This page contains information on what cookies are, why and which cookies we are using on the Little Stars Leotards website, info on how to switch the cookies off on your browser, and some useful links for further reading on the subject.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored by the browser that you use to reach our site, on your computer or mobile device. They allow websites to store things like user preferences. You can think of cookies as providing a ‘memory’ for the website, so that it can recognise you when you come back and respond appropriately.
How does the Little Stars Leotards website use cookies?
We use the following type of cookies:
Anonymous analytics cookies that anonymously remember your device when you visit our site. They help us better understand how people use our site and how to improve the visitors’ experience. This allows us to track how many individual users we have, and how often they visit the site.
We cannot use these cookies to identify individuals.
These might include:
_ga (google analytics for metrics)
_gat (google analytics for metrics)
_gat (google analytics for performance)
__stripe_mid (session cookie for Stripe)
Anonymous analytics cookies that anonymously remember your device when you visit our site. They help us better understand how people use our site and how to improve the visitors’ experience. This allows us to track how many individual users we have, and how often they visit the site.
We cannot use these cookies to identify individuals.
These might include:
_ga (google analytics for metrics)
_gat (google analytics for metrics)
_gat (google analytics for performance)
__stripe_mid (session cookie for Stripe)
How do I turn cookies off?
It is usually possible to stop your browser accepting cookies, or to stop it accepting cookies from a particular website.
All modern browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. You can usually find these settings in the Options or Preferences menu of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links may be helpful, or you can use the Help option in your browser for more details.
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Useful links
If you would like to find out more about cookies and their use on the Internet, you may find the following links useful:
Microsoft Cookies guide
All About Cookies
The IAB has provided the following website to give information specifically about privacy issues around Internet advertising:
youronlinechoices.co.uk/uk