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COOKIE POLICY

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We use cookies to do three things:

  1. To track your use of our website. This enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns that emerge individually or from larger groups. This helps us to develop and improve our website and services in response to what our visitors want and need;

  2. To help us advertise items to you that we think you'll be interested in; and

  3. To ensure our platform is safe and secure to use.

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Cookies can be classified according to their type, duration and category.

1. Type:

  • First-party cookies: Cookies that Zero Waste Bulk Foods places on your site. 

  • Third-party cookies: Cookies that are placed and used by third parties. 

2. Duration:

  • Session (transient) cookies: These cookies are erased when you close your browser and are not used to collect information from your computer. They typically store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify you.

  • Persistent (permanent or stored) cookies: These cookies are stored on your hard drive until they expire (at a set expiration date) or until they are deleted. These cookies are used to collect identifying information about you, such as web surfing behaviour or user preferences for a specific site.

3. Category:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: These are the cookies that let you browse through a website. They are also necessary for security reasons. 

  • Functional cookies: These cookies "remember" registered visitors/customers in order to improve their user experience. 

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The table below shows which cookies are placed on Zero Waste Bulk Foods:

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First-Party Cookies:

1. Strictly Necessary:

Cookie Name              Duration                          Purpose

ForceFlashSite                    Session                                     When viewing a mobile site (old mobile under m.domain.com) it will force                                                                                               the server to display the non-mobile version and avoid redirecting to the                                                                                                 mobile site

hs                                         Session                                    Security

svSession                            2 years                                      Used in connection with user login

smSession                           Session                                    Used to identify logged in site members

XSRF-TOKEN                      Session                                    Security

SSR-caching                        1 minute                                  Used to indicate the system from which the site was rendered

_wixCIDX                             3 months                                 Used for system monitoring/debugging

_wix_browser_sess             Session                                     Used for system monitoring/debugging

consent-policy                    12 months                                Used for cookie banner parameters

TS*                                       Session                                     Used for security and anti-fraud reasons

bSession                              30 minutes                               Used for system effectiveness measurement

fedops.logger.sessionId     12 months                               Used for stability/effectiveness measurement

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2. Functionality:

Cookie name                 Duration                            Purpose

wixLanguage                    12 months                                   Used on multilingual websites to save user language preference

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Third-Party Cookies

Functionality:

Cookie name                                                                                          Duration                            Purpose

TS*                                                                                                                                     Session                                       Security

TS01*******                                                                                                                       Session                                       Security

TSxxxxxxxx (where x is replaced with a random series of numbers and letters)         Session                                       Security

TSxxxxxxxx_d (where x is replaced with a random series of numbers and letters)     Session                                       Security

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We also use Google Analytics to track and report website traffic. It deploys the following cookies to your device:

Cookie Name       Duration               Purpose

_ga                              2 years                       Used to distinguish users

_gid                             24 hours                    Used to distinguish users

_gat                             1 minute                    Used to throttle request rate

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To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

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Approved third parties may also set cookies when you interact with Zero Waste Bulk Foods. Third parties include search engines, providers of measurement and analytics services, social media networks, and advertising companies. Third parties use cookies in the process of delivering content, including ads relevant to your interests, to measure the effectiveness of their ads, and to perform services on behalf of Zero Waste Bulk Foods.

 

You can manage browser cookies through your browser settings. The 'Help' feature on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, how to disable cookies, and when cookies will expire. If you disable all cookies on your browser, neither we nor third parties will transfer cookies to your browser. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some features and services may not work.

 

To find out more about cookies such as; managing the cookies or how to see what cookies have been set on any of the browser types listed below. Visit http://aboutcookies.org.uk/managing-cookies.

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In summary

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we may collect on the site to enhance your overall experience. We do not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others.