Cookie Policy
Introduction
At Dig Spot, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible way. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These are necessary for our website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
- Cart Session: Maintains a cart session (Expiry: 2 Days).
- Browsing Session: Maintains a browsing session across multiple requests (Expiry: Browser Session).
- Registered User Authentication: Used to authenticate registered users (Expiry: Browser Session).
- User Experience Testing: Used to test new features using mobile devices to provide a tailored experience (Expiry: 1 Year).
- Cookie Preference: Persists a cookie preference selection across multiple requests (Expiry: 1 Year).
- Order Confirmation: Ensures checkout data is accurate during order confirmation (Expiry: 20 Minutes).
- Wishlist Sorting Preference: Persists the user’s preference for the ordering of products in a wishlist (Expiry: Browser Session).
- Breadcrumb Trail: Allows the site to accumulate breadcrumb trail when a product exists in multiple categories (Expiry: 2 Hours).
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Save Cart Items: Save cart items so users see products from the cart to include in later cart sessions (Expiry: 30 Days).
- Recently Viewed Products: Stores and shows the user recently browsed products (Expiry: 30 Days).
- Email when back in stock: Sends an email “Email Me When Back In Stock” for anonymous users (Expiry: 1 Year).
- Newsletter Pop-up: Prevents the newsletter sign-up pop-up being displayed once dismissed (Expiry: 1 Year).
- Category Page Sorting Preference: Persists the user’s preference for the ordering of products on category pages (Expiry: Browser Session).
- Wishlist Sorting Preference: Persists the user’s preference for the ordering of products in a wishlist (Expiry: Browser Session).
- Google Analytics: Used by Google to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies (Expiry: 15 minutes).
Tracking Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
- Facebook Pixel Code Configuration: Used by Facebook to distinguish users (Expiry: Browser Session).
- Google Analytics:
- Used by Google to distinguish users (Expiry: 2 Years).
- Used by Google to throttle request rate (Expiry: 1 minute).
- Used by Google to show Google ads in Google services for signed out users (Expiry: 2 Years).
- Used by Google to identify a signed-in user on non-Google sites so that the user’s ad personalisation settings are respected accordingly (Expiry: 2 Years).
- Used by Google to determine if the user’s browser supports cookies (Expiry: 15 minutes).
- Used by Google to determine a user’s inclusion in an experiment and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in (Expiry: 90 days).
- Used by Google for analytics and advertising (Expiry: 90 days).
- Used by Google for campaigns mapped to Google Ads Customer IDs (Expiry: 13 months EEA / UK, 24 months elsewhere).
Data Collected
We may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited through cookies. This helps us understand how our site is being used and improve its performance.
User Consent
By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie bar on our site. You can also control cookie settings via your browser – however, if you disable certain Strictly Necessary cookies, we cannot guarantee your experience or be able to access all parts of our website.
Managing Cookie Settings
Browser Settings
Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change your browser settings to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance. Here’s how you can manage cookie settings via your browser:
- Microsoft Edge: Find out how to control cookies.
- Internet Explorer: Learn how to manage your cookies.
- Chrome: Instructions for controlling cookies.
- Firefox: How to manage cookies in Firefox.
- Safari: How to manage cookies on Safari.
Please note, if you use a different device, account, or browser, you will need to set your preferences for each separately. Deleting cookies will mean that you need to reapply any cookie settings previously selected when revisiting our website.
Third-Party Cookies
We use third-party services like Google Analytics, which may set cookies on your device. For more information about these cookies, please refer to their respective cookie policies.
Updates to This Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time. The last update was on 11 December 2024.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@digispot.co.uk.