Google services. | 8 months | myaccount.google.com |
| __Secure-1PSID | This cookie is used by Google to enhance security and manage user authentication across its services. It ensures that users remain logged in securely while navigating through different Google platforms. | 8 months | myaccount.google.com |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | This cookie is used by Google to build a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads through retargeting. | 7 months | google.com |
| SIDCC | This cookie is used by Google to provide the identification of trusted web traffic. | 7 months | google.com |
| HSID | Used by Google in combination with SID to verify Google user account and most recent login time | 8 months | google.com |
| __Secure-3PSID | This cookie is used by Google to enhance security and manage user authentication across its services. It ensures that users remain logged in securely while navigating through different Google platforms. | 8 months | myaccount.google.com |
| SAPISID | This cookie is used by Google to display personalised advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions. | 8 months | google.com |
| NID | This cookie is used to show Google ads in Google services for signed-out users. | 1 year | google.com |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. | 8 months | google.com |
| SSID | This cookie contains digitally signed and encrypted records of a user’s Google Account ID and most recent sign-in time. | 8 months | google.com |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | This cookie is used for targeting purposes to build a profile of the website visitor's interests in order to show relevant & personalised Google advertising. | 8 months | google.com |
| SID | This cookie is used by Google in combination with HSID to verify a Google user account and most recent login time. | 8 months | google.com |
| __Secure-1PSIDCC | This cookie is used by Google to build a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads through retargeting. | 7 months | google.com |
Managing 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 the websites.
You can register on opt out schemes which allow you to opt-out from receiving targeted advertising from third parties who are members of those schemes:
- Network Advertising Initiative – Please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices
- EDAA – Please visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu for further information
Find more information about cookies at:https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.