Cookies

The Handmade Shoes Ltd. website (www.handmadeshoesltd.co.uk) places cookies, which are small data files, on your computer or handheld device. This is standard practice for all websites.

Cookies are essential for helping us deliver a high quality website and online shopping experience for our customers. For more information about cookies, including how we use them and how to disable them, please read our full Cookie Policy.

By using and browsing this website, you consent to cookies being used in accordance with our policy. If you do not consent, you must disable cookies or refrain from using the site.

 

Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

This website uses cookies to collect information.  Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer or other mobile or handheld device (such as smart ‘phones or ‘tablets’) as you browse this website.  They are used to ‘remember’ when your computer or device accesses this website.  The cookies are essential to the effective operation of our website and to enable to you shop with us online.

 

Information collected

Some cookies collect information about browsing and purchasing behaviour by people who access this website via the same computer or device.  This includes information about pages viewed, products purchased and the customer journey around a website.  We do not, however, use cookies to collect or record information on users’ name, address or other contact details.

 

Who sets the cookies?

The cookies stored on your computer or other device when you access this website are set by Handmade Shoes Ltd.
None of collect any personal data from which they would be able to identify individual customers.

 

What are cookies used for?

The main purpose for which cookies are used is:-

For technical purposes essential to effective operation of website, particularly in relation to on-line transactions.

 

Types of Cookies

Category: Statistics (6)

COOKIE TYPE	PROVIDER	TYPE	EXPIRY	COOKIE PURPOSE	INITIATOR	DATA IS SENT TO
__utm.gif	google-analytics.com	Pixel	Session	Google An alytics Trackin g Code th at logs details abou t th e visitor's brow ser an d compu ter.	Script tag	USA
_utma	handmadeshoesltd.co.uk	HTTP	2 years	Collects data on th e n umber of times a u ser h as visited th e w ebsite as w ell as dates for th e first an d most recen t visit. Used by Google An alytics.	Script tag	USA
__utmc	handmadeshoesltd.co.uk	HTTP	Session	: Registers a timestamp w ith th e exact time of w h en th e u ser leaves th e w ebsite. Used by Google An alytics to calcu late th e du ration of a w ebsite visit.	Script tag	USA
__utmb	handmadeshoesltd.co.uk	HTTP	Session	Registers a timestamp w ith th e exact time of w h en th e u ser accessed th e w ebsite. Used by Google An alytic s to calcu late th e du ration of a w ebsite visit.	Script tag	USA
__utmt	handmadeshoesltd.co.uk	HTTP	Session	Used to th rottle th e speed of requ ests to th e server	Script tag	USA
__utmz	handmadeshoesltd.co.u	HTTP	6 months	: Collects data on w h ere th e u ser came from, w h at search en gin e w as u sed, w h at lin k w as clicked an d w h at search term w as u sed. Used by Google An alytics.	Script tag	USA

 

Category: Marketing (5)

COOKIE TYPE	PROVIDER	TYPE	EXPIRY	COOKIE PURPOSE	INITIATOR	DATA IS SENT TO
GPS	youtube.com	HTTP	Session	: Registers a u n iqu e ID on mobile devices to en able trackin g based on geograph ical GPS location .	Script tag	USA
PREF	youtube.com	HTTP	8 months	Registers a u n iqu e ID th at is u sed by Google to keep statistics of h ow th e visitor u ses You Tu be videos across differen t w ebsites.	Script tag	USA
r/collect	doubleclick.net	Pixel	Session	Un classified	Script tag	USA
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	youtube.com	HTTP	179 days	: Tries to estimate th e u sers' ban dw idth on pages w ith in tegrated You Tu be videos	Script tag	USA
YSC	youtube.com	HTTP	Session	Registers a u n iqu e ID to keep statistics of w h at videos from You Tu be th e u ser h as seen .	Script tag	USA

Category: Unclassified (3)

COOKIE TYPE	PROVIDER	TYEP	EXPIRY	COOKIE PRUPOSE	INITIATOR	DATA IS SENT TO
2c.cId	handmadeshoesltd.co.uk	HTTP	4 years	Unclassified	Script tag	Ireland
banner_fv	handmadeshoesltd.co.uk	HTTP	18041 days	Unclassified	Webserver	UK
frontend	handmadeshoesltd.co.uk	HTTP	Sesssion	Unclassified	Webserver	UK

How do I disable cookies?

If you want to disable cookies you need to change your website browser settings to reject cookies.  How to do this will depend on the browser you use and we provide further detail below on how to disable cookies for the most popular browsers:-

For Microsoft Internet Explorer:
1. Choose the menu “tools” then “Internet Options”
2 Click on the “privacy” tab
3 Select the setting the appropriate setting

For Mozilla firefox:
1. Choose the menu “tools” then “Options”
2 Click on the icon “privacy”
3 Find the menu “cookie” and select the relevant options

For Opera 6.0 and further:
1. Choose the menu Files”> “Preferences”
2 Privacy

 

What happens if I disable cookies?

This depends on which cookies you disable, but in general the site may not operate properly if cookies are switched off.  If you only disable 3rd party cookies you will not be prevented from making purchases on this site.  If you disable all cookies you will be unable to complete a purchase on this site.