Cookie Policy
Welcome to our Cookie Policy (“Policy”), this Policy explains how Shop for Miles, ("we, us, our”) use cookies on our website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of text that are placed on your computer or mobile device by sites that you visit. Cookies are used to store and receive identifiers and other information on computers, phones and other devices. Cookies are created when you use your browser to visit a site that uses cookies to keep track of your movements within the site, help you resume where you left off, remember your registered login details, counting the number of people looking at a site, preferences, and other customisation functions. Cookie technology encompasses the use of pixels, text file, java script and similar technologies. We refer to all these technologies as “cookies.”
Why do we use Cookies?
Cookies help us manage, protect and improve our site and allow us to offer you products and services (together “services”) by personalizing content, tailoring services and advertisements, improving performance and efficiency with the use of metrics and providing security measures to keep you safe and secure.
Do other parties use cookies on our site?
Yes, other parties use cookies on our site to help tailor advertisements to you on other applications and sites.
Cookies can be divided into two major categories:
Session Cookies – We use session cookies to help improve your site experience and to support key activities that you would like to take on our sites. These cookies last for the site visit. The cookies stay on your device so that information is kept from one web page to another, to avoid you constantly re-entering it. Once you close the site the cookies are deleted.
Persistent Cookies – We use persistent cookies to see how people engage with our site, helping us adapt and develop our site to improve your experience of it. These cookies have a set lifespan and remain in a browser until the end of the lifespan or until the cookie is manually deleted. They personalize the site and remember each time you visit, even after a site is closed. Persistent cookies enable features such as persistent shopping carts, which retain products added to cart between sessions.
Cookies we use
We have grouped the cookies used on our sites into four categories as set out below.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the site to function and you cannot switch them off. They are only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personal data.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these type of cookies collect are aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the site to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all these services may not function properly.
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be sent through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store direct personal data but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Multiple users
If more than one person uses your device, the choices set up by other people will apply to you, unless you change them. For example, if you share a computer with your family, you may see adverts based on websites they have visited as well as websites you have visited.
Cookie we use on this website
| Cookies | Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Cookies | __utmc | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. | Session |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | Rewardall274 | This cookie manages the logged in / out status of the website | Session |
| Performance Cookies | __utmt | This cookie is set by Google Analytics. It is used to throttle the request rate for the service - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes | Persistent |
| Performance Cookies | _ga | This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. | Persistent |
| Performance Cookies | _gat_UA-nnnnnnn-nn | This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. | Persistent |
| Performance Cookies | __utmb | Enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie determines new sessions and visits and expires after 30 minutes. | Persistent |
| Performance Cookies | _utmv######## | Checking with dev team | Persistent |
| Performance Cookies | _gid | Associated to Google Analytics, the cookie store and update a unique value for each page visited. | Persistent |
| Performance Cookies | __utmt_UA-nnnnnnnn | This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It is a variation of the __utmt cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. | Persistent |
| Performance Cookies | __utma | Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie lasts for 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. | Persistent |
| Performance Cookies | __utmz | Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour measure of site performance. This cookie identifies the source of traffic to the site - so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. The cookie has a life span of 6 months and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | Persistent |
| Functional Cookies | __atuvc | This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. It stores an updated page share count. | Persistent |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | OptanonConsent | This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor. | Persistent |
| Strictly Necessary Cookies | OptanonAlertBoxClosed | This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information. | Persistent |
Your rights
We will only use cookies which personally identify you, your computer or mobile device if:
- You have agreed to it; or
- We have legitimate reason to do so, such as making the website function.
You have the right at any time to;
- Withdraw your agreement to the use of cookies;
- Refuse cookies altogether;
- Delete cookies that have already been set;
- Modify your cookie settings.
How do I change my cookie settings?
You can block or opt-out of non-essential cookies either using our cookie management tool here or using your browser (please see below).
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
How to contact us
For the purposes of data protection legislation, we are Collinson International Ltd, registered in England and Wales with company number 02577557 and our office at Cutlers Exchange, 123 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7BU, United Kingdom is the data controller.
If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on our website, please contact our Data Protection Officer or Data Protection Team at the details below:
Data.Protection@collinsongroup.com
Other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites. This Cookie Policy only applies to our website so when you link to such other websites, you should read their own cookie policies.
Changes to our policy
We keep our Cookie Policy under regular review, and we will make any new versions available on our website. This Cookie Policy was last updated on January 2021.