HOMETREE WEBSITE COOKIES POLICY
SCOPE OF THIS POLICY
We ("Hometree" "we", "our" and "us") respect the privacy of all visitors to our website https://www.hometree.ie ("Website").
This is our policy on the use of cookies on the Website. We may update this policy from time to time to reflect any changes in technology or legislation affecting the way we use cookies. Any updates to this policy will be posted to this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure you are happy with our use of cookies and to update your cookie preferences, where you have consented to our use of non-necessary cookies.
SUMMARY OF THIS POLICY
When you first visit our Website, we only set functional and required cookies on your Device (as defined in section 3 below). We willonly deploy non-necessary cookies on your Device when we have obtained your prior consent to do so (see section 5 of this policy for further details).
If you choose to consent to our use of non-necessary cookies, you may withdraw your consent to these cookies at any time(see section 7 of this policy for further details). You should also know that some of our cookies collect and process your personal data. We have more information about these cookies in section 6 of this policy and you can find further details about our processing activities in our Website Data Protection Notice.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that are stored in your web browser on your PC, telephone, tablet or other internet-connected device (each a "Device") that "remember" information about you and your visit(s) to a website or connection to a web application. Certain cookies may also collect personal data about you from your Device.
Cookies can be "first party" which are cookies set by us, or "third-party" which are cookies that are placed on your Device by a third party when you visit our Website. Third-party cookies may be placed on your Device by a third party providing a service to us.
WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you visit our Website. It also assists us to make improvements to our Website.
Cookies enable the Website to remember your interactions and preferences over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them when you come back to the Website or browse from one page to another. Cookies also help our Website to work faster and route information over your network.
TYPES OF COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE
This section of our policy explains the different types of cookies used on our Website and which cookies do and do not require your consent:
Functional and Required Cookies: These are cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of our Website. For example, they allow website visitors to navigate and use key features on the Website (i.e. shopping cart and checkout). For this reason, we do not require your prior consent to place these cookies on your Device. If you disable these cookies, then the Website will not function properly.
Analytics and Performance Cookies: These cookies are non-necessary and allow us to collect information on how Website visitors interact with the Website. For example, these provide us with analytics on traffic sources, unique visitors and cart abandonment. We are required to obtain your prior consent to use these cookies on your Device.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE
We do not place any first party cookies on our Website. All cookies on our Website are third party cookies placed by Squarespace, our website host. For more information on these cookies please visit Squarespace.
CONTROLLING COOKIES: YOUR PREFERENCES AND CONSENT
We only deploy functional and required cookies upon the initial loading of our Website. All other cookies are non-necessary and so we need your prior consent to deploy them. Non-necessary cookies help to maximise your experience when using our Website.
We request your prior consent to use non-necessary cookies via our cookie banner.
Once you set your cookie preference, you can change your preferences by withdrawing your consent at any time via our cookie banner.
DISABLING AND DELETING COOKIES
You may also set your browser to disable cookies, but this action may block our functional and required cookies and prevent our Website from functioning properly, and you may not be able to fully utilise all of the Website's features and services. Instructions for managing your browser cookie preferences can be found via the following links:
MORE INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS