BACKGROUND:

 

 This website www.wills-vegan-shoes.com (“Our Site”) uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users. By using Cookies, We are able to provide you with a better experience and to improve Our Site by better understanding how you use it. Please read this Cookie Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using Our Site. If you do not agree to Our Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately.

 

 

1. Definitions and Interpretation

1.1           In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

 

“Cookie”	means a small file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site;
“Cookie Law”	means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 [and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)];
“personal data”	means any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by [the Data Protection Act 1998] OR [EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)]; and
“We/Us/Our”	means Will’s Vegan Shoes Ltd, a limited company registered in England under company number 8549326, whose registered address is 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH, and whose main trading address is] OR [of] 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH.

 

2. Information About Us

2.1           Our Site is owned and operated by Will’s Vegan Shoes Ltd [, a limited company registered in England under company number 8549326, whose registered address is 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH and whose main trading address is 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH.

2.2           Our VAT number is GB167407104000.

2.3           Our Data Protection Officer is William Green, and can be contacted by email at will@wills-vegan-shoes.com, by telephone on 0044 207 748 7415 (if calling from the US call toll free 1-888-829-8246) or by post at 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH.

2.4           All our products are registered with the Vegan Society.

2.5           We are PETA Approved.

2.6           We are carbon neutral certified for our product and as a company under the Carbon Neutral Protocol.

2.7           Our Site is PCI compliant (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS) monitored by Security Metrics.

 

3. How Does Our Site Use Cookies?

3.1           Our Site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Site and to provide and improve Our products. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

3.2           By using Our Site, you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third party Cookies are used on Our Site for Google Analytics (Analytics Cookie) for website analytics services. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.

3.3           All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:

3.3.1      Strictly Necessary Cookies

A Cookie falls into this category if it is essential to the operation of Our Site, supporting functions such as logging in, your shopping basket, and payment transactions.

3.3.2      Analytics Cookies

It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Site, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Site and your experience of it.

3.3.3      Functionality Cookies

Functionality Cookies enable Us to provide additional functions to you on Our Site such as personalisation and remembering your saved preferences. Some functionality Cookies may also be strictly necessary Cookies, but not all necessarily fall into that category.

3.3.4      Targeting Cookies

It is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Site, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you and, in turn, to make Our Site and advertising more relevant to your interests. [Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.]

3.3.5      Third Party Cookies

Third party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Site, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).

3.3.6      Persistent Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Site.

3.3.7      Session Cookies

Any of the above types of Cookie may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Site until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

3.4           Cookies on Our Site are not permanent and will expire usually after one hour.

3.5           For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures we have in place to protect personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

3.6           For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.

 

4. What Cookies Does Our Site Use?

4.1           The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

Name of Cookie	Type & Purpose	Strictly Necassary
Cart	Strictly Necessary Cookie. The association with the customer's shopping cart.	Yes
Category_info	Functionality Cookie. Stores the category info on the page to load pages faster.	No
Compare	Functionality Cookie. The items in the customer's Compare Products list.	No
Customer	Strictly Necessary Cookie. An encrypted version of the shopper's customer ID.	Yes
Customer_auth	Strictly Necessary Cookie. Indicates if the customer are currently logged in to the store.	Yes
Customer_info	Strictly Necessary Cookie. An encrypted version of the shopper's customer group.	Yes
External_no_cache	Strictly Necessary Cookie. Indicates if caching is disabled or enabled.	Yes
Frontend	Strictly Necessary Cookie. The customer's session ID.	Yes
Guest-view	Strictly Necessary Cookie. Determines if guests can edit their orders.	Yes
Last_category	Functionality Cookie. The last category visited by the shopper.	No
Last_product	Functionality Cookie. The most recent product viewed by the shopper.	No
Newmessage	Functionality Cookie. Indicates whether a new message has been received.	No
No_cache	Strictly Necessary Cookie. Indicates if the cache can be used to store information.	Yes
Presistent_shopping_cart	Functionality Cookie. A link to information about the shopper's cart and viewing history.	No
Recentlycompared	Functionality Cookie. Items recently compared by the shopper.	No
STF	Functionality Cookie. Information on products the shopper has emailed to friends.	No
Store	Strictly Necessary Cookie. The store view or language chosen by the shopper.	Yes
User_allowed_save_cookie	Strictly Necessary Cookie. Indicates if the shopper allows cookies to be saved.	Yes
Viewed_product_IDS	Functionality Cookie. The products recently viewed by the shopper.	No
Wishlist	Functionality Cookie. An encrypted list of products added to the shopper's wishlist.	No
Wishlist_cnt	Functionality Cookie. The number of items in the shopper's wishlist.	No
Currency_code	Functionality Cookie. Currency information	No
Email_collector	Functionality Cookie. Signs up for product offers (including free delivery coupon)	No
Geoip_store_code	Functionality Cookie. Tracks customer’s country location	No
Amazon-pay-abtesting-new-widgets	Strictly Necessary Cookie. Enables Amazon Pay	Yes
Frontend	Functionality Cookie. Session id	No
Frontend_cid	Functionality Cookie. Allows customers to stay logged in when switching between different stores.	No
_ga	Functionality Cookie. Used by google analytics to register a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	No
_gat	Functionality Cookie. Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	No
Wishlist_id	Functionality Cookie. Used to store information about customer saved items (wishlist)	No
M2e_bn_	Functionality Cookie. Used by M2E pro channel connector for Amazon orders	No

 

4.2           Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products offered through it. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.

4.3           The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) analytics Cookies to gather the required information.

4.4           The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following analytics Cookies:

Name of Cookie	Type & Purpose	Provider	Strictly Necessary
_utma	Analytics Cookie.  Identifies shoppers and sessions.	Google Analytics	Identifies shoppers and sessions.
_utmb	Analytics Cookie.  Determines new sessions/visits.	Google Analytics	Determines new sessions/visits.
_utmc	Analytics Cookie. Determines if the shopper is in a new session/visit.	Google Analytics	Determines if the shopper is in a new session/visit.
_utmz	Analytics Cookie. Saves the traffic source or campaign that explains how the shopper reached your site.	Google Analytics	Saves the traffic source or campaign that explains how the shopper reached your site.
_ga	Analytics Cookie. Used by google analytics to register a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	Google Analytics	Used by google analytics to register a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

 

 

5. Consent and Control

5.1           Your acceptance of Our Cookie Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using Our Site. If you do not agree to Out Cookie Policy, please stop using Our Site immediately. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.

5.2           You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

5.3           The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

5.3.1      Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

5.3.2      Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835

5.3.3      Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/microsoft-edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)

5.3.4      Safari (macOS): https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_GB&locale=en_GB

5.3.5      Safari (iOS): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

5.3.6      Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-Cookies-website-preferences

5.3.7      Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)

 

6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

6.1           We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Site after the changes have been made.  You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.

6.2           In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

 

7. Further Information

7.1          If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact Us at will@wills-vegan-shoes.com by telephone on 0044 207 748 7415 (if calling from the US call toll free 1-888-829-8246), or by post at 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH.

7.2          For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following:

7.2.1      Privacy Policy

7.2.2      Terms and Conditions