1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your preferences and understand how you use the site. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide a better user experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
Gumite uses cookies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and account access. You cannot opt out of essential cookies.
- Session cookies: Keep you logged in during your visit
- Shopping cart: Remember items in your cart
- Security cookies: Protect against fraud and unauthorized access
2.2 Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve site performance.
- Analytics: Track page views, time on site, and navigation paths
- Error tracking: Identify and fix technical issues
2.3 Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features and personalization.
- Preferences: Remember your currency, language, and region
- Recently viewed: Show products you've recently looked at
2.4 Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites and display relevant advertisements. They may be set by third-party advertising partners.
- Retargeting: Show you relevant ads on other websites
- Social media: Enable sharing and social features
- Attribution: Understand how you found our website
3. Third-Party Cookies
We use services from the following third parties that may set cookies:
- Google Analytics: Website analytics and performance tracking
- Google Ads: Advertising and remarketing
- Meta (Facebook/Instagram): Social features and advertising
- Pinterest: Social sharing and advertising
- Klarna: Payment processing
- Stripe: Payment processing
These third parties have their own privacy policies governing the use of cookies.
4. Cookie Duration
Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies:
- Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser. Used for essential functions like maintaining your shopping cart.
- Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (e.g., 30 days, 1 year). Used for remembering preferences and analytics.
5. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
5.1 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences through settings. You can:
- View and delete cookies
- Block cookies from specific sites
- Block all cookies (note: this may affect site functionality)
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
5.2 Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can choose which types of cookies to accept. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer.
5.3 Opt-Out Links
You can opt out of specific third-party cookies:
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out
- Google Ads: Google Ad Settings
- Meta: Facebook Ad Preferences
6. Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not work properly:
- You won't be able to stay logged in
- Your shopping cart may not save items
- Preferences and settings won't be remembered
- Some pages may not display correctly
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will update the "Last updated" date and encourage you to review this policy periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
- Email: privacy@gumite.com
- Address: 123 Fashion Street, London, EC1A 1BB, United Kingdom