Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website, such as web beacons (sometimes called “tracking pixels” or “clear gifs”) and flash cookies (sometimes called local shared objects or “LSOs”). We collectively refer to cookies and these similar technologies as “cookies”. 

What are Cookies?

In this policy, “cookie” means small text files containing small amounts of information stored on your browser or computer hard drive when you access our website. When you return to websites – or visit websites that use the same cookies – they recognise these cookies and, therefore your browsing device. For more detailed information about how cookies work, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Cookies may be set by us or by third parties on behalf of us.

Why do we use Cookies?

We use cookies to do many different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your browsing experience. They can also help ensure that online ads are more relevant to you and your interests. We also use similar technologies, such as pixel tags and JavaScript, to undertake these tasks.

If you visit our website, we will deploy these technologies to provide a service more suited to the device you connect from, as well as to prevent and detect fraud, keeping you secure. When you visit our website from any device (mobile, tablet or PC), we collect information about your use of this site, such as information about the device or browser you use to access the site (including device type, operating system, screen resolution etc.), the way you interact with this site, and the IP address your device connects from. You may not be able to initiate or complete some activities within our secure online services unless these cookies or similar technologies are installed.

We use cookies to:

  • Ensure your security and privacy when you are using our website;
  • Store login details for when you are using our website;
  • Provide you with ads that are more relevant to you and your interests, and improve our targeting and enhance your journey through our website and partner sites;
  • Improve our understanding of how you navigate through our website so we can identify improvements;
  • Evaluate our websites’ advertising and promotional effectiveness and
  • We use both our own (first-party) and partner companies’ (third-party) cookies to support these activities.

In addition to the cookies we use on this website, we also use cookies and similar technologies in some emails and push notifications. These help us to understand whether you have opened the email and how you have interacted with it. If you have enabled images, cookies may be set on your computer or mobile device. Cookies will also be set if you click on any link within the email.

Cookie Categories?

The types of cookies used on our website can be put into different categories depending on their purpose: Strictly Necessary, Performance, Functionality and Profile and Targeting.

The details below relate to the types of cookies used on our website.

  1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential, as they ensure your security and privacy when you use our website, as well as enabling you to move around our website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you’ve requested (such as access to secure areas) can’t be provided. These cookies don’t gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.

  1. Performance Cookies

In most cases, the information these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve how a website works and to help us identify issues you may have when purchasing goods.

These cookies are not used to target you with online advertising. Without these cookies, we can’t learn how our website is performing and make relevant improvements that could better your browsing experience.

  1. Functional Cookies

These cookies allow a website to remember the choices you make (such as your username, language or the region you’re in) and tailor the website to provide enhanced features and content for you. For instance, they can be used to remember login details and changes you’ve made to text size, font and other parts of pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you’ve asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.

These cookies may be used to ensure that all our services and communications are relevant to you. The information these cookies collect cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. Without these cookies, a website cannot remember choices you’ve previously made or personalise your browsing experience.

  1. Targeting Cookies

These cookies and similar technologies gather information about your browsing habits. They remember that you’ve visited a website and share this information with other organisations, such as advertisers and platforms on which we advertise. They do this in order to provide you with ads that are more relevant to you and your interests.

If you do not want to receive targeted advertising, please visit any of the following pages to update your preferences:

  1. Social Media Cookies

These cookies are set by a range of social media services we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.

If you do not want to receive targeted advertising, please visit any of the following pages to update your preferences:

 

SETTING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES

How can I control what cookies are placed on my devices?

You can control how cookies are placed on your device either via

  • Your cookies setting / preference section on our website or
  • From within your own browser.

Please note that in common with most other transactional websites, if you only disable third-party cookies via the options above, you will not be prevented from making purchases on our websites, but refusing all cookies will mean that you cannot make a transactional purchase on our website. You may also find that the functionality of many other websites and services will be affected.

How do I delete / disallow cookies from within my browsers?

Cookies can be deleted using your web browser. However, unless they are disallowed, they will be re-applied the next time you visit a website, including ours.

Most web browsers will provide the option to turn off or disallow cookies. How you do this depends on the web browser you are using. Instructions for disallowing cookies can usually be found in the browser's 'Help' menu.

If you want to disable cookies, you need to change your website browser settings to reject cookies. Further details on how to disable cookies for the most popular desktop browsers are set out here (these may vary depending on the operating system and browser version):

For Microsoft Internet Explorer:

  • Choose the menu “Tools” then “Internet Options”
  • Click on the “Privacy” tab
  • Select “Advanced”
  • Choose the appropriate settings

For Google Chrome:

  • Choose “Settings” and click on “Advanced”
  • Under "Privacy and Security" click “Content Settings”
  • Click “Cookies”

For Safari:

  • Choose Preferences > Privacy
  • Click on “Block all cookies”

For Mozilla firefox:

  • Click on the menu icon then select “Options”
  • Click on the icon “Privacy & Security”
  • Find the menu “cookie” and select the relevant options

For Opera 6.0 and further:

  • Choose the menu icon and select “Settings”
  • Click on “Privacy & Security”
  • Choose the appropriate settings

What happens to cookies that have been downloaded onto my device in the past?

If you’ve disabled one or more cookie categories, we may still use information collected from cookies in the past, but we’ll stop using the disabled cookies to gather any further information.

Further Information 

We reserve the right to change, modify, add or remove sections of this policy at any time. If we make changes to this policy, then we will post an updated version on our website.   

If you have any questions or comments about this policy then please contact us at enquiries@storminteriordesign.com.

 

Last updated 23rd October 2024.