Cookie Policy

1. Our use of cookies

Welcome to www.abbotkinneys.com, owned and operated by Wessanen Benelux and acting under the brand name “Abbot Kinney’s”, (“we” or “Wessanen”). Here you will find information on what cookies may be set when you visit our website and how to reject or delete those cookies. For further detailed information about the Site, please click here to see our terms and conditions https://abbotkinneys.com/terms and our Privacy Policy https://abbotkinneys.com/priva...


2. What are cookies?

  • A cookie is a small data file that is placed on your computer or other device to allow a website to recognise you as a user when you return to the website using the same computer and web browser, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (a ‘persistent cookie’). Other similar files work in the same way and we use the word ‘cookie’ in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.
  • Cookies are an extremely common technology for remembering certain information about a visitor to a website. The vast majority of websites currently make use of cookies and they are commonly used for a wide range of tasks. We use cookies for the following purposes:
  1. as necessary for website operation, for example to enable you to login to your account or place an order;
  2. to analyse the use of our website by, for example, recognising and counting the number of visitors and how they move around our website. This helps us to see what parts of the website are popular and which sections need improving to make the experience better for users;
  3. to recognise you when you return to our website so that content can be personalised for you, for example, by remembering your country and site preferences;
  4. to record your visit to our website and the pages you have visited and links you have followed. We will use this to make our website more relevant to your interests;
  5. to enable us to deliver more personalised advertising to you by working together with selected advertising partners.

This document gives you information on the specific cookies used on our website.

3. How to control and delete cookies

  • When you accessed our website, you were presented with a message that notified you of our use of cookies. You were also given the choice to consent to certain types of cookies. If you did not change your cookie preferences, we will only place essential cookies on your computer or other device. We had to use a cookie to present you with that notice (you can see details of this cookie under ‘Cookie Banner’ in the table below). By continuing to use our website, more cookies and other tracking technologies that you have consented to will be placed on your computer as described in this Cookie Policy whilst you are on our website.
  • We will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you. However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our website (or, indeed, on any other site) you can do this through your browser settings. The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how. In respect of cookies that are set via our website, you can also disable these by following the instructions provided in the section titled ‘Opting Out’ in each of the tables below.
  • Alternatively, you may wish to visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer, as well as more general information about cookies. Please note that, as these websites are not owned or operated by Wessanen, we are not responsible for any of the content on them.
  • Please be aware that restricting cookies may mean that you will not be able to take full advantage of all the features or services available on our website.

4. Main cookies used on our Sites


Cookie Name:

Functional

ID

  • XXXXX_username
  • Heavyweight
  • Craft-XXXXX:siteId
  • cookieconsent_status

Purpose

  • ensures the functioning of the website
  • to keep track of the active user account
  • to keep track of the active translation
  • to keep track of the cookie acceptance status

Further Information

It is not possible to opt out of this cookies.


Cookie Name:

Analytics

ID

  • ajs_anonymous_id
  • ajs_user_id

Purpose

  • Store the last visit
  • Record the amount of people that visit the website and track whether you’ve visited before
  • Statistics

Retention period

The data is stored for one year.


Cookie Name:


_gcl_au

ID

_gcl_au

Purpose

  • To store and track conversions.

Expires

This is a persistent cookie, which remains on your device after your browsing session has ended.



Cookie Name:

_fbp


_fbp

Purpose

  • Store and track visits across the website
  • Marketing/Tracking

Expires

The data is stored for 3 months.


5. Cookies set by third parties

We also use and work with a number of third party suppliers and partners who set cookies on the Sites in order to deliver certain services and features. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. If you would like more information about the cookies used by these organizations, as well as information on how to opt-out, please review the table below.


Cookie Name:

Google Analytics

ID

  • _ga
  • _gat
  • _gid

Purpose

  • collect information about your computer, including your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and in order to create reports;
  • estimate our audience size and usage patterns; and
  • anonymously track actions around the Site.

Expires

This is a persistent cookie, which remains on your device after your browsing session has ended.


Source of Cookie


Google

Further Information

This Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of this Site and compile reports for us on website activity. This cookie does not collect information that identifies an individual. For how to reject or delete these cookies see https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.



Cookie Name:

Google Analytics

ID

  • IDE
  • DSID

Purpose

  • To show Google ads on non-Google sites
  • To identify a logged-in user on sites outside of Google and to remember whether the user has consented to ad personalization.

Expires

  • two years
  • two weeks


Source of Cookie


Google

Further Information

This Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of this Site and compile reports for us on website activity. This cookie does not collect information that identifies an individual. For how to reject or delete these cookies see https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.



Cookie Name:

Facebook Tracking

ID

  • fr (Advertising)
  • sb (Safety)
  • datr

Purpose

  • To display, measure and improve the relevance of advertisements
  • To safely identify your browser
  • To identify the web browser being used to connect to Facebook independent of the logged in user

Expires

  • 3 months
  • 2 years, this is a persistent cookie
  • 2 years, this is a persistent cookie

Source of cookie

Facebook



Cookie Name:

Stripe Fraud prevention

ID

  • __stripe_mid
  • __stripe_sid

Purpose

  • Fraud prevention cookies and similar technologies that we implement through our site help us understand the computers and web browsers used to access Stripe services. This information allows us to monitor and detect potentially harmful or illegal use of our services.

Expires

  • 1 year
  • 30 minutes

Source of cookie

Stripe



6. Email Tracking

  • Some of the emails we send to you may contain a ‘web beacon pixel’ or tracked links which allows us to identify when you have opened the email and to verify which links contained in the email you have accessed. We use this information to determine which parts of our emails are of most interest to you.
  • You can delete the pixel by deleting the email. If you do not wish to download the pixel to your computer or other device, you can ensure this by selecting to receive emails from us in plain text rather than HTML. Alternatively you can unsubscribe from our mailing list by using the unsubscribe link provided in every email newsletter you receive from us.

7. Changes to this cookie policy

Any changes we may make to our cookie policy in the future will be posted on this page. Such changes will take effect immediately upon their posting on the site. You should therefore review this policy on a regular basis to ensure that you are aware of the up to date version from time to time. Where we consider appropriate we will also notify you by e-mail.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about cookies or your privacy when using our website, please contact us: https://abbotkinneys.com/conta...

Version March 2021