Information Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorised access, use, alteration and disclosure. We protect your personal information by maintaining physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable UK and EU regulations. All personal information that you may provide on any of the Websites will be Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encrypted. Party Delights also uses computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption methods to protect your information. The safety and security of your information also depend on you. For instance, you can start by using a complex and well-chosen password. You should avoid sharing your password or using any information that others can easily learn about you, such as a family member’s name or birthday. We recommend that you follow National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advice when setting passwords. You can also install and regularly update antivirus and firewall software to protect your computer or device from external attacks by malicious users. When you are finished with a session on our Website, be sure that you log out and close the browser window so nobody can pick up where you left off. Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk and Party Delights is not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Cookies and Other Tracking Technology
What are cookies?
A cookie is a tiny data file that websites store to save and collect basic information. They are used to ‘remember’ when your computer or device accesses our website to provide you with greater browsing or shopping experience. Many cookies are essential to the operation of our website, for example, to allow you to make a purchase or create an account with us.
What information do cookies collect?
Our cookies collect information about browsing and purchase behaviour. They are also used to provide you with personalised online advertising tailored to your interests, both on our website and elsewhere. We do not use cookies to collect or record information that could identify you personally such as your name, address, contact details and similar.
Cookie types used by Party Delights
The types of cookies used on our platform can generally be put into the following categories: strictly necessary, analytics, functionality, advertising, and social media. You can find out more about each of the cookie categories below:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
- These cookies are required for the basic operation of our website and enable you to add items to your basket, make purchases, and log into secure areas of our website. These cookies can’t be switched off and they don’t store any of your information.
Analytics Cookies
- These cookies gather information about your browsing and shopping patterns, such as how many people are using our site or which pages are popular to help us improve customer experience.
- We analyse the use of our website through Google Analytics software. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. This cookie expires after 2 years. To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites click here.
Functionality Cookies
- These cookies make your shopping experience easier. They allow us to recognise you and remember the choices you make when you return to the website. For example, these cookies can be used to remember your user name, country selection, and to keep you logged in to your account.
Advertising Cookies
- Advertising cookies deliver personalised content and adverts and help us measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
- We use Google Advertising Products. These cookies may be used to create groups of users based on behaviour to improve the efficiency and relevance of our advertising and allow us to measure advert performance. For more information please visit their website Google’s Privacy and Terms here
- We use Bing cookies which allow us to track user activity on the website with the purpose of monitoring ad performance and providing better-targeted ads. For more information please visit their website Bing Privacy Policy here
- Our email service provider Emarsys uses Web Extend cookies to collect information about browsing habits and purchase behaviour, to retarget personalised content on customer marketing emails. These cookies collect information on items viewed, added to the basket and items purchased. All non-operational information is stored in an encrypted form. Find out more about Emarsys Privacy Policy here
Social Media Cookies
- We use Facebook advertising cookies which anonymously record that a user has clicked on a link or advert from Facebook. The cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisements to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. The cookie also tracks the behaviour of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugins. Find out more about Facebook’s Privacy Policy here
- Twitter advertising cookies anonymously record that a user has clicked on a link or advert from Twitter. Find out more about Twitter’s Privacy Policy here
- We use Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest tracking pixels to collect browser data, which we use to send personalised Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest ads to users who have recently visited our website.
How do I manage my cookies?
To manage or disable cookies you need to change the settings in your website browser. Please check your browser for instructions on how to do this. What happens if I disable cookies? If you disable some or all of our cookies, our website may not function properly. If you only disable third party cookies, you will not be prevented from making purchases on our website. If you disable all cookies, you will be unable to complete a purchase on our website.
Can I enable ‘Do Not Track’?
Do not track (DNT) is a feature offered by some browsers. When DNT is enabled, it will send a request to a website so that your browsing behaviour is not tracked by third party ads, social networks or analytic companies. Our website does not currently respond to Do Not Track (“DNT”) requests as there is currently no consensus on how companies should interpret or manage DNT.
You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.