COOKIES POLICY

Last Updated: 4/11/20

Version 1.0

This website, www.worthygal.com (our “Site”), uses Cookies and similar technologies to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, we are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookies Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of our Cookies Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using our Site. If you do not agree to our Cookies Policy, you must stop using our Site immediately.

  1. Definitions

In this Cookies Policy, the following expressions have the following meanings:

“Cookie”means a small file placed on your computer or device by our Site when you visit certain parts of our Site and/or when you use certain features of our Site;
“Cookie Law”means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);
“personal data”means all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998 or the GDPR; and
“we”, “us” and “our”means Worthy Gal Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 11765745 and whose registered address is 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, England, N1 7GU.

2. How our Site uses Cookies

2.1 Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by us and used only by us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our Site and to provide and improve our services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

2.2 By using our Site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services and/or parties other than us. Third-party Cookies are used on our Site for Google Analytics only to improve your future experience on our site.

2.3 All Cookies used by and on our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

2.3.1 “Strictly necessary” Cookies

A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket and payment transactions.

2.3.2 Analytics Cookies

It is important for us to understand how you use our Site (for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it and what features you use). Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping us to improve our Site and your experience of it.

2.3.3 Functionality Cookies

Functionality Cookies enable us to provide additional functions to you on our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be “strictly necessary” Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

2.3.4 Targeting Cookies

It is important for us to know when and how often you visit our Site and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests.

2.3.5 Third-party Cookies

Third-party Cookies are not placed by us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to us. These Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above.

2.3.6 Persistent Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit our Site.

2.3.7 Session Cookies

Name of CookiePurpose and TypeStrictly necessary?Date of Expire
__utmcNot used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.NoEnd of browser session

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

2.4 Cookies on our Site are not permanent and will expire as set out in the table below.

2.5 For details of the personal data we collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy at www.worthygal.com/privacy-policy

3. The Cookies our Site uses

3.1 The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device: Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics, Froged or Monster Inights.

3.2 The following third-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device: None to mention.

3.4 Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google and Facebook. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how our Site is used. This, in turn, enables us to improve our Site and the services offered through it. You do not have to allow us to use these Cookies. However, while our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of our Site, it does enable us to continually improve our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.

3.5 The analytics service(s) used by our Site use(s) analytics Cookies to gather the required information.

Name of CookiePurpose and TypeProviderStrictly necessary?Date of Expire
__utma  Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics  GoogleNo2 years from set/update  
__utmbUsed to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.GoogleNo30 mins from set/update  
__utmzStores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.GoogleNo6 months from set/update
https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.jsCollects information about the products people view on our site in order to target ads to people based on their activity on the site also, measure ad conversions or retarget advertisements on Facebook    FacebookNoIndefinite
https://sdk.froged.comUsed to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing froged cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to froged.FrogedNoIndefinite

4. Consent and control

4.1 Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies (unless those Cookies are strictly necessary); however, certain features of our Site may not function fully or as intended.

4.2 In addition to the controls we provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser or directly with the cookie providers. Most browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, consult the help menu in your browser or the documentation that came with your device.

4.3 The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in the most popular browsers:

4.3.1 Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

4.3.2 Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835

4.3.3 Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist.)

4.3.4 Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB

4.3.5 Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

4.3.6 Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences

4.3.7 Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers.)

4.4 The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies directly with Facebook while logged into their platform:

4.4.1 You can use your ad preferences while to learn why you’re seeing a particular ad and control how we use information that we collect to show you ads.

4.4.2 You can control whether we use this data to show you ads in your ad settings

4.4.3 The Facebook Audience Network is a way for advertisers to show you ads in apps and websites off the Facebook Company Products. One of the ways Audience Network shows relevant ads is by using your ad preferences to determine which ads you may be interested in seeing. You can control this in your ad settings.

4.5 The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies directly with Facebook if you don’t have an account with them:

4.5.1 You can opt out of seeing online interest-based ads from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the US, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe or through your mobile device settings, where available, using Android, iOS 13 or an earlier version of iOS. Please note that ad blockers and tools that restrict our cookie use may interfere with these controls.

4.6 The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies directly with Google:

4.6.1 You can opt out of all tracking through installing the following plugin provided by Google: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB

5. Changes to this Cookie Policy

5.1 We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of our Site after the changes have been made. You should therefore check this page from time to time.

5.2 In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

6. Further information

6.1 If you would like to know more about how we use Cookies, please contact us at data@worthygal.com

6.2 For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit:

6.2.1 www.worthygal.com/privacy-policy

6.2.2 www.worthygal.com/website-terms