When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. This sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, computer or mobile phone when you access the internet. These include small files known as cookies. 

A cookie is a small piece of information which is stored on your computer's hard drive by your web browser which tracks your movements within websites. Most browsers are automatically set to accept cookies, but you can change the settings on your browser to prevent cookies being stored on your computer, should you wish. 

Our site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of Shaksboutique.co.uk (our "site"). This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you browse our website. Cookies also enable us to analyse the performance of our website in order to make improvements. This website uses cookies which let us tailor the content to fit the needs of our site's visitors. Without cookies we can't guarantee that your website experience will be the best we would like it to be. 

Please note that we do not store personally identifiable information such as credit card details, name and address within the cookies. The cookie is like a key and once you are signed in, the key is associated with this information. 

Although you can opt-out to having cookies stored on your computer, when you wish to order on www.shaksboutique.co.uk, you will need to have cookies enabled. If you don’t wish to have cookies enabled, you will still be able to browse our website. 

• Strictly Necessary Cookies- These cookies enable services you have specifically asked for. These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without using these cookies, services you have asked for such as shopping baskets or e-billing cannot be provided. 
• Website functionality cookies - these cookies enable you to browse the website and use our features such as shopping baskets and wish lists. 
• Website analytics cookies - we use these cookies to measure and analyse how our customers use the website. This allows us to continuously improve our website and your shopping experience. An example may be to track how many visitors we have to our website. The analytics services we use for this are: - Google Analytics https://www.google.com/analytics 
• Customer preference cookies - when browsing or shopping online, the website will remember preferences you make (for example your username, language or location). This makes your browsing experience simpler, easier, and more personal to you. 

• Social cookies – these allow you to share content directly on social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc. An example would be when you 'like' or share one of our images. 
• Targeting cookies or advertising cookies - these cookies are used to deliver adverts relevant to you. In addition, they limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as helping us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.  

Please note that we do not store personally identifiable information such as credit card details, name and address within the cookies. The cookie is like a key and once you are signed in, the key is associated with this information. 

Although you can opt-out to having cookies stored on your computer, when you wish to order on www.shaksboutique.co.uk, you will need to have cookies enabled. If you don’t wish to have cookies enabled, you will still be able to browse our website. 

• Tailoring user experience 

• Storing wish lists 
• Counting customers 
• Show what products interested you 
• Form data 

We also use Tracking Analytic Services to see how our customer’s shop. This allows us to understand what our customers are interested in and helps us stock the correct products for our customer base. 

The analytics services we use are: 

• Google Analytics: https://www.google.com/analytics 

If you visit another website prior to our site, you may be sent cookies from these websites. We don't control the setting of these cookies, so please check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them. 

You can block or restrict cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Site. 

More information can be found at: https://www.aboutcookies.org/ 

Email tracking:  

To help us to understand whether you’ve opened an email we use Web Beacons. Web beacons are tiny, invisible images placed in emails to tell us whether you’ve opened them and how often, how you interacted with them, which email software and web browser you used, which device you used and your IP address. We also use web beacons to help us display emails in the best format for your device. 

Link tracking:  

Our emails contain several hyperlinks which have a unique ID. When you click on one of these, we log the click so that we can understand who has clicked through from an email to our website. We use this information to tailor future emails. 

Cookies:  

Emails may cause cookies to be set when you download images or when you click on a link. 

Choosing whether to accept Cookies: 

If you choose not to accept cookies through email you can unsubscribe from our mailing list. You can also disable cookies through your browser setting 

If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet: 
For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option 
For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option 

You can enable cookies by following the steps below depending on your browser: 

SAFARI ON OSX 

Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option; Click on 'Security' then 'Accept cookies'; Select the 'Only from site you navigate to'. 

MOZILLA FIREFOX ON OSX 

Click on 'Mozilla' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option; Scroll down until you see cookies under 'Privacy & Security'; Select 'Enable cookies for the originating web site only'. 

OPERA 

Click on 'Menu' at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'; Then select 'Preferences', select the 'Advanced' tab; Then select 'Accept cookies' option. 

To learn more about cookies and how to manage them (including blocking them) you can visit aboutcookies.org (opens in a separate window). Please note that we are not responsible for the content of external websites.