INTRODUCTION
This Cookies Policy is issued by GiftBela Inc. with respect to Canadian and non-Canadian based customers; (collectively referred to as “we”, “us”, or “our” in this Cookies Policy).
This policy applies to our use of “cookies” or similar technologies (like scripts, tracking pixels, web beacons) in connection with our website giftbela.com (“Website”) and services.
We use cookies or similar technologies on our Website and email communications to help make your visits more effective so we’d like to explain more about how and why we use them. You can adjust your browser settings to block cookies on the Website, however if you do this then you may not be able to use certain functions on this Website.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your computer (or other internet enabled devices, such as a smartphone or tablet) when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, like your country, language and other settings. They can also help make your next visit easier.
Pixels (also called web beacons) are invisible pixels that are placed on webpages or in emails that use this technology for marketing and measurement purposes. Tracking pixels work in a similar way to cookies and may allow us to gather information about your behavior on our Website or emails received from us.
We use cookies or similar technologies to help you efficiently browse our Website and to save you time by not having to re-enter your details each time you visit. Cookies allow us to provide you with information and show you content relevant to you. We also use cookies to analyze how our customers interact with our Website and to serve advertisements to our Website visitors when they are browsing other areas of the internet.
WHY WE USE COOKIES
GiftBela Inc. uses first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Online Properties to operate, and we refer to these as “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to better understand your use of our Online Properties, to track and target the interests of our Users, and to enhance the experience of Users on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Online Properties for advertising, analytics and other purposes.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
The cookies used on this website are either set by us or by our third-party partners.
Cookies used on this website fall into the following categories:
- Strictly Necessary
- Performance
- Functionality
- Targeting
Some of these are “session cookies”, which stay in place only for the duration of your visit to our Website and are deleted at the end of your browsing session. Others are “persistent cookies”, which remain on your device for a period of time after you have left the website.
We will place the cookies on your device when you first visit the Website.
(1) Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the Website and use its features. If you remove or disable these Cookies, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to use our Website or benefit from all our security features.
These Cookies contain a unique reference number which, for example, helps us to:
- identify you as logged in to secure parts of our Website for the duration of your visit;
- remember information you have previously entered to complete a form on our Website.
(2) Performance Cookies
Performance Cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website and are used to, for example:
- analyse how visitors use our Website;
- record any errors that occur;
- test different designs of our Website; and
- measure the effectiveness of our advertising.
(3) Functionality cookies
These Cookies are used to provide services or to remember choices you make so we can personalise our content for you (for example, by remembering your choice of language or region). We use this information to customise your experience of our Website to meet your preferences for content layout, text size etc.
You can manage these Cookies using your browser settings, however if you block them we may not be able to offer you certain services that you have chosen.
(4) Targeting Cookies
These cookies record the fact that you have visited our Website, including which web pages you have accessed, which device you have accessed them from and which links you have followed. These cookies may be set 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.
This information may be used, for example:
- to deliver online content and marketing (e.g. via email or on other websites or applications) tailored to your interests, or online experiences; and
- for providing advertising agencies with information about your visit so that they can show you relevant adverts online.
Please note that we will only send you marketing, SMS, emails or postal mail in line with our Privacy Policy and any preferences you have provided regarding receipt of direct marketing communications.
We use a third party providers, to deliver our emails. We gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies including tracking pixels to monitor if you are reading our emails so that we can measure the effectiveness of our campaigns. If you do not want us to track emails sent to you, do not let your email application download pictures or do not subscribe to our marketing emails. You can always opt out of receiving marketing messages as described in our Privacy Policy.
You can manage these cookies using your browser settings