Cookies Policy
We use cookies and similar files or technologies to automatically collect and store information about your computer, device, and Site usage, in order to improve their performance and enhance your user experience. We use the general term “cookies” in this policy to refer to these technologies and all such similar technologies that collect information automatically when you are using our Site where this policy is posted. You can find out more about cookies and how to control them in the information below.
If you do not accept the use of these cookies, please disable them using the instructions in this cookie policy or by changing your browser settings so that cookies from this site cannot be placed on your computer or mobile device. Important: disabling cookies on this site may seriously cripple the user experience and other features on the Site and Services, to the point of rendering them useless.
In this Cookies Policy, we use the term TheGreenTeaSpot (and “we”, “us” and “our”) to refer to TheGreenTeaSpot ([email protected]). This Cookies Policy, along with our Privacy Policy available at https://thegreenteaspot.com/privacy-policy/ , forms part of our Terms and Conditions, Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Cookies Policy have the same meaning given in our Terms and Conditions.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are computer files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies can then be sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. Cookies may tell us, for example, whether you have visited our Site before or whether you are a new visitor.
There are two broad categories of cookies:
- First-party cookies are served directly by us to your computer or mobile device.
- Third-party cookies are served by a third party on our behalf. We use third-party cookies for functionality, performance/analytics, and social media purposes.
Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Some cookies are ‘session cookies, meaning that they exist only while your browser is open. These are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are ‘permanent cookies, meaning that they survive after your browser is closed. They can be used by websites to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again.
We may also use web beacon or other similar cookie technologies. When a visitor accesses our Site, a non-identifiable notice of that visit is generated, which may be processed by us or by third parties. These web beacons usually work in conjunction with cookies. If you don’t want your cookie information to be associated with your visits to these pages, you can set your browser to turn off cookies, as described further below. If you turn off cookies, web beacons and other technologies will still detect your visits to our Site; however, they will not be associated with information otherwise stored in cookies.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to:
- Track traffic flow and patterns of travel in connection with our Site;
- understand the total number of visitors to our sites on an ongoing basis and the types of internet browsers (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer) and operating systems (e.g. Windows or Mac) used by our visitors;
- monitor the performance of our Site and continually improve it; and
- customize and enhance your online experience.
We may also use a third party called Google Analytics to gather general information about how people use our website for the purposes of website optimization and analytics. To find out more about Google Analytics privacy policies, please visit http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.
We, or our third-party mail service providers, may also include web beacons in e-mail messages to you in order to determine whether messages have been opened and links contained within them have been clicked.
What types of cookies do we use?
The types of cookies used by us and our partners in connection with the Site can be classified into one of three categories, namely ‘essential website cookies, ‘functionality cookies, and ‘analytics and performance cookies.
How to control or delete cookies
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies and we have explained how you can exercise this right below. However, please note that if you choose to refuse cookies you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Site.
Most browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings will typically be found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. In order to understand these settings and learn how to use them, please consult the “Help” function of your browser, or the documentation published online for your particular browser type and version.
Need More Information?
If you would like to find out more about cookies and their use on the Internet, you may find the following link useful:
Cookies that have been set in the past
If you have disabled one or more Cookies, we may still use information collected from cookies prior to your disabled preference being set, however, we will stop using the disabled cookie to collect any further information.
Contact us
If you have any questions or comments about this cookies policy, or privacy matters generally, please contact us via email at [email protected]