1. Introduction
At De Claire, we aim to provide a seamless and considered online shopping experience.
Our website, www.declaire.co.uk, may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functions, remember preferences, understand website performance and improve our services.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how they may be used and how you can manage your preferences.
For further information about how we collect, use and protect personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit a website.
They help websites recognise browsers, remember preferences and support features such as shopping baskets and secure checkout.
Cookies may be placed directly by De Claire or by third-party service providers whose technologies are integrated into our website.
We may also use similar technologies, including pixels, tags and local storage, where these are implemented.
3. How We Use Cookies
Depending on the features and services enabled on our website, cookies and similar technologies may be used to:
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Maintain secure and reliable website functionality.
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Support shopping baskets and guest checkout.
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Remember selected preferences.
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Understand how visitors interact with our website.
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Monitor website performance and identify technical issues.
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Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
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Deliver relevant advertising where legally permitted.
We aim to use these technologies transparently and in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.
4. Categories of Cookies
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation and security of our website.
They may support:
Shopping basket functionality
Secure guest checkout
Website security and fraud prevention
Payment and transaction processes
Storage of cookie consent preferences
Where an applicable legal exemption applies, strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent.
Disabling these cookies through your browser settings may affect website functionality.
4.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may allow our website to remember preferences such as:
Language selection
Country or region
Display preferences
Other optional website customizations
These cookies help provide a more convenient and consistent browsing experience.
Where required by law, optional functional cookies will only be activated after you provide consent.
4.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics and performance cookies may help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
They may collect information relating to:
Pages visited
Time spent on pages
Navigation patterns
Website traffic sources
Device and browser information
Technical errors and website performance
This information may be used to evaluate and improve the functionality, design and performance of our online store.
Where required by law, these technologies will only be used after you provide consent, unless a specific legal exemption applies.
4.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies
Marketing cookies and similar technologies may be used to measure advertising performance and provide more relevant promotional content.
Where implemented, these technologies may be associated with advertising platforms such as Meta, including Facebook and Instagram.
They may help us:
Understand visits originating from advertisements.
Measure interactions with advertised products.
Evaluate advertising campaign effectiveness.
Understand purchases attributed to marketing campaigns.
Present relevant De Claire advertisements on participating third-party platforms.
These technologies may involve the collection or sharing of online identifiers and information about your interactions with our website.
Where required by law, marketing and advertising technologies will only be activated after you provide consent.
5. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies
Our website may use both first-party and third-party cookies.
First-Party Cookies are placed by our website and generally support its operation, security and user experience.
Third-Party Cookies are placed by external service providers whose technologies are integrated into our website.
Third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable contractual arrangements.
Details of the cookies and technologies actually used on our website, including their providers, purposes and retention periods, will be made available through our Cookie Settings or accompanying cookie information table.
6. Session and Persistent Cookies
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods.
Session Cookies are temporary and generally expire when you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies remain on your device until their specified expiration date or until you delete them.
The duration of each cookie depends on its purpose and the settings established by the relevant provider.
