Cookies

COOKIE POLICY

This cookie policy was last updated on: 04/01/2024

At Castore we take your privacy very seriously. We fully appreciate and respect the importance of data privacy and security on the Internet.

This website uses cookies and similar technologies for various purposes, including to distinguish you from other users of the website and allows us to improve our site.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. It allows us to recognise your computer (but not specifically who is using it) upon entering our site, even if you are not logged into the site. When you visit our site, you can surf anonymously and access important information without revealing your identity by changing your browser settings. However, in order to provide better service, we may use cookies to track your visit. If you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

 

THE TWO MAIN TYPES OF COOKIES

Session cookies:

  • Are temporary cookies.
  • Remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the site.
  • Allow you to carry information across pages of our site and avoid having to re-enter information.
  • Allow you to access stored information within the registration process.
  • Allow you to apply discounts depending on where and how you entered the site.
  • Cannot be read by a website other than the one that sent the cookie.

 

Persistent cookies:

  • Remain in the cookie file of your browser for much longer – the length of time will depend on the lifetime of the specific cookie.
  • Allow you to maintain a shopping basket – i.e. if you leave the site and come back later, items saved in your basket will still be there.
  • Help us to recognise you as a unique visitor (by using an ID number) when you return to our website.
  • Allow us to tailor content to match your preferences. This also prevents you from having to Log In on every visit.
  • Cannot be read by a website other than the one that sent the cookie.

 

WHY WE USE THE FOLLOWING COOKIES

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use an electronic basket or make use of e-billing services.
  • Analytical/Performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you (including by saving information which you may have populated into a form, without submitting), greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • Targeting Cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

 

THIRD PARTY COOKIES WE USE

We work with some third-party suppliers to enable features on our website or to improve our online advertising. 

 

DELETING OR BLOCKING COOKIES

The cookies described above may be either “session cookies”, which means they are temporary and are automatically deleted from your computer or device when you close your browser, or they may be “persistent cookies”, which last until their expiry date or until you or your browser delete them. By law, we are required to ask your permission before storing non-essential cookies on your computer. If you choose to block or delete cookies or similar technologies used on our website, it may prevent the website from functioning properly or at all.

You may refuse to accept cookies by altering the settings on your internet browser. Generally, this can be done by visiting the “Settings” menu in your browser. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. You may also wish to visit http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices to learn more about the cookies on your device set by other companies and opt out of them if you wish. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies) you may not be to access all or parts of our site.

 

CHANGES TO COOKIES POLICY

We may change this cookie policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this policy, and in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice such as adding a statement to the homepage of the website or sending you an email with the update. Please check this cookie policy regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.