Cookie Policy
This policy explains the use of cookies on www.cornishgems.com. The document was last updated on 12th September 2019.
Use of cookies by Cornish Gems
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
- Cookie Preference — CookieControl: Used to remember a user’s choice about cookies on cornishgems.com.
- Cornish Gems Session Cookie — SS_SESSION: Maintains your transaction with Cornish Gems, ensuring your search criteria, reservation data and login details persist as you navigate. This expires at the end of your session (when you close your browser) or within 30 minutes of leaving the site.
- Cloudflare Cookie — __cfduid: Used by Cloudflare (for media delivered via .img.gs and .responseiq.com) to anonymously identify a user, optimize network resources, manage traffic, and protect the site from malicious traffic.
- Front Live Chat — fcaid, fccid, fcuid: Set by FrontApp Inc. (their live chat provider) to make the chat function correctly. These are removed at the end of the session.
- Universal Analytics (Google) — _ga, _gali, _gat, _gid: Used to collect information about how visitors use the website (e.g. which pages they visit), helping Cornish Gems compile reports and improve the site. The data collected is anonymous.
- Facebook Pixel Cookie — _fbp: Helps deliver advertising to people who have already visited the website when they are on Facebook or other platforms powered by Facebook Advertising.
- Google Advertising Cookies — SAPISID, APISID, SSID, HSID, ANID, SID, NID, 1P_JAR, CONSENT, DV, UULE: These are set by Google to remember user preferences, track conversion rates, and gather site statistics. They have varying expiry dates.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Manage Cookies” link in the footer of any Cornish Gems page. This gives you sliders to turn different cookie types on or off, and you must click “Save and close.” You may need to refresh the page for changes to take effect.
Alternatively, you can control most cookies through your browser settings.To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
