Cookies Policy

Last Uptade: 19 September 2020

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Our website (www.karmawatercy.com) is built through Wix, an online website developer platform (www.wix.com).

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By using our website you agree for the following two types of cookies (both used on Wix sites):

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1. Session (Transient) cookies: these cookies are erased when you close your browser, and do not collect information from your computer. They typically store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user.

2. Persistent (Permanent/Stored) cookies: these cookies are stored on your hard drive until they expire (i.e based on a set expiration date) or until you delete them. These cookies are used to collect identifying information about the user, such as Web surfing behavior or user preferences for a specific site.

 

In our website we use cookies, pixel tags, beacons, mobile device IDs, and similar files or technologies to collect and store the information we automatically collect about your computer, device, and use of www.karmawatercy.com .

 

KARMA, together with its marketing, analytics and technology partners, uses certain monitoring and tracking technologies (such as cookies, beacons, pixels, tags and scripts). These technologies are used in order to maintain, provide and improve our Services on an ongoing basis, and in order to provide our Visitors, our Users with a better experience. For example, thanks to these technologies, we are able to maintain and keep track of our Visitor’s and Users’ preferences and authenticated sessions, to better secure our Services, to identify technical issues, user trends and effectiveness of campaigns, and to monitor and improve the overall performance of our Services.

 

Please note that Third Party Services placing cookies or utilizing other tracking technologies through our Services may have their own policies regarding how they collect and store information. Such practices are not covered by our Privacy Policy and we do not have any control over them. 

 

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, by following the 'opt-out' links provided below or by changing your browser settings so that cookies from the Website cannot be placed on your computer or mobile device.

 

1. What is a cookie?

 

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to the user’s computer or mobile device when they visit a certain webpage.

Cookies are used in order to let you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving the user experience. Cookies may tell us, for example, whether you have visited the Website before or whether you are a new visitor. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

There are two broad categories of cookies:

• First-party cookies, served directly by us to your computer or mobile device.

• Third-party cookies, which are served by a third party on our behalf. We use third- party cookies for functionality, performance / analytics, advertising and social media purposes.

Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Cookies maybe “session cookies”, or “permanent cookies”.

 

For more information about ‘’what is a cookie’’ please follow the link: www.aboutcookies.org

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2. How do we use cookies?

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We use cookies to:

• track traffic flow and patterns of travel in connection with the Website;

• understand the total number of visitors to our Website on an ongoing basis and the types of internet browsers (e.g. Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer) and operating systems (e.g. Windows or Mac OS) used by our visitors;

• monitor the performance of the Website and to continually improve it;

• customize and enhance your online experience; and

We use pixel tags in combination with cookies. A pixel tag is a type of technology which is placed on a website or within an email and used for the purpose of tracking activity on a website. We use information collected from pixel tags, along with information collected from cookies, to improve your user experience and the overall quality of our services.

 

3. What types of cookies do we use?

 

The types of cookies used by us and our partners in connection with the Website can be classified into one of following categories. If you would like to delete cookies, please refer to How to control or delete cookies on paragraph 6.

 

• Essential Cookies

These cookies are essential to provide you with the Website and any services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like transactional pages and secure login accounts, would not be possible.

 

• Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies record information about choices you've made and allow us to tailor the Website to you. These cookies mean that when you continue to use or come back to the Website, we can provide you with our services as you have asked for them to be provided. For example, these cookies allow us to:

 

• Save your location preference if you have set your location on your homepage, if applicable, in order to receive a local weather forecast;

• Remember settings you have applied, such as layout, text size, preferences, and colors;

• Show you when you are logged in; and

• Store accessibility options.

 

• Performance/Analytics Cookies

We use performance/analytics cookies to analyze how the Website is accessed, used, or is performing in order to provide you with a better user experience and to maintain, operate and continually improve the Website. For example, these cookies allow us to:

 

• Better understand our Website visitors so that we can improve how we present our content;

• Test different design ideas for particular pages, such as our homepage;

• Collect information about Website visitors such as where they are located and what browsers they are using;

• Identifying the devices used by Website visitors;

• Determine the number of unique users of the Website;

• Improve the Website by measuring any errors that occur; and

• Conduct research and diagnostics to improve product offerings.

 

• Social Media Cookies

On some pages of our Website, third parties that provide applications through our Website may set their own anonymous cookies in order to track the success of their applications or customize applications for you. For example, when you share an article using a social media sharing button on our Website (e.g., Twitter or Facebook), the social network that has created the button will record that you have done this. Because of how cookies work, we cannot access these cookies, nor can the third parties access the data in cookies used by us. Some pages of our Website may also contain embedded content, such as video content from YouTube or Vimeo, and these sites may set their own cookies.

 

List of third party cookies & pixels we use

• Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a simple, easy-to-use tool that helps website owners measure how users interact with website content. 

Type: Analytical

Find more info on:

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage

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• You Tube. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which can then be used to display targeted advertising to web visitors.

Type: Marketing 

Find more info on:

https://policies.google.com/privacy/update?hl=en&gl=uk

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• Bontact. Bontact gives real time, multi-channel support experience that allows us to manage phone calls, chat, emails, SMS, messenger, LINE and more all from one easy to use location.

Type: Communication 

Find more info on:

https://bontact.com/terms-and-conditions/

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• Facebook. Through Facebook we use facebook pixels which is a piece of code for our website that lets us measure, optimize and build audiences for our advertising campaigns. The Facebook pixel is an analytics tool that helps us measure the effectiveness of your advertising.

Type: Marketing 

Find more info on:

https://business.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616

 

 

4. 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 Website.

 

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, the following links may be helpful, otherwise you should use the “Help” option in your browser for more details.

 

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/products/windows?os=windows-10

• Cookie settings in Firefox

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Cookies

• Cookie settings in Chrome

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

• Cookie settings in Safari web

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

• iOS

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

 

 

If you only want to limit third party advertising cookies, you can turn such cookies off by visiting the following links:

 

Your Online Choices (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/ )

Network Advertising Initiative (http://www.networkadvertising.org/ )

Digital Advertising Alliance (http://www.aboutads.info/consumers )

 

All cookies controlled by EMI automatically expire within a period of up to 6 months from acceptance, unless you as the user delete them sooner.

 

5. Changes to this Cookie Policy

 

We will occasionally update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices and services. When we post changes to this Cookie Policy, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Cookie Policy. If we make any material changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share information held in cookies, we will notify you by prominently posting notice of the changes on the Website. We recommend that you check this page from time to time to inform yourself of any changes in this Cookie Policy or any of our other policies.

 

6. 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.

 

7. Contact us

 

If you have any questions or comments about this cookies policy, or privacy matters generally, please email us at info@karmawatercy.com