Please note - this policy explains how cookies are used on cornishgems.com from 1 January 2011.
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit or certain emails you open. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide business and marketing information to the owners of the site.
For more detailed information about cookies visit www.allaboutcookies.org
Four types of cookie may be used during your visit to cornishgems.com:
Here is a list of all the cookies that Cornish Gems set and how we use them:
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Session cookie | This cookie is used to maintain your transaction with Cornish Gems and allow your search criteria to persist over consecutive page requests without having to transfer your information across the internet. This cookie expires at the end of your session - when you close your browser or within 30 minutes of leaving the Cornish Gems website. |
| cornishgems.com tracking cookie | This cookie is used to recognise repeat visits to the site and tells us whether you have accepted the cornishgems.com cookies. It stores no other information. |
Here is a list of some cookies that may be set by our business partners on cornishgems.com:
| Partner | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Google Analytics | We use Google Analytics's software to carry out statistical analysis of page use, page interactions and paths through cornishgems.com. This is known as web metrics. This information allows us to identify customers and more accurately understand their individual behaviours and needs. This means that we can more easily tailor offers and information which may be of interest to individuals. We will only send marketing emails when customers have given us permission to do so. This information is not passed to third party companies for their use. Our digital marketing agency has access to this along with other Cornish Gems data, to help increase the relevancy of our direct marketing. |
| sharethis.com | Our bookmarking supplier, used to allow you to easily bookmark and share with your friends selected cornishgems.com pages. |
You can request that we stop storing cookies on your computer, and that we don't set any more. Please be aware that if you decline the use of cookies set by Cornish Gems on cornishgems.com you will be unable to use the site. This limitation does not apply to cookies set by our business partners.