Ghirardelli Cookie Collection Notice

GHIRARDELLI makes use of cookies and tracking technologies for various reasons, including to support the operation of our Sites, to understand how you and other visitors interact on our pages and to provide advertising messages to a targeted audience. You can find more information about the usage of cookies in this Cookie Notice.

A cookie is a small piece of information sent to the hard drive of your device via a web server so that some information about your browsing activity can be collected.

We refer to the term “cookie’ for any technology collecting information from your device, such as information about your use of our applications and websites, or concerning your device such as the device ID, IP address and browser type, demographic data and if applicable the URL of the linking page.

Our use of web beacons or pixel tags allows us to count the number of visitors who have viewed our pages or read our promotional e-mail messages/newsletters. They are not used to access Personal Information about you without your consent.

Necessary Cookies: Such cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of a site. Without such cookie, the Sites will not function properly. These cookies do not gather any information about you that may be used for marketing or retaining where you've been on the internet. We use them to

  • Remember information you have entered when you navigate to different pages in a single web browser session
  • Identify you as being logged in to our Sites
  • Remember the goods and services you ordered when you reach the checkout page

Performance cookies collect information in regards to your use on our Sites. The information collected is anonymous. We use them to

  • Provide statistics on how our Sites are used
  • See how effective our advertisements are (we do not use this information to target adverts to you when you visit other websites)
  • Help improve our Ss by measuring any errors that occur
  • Test different designs of our Sites

Functionality cookies are used to provide services or remember settings to improve your visit. We use them to

  • Remember settings you have selected such as layout, language, or preferences
  • Remember if we have already asked you if you want to fill out a survey
  • Show you when you are logged in to our Sites
  • Share information with partners to provide a service on our Sites. The information shared is only to be used to provide the service, product or function and not for any other purpose.

Targeting cookies are linked to third party services, such as 'Like' buttons and 'Share' buttons. The third party provides these services in return for recognising that you were a visitor to our Sites. We use them to

  • Link to social networks like Facebook, which may subsequently use information about your visit to target advertising to you on other websites
  • Provide advertising agencies with information on your visit so that they can present you with adverts that you may be interested in.
Name Purpose Type of Cookie and Lifetime
Ghirardelli Customer group id. Used in Varnish cache configuration

Functionality

2 hours and updated with every request

Google Analytics Recall what a user has done on previous pages / interactions with the website. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

Performance

1 year

Google Adwords Measure conversion on how many people who click on ads end up purchasing their products. https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Performance

1 year

Facebook Authentification, security, website and product integrity, website functions and services, performance, analytics and research, advertising, statistics and measurement. https://www.facebook.com/policy/cookies

Performance and Targeting

2 weeks to 2 years

Pinterest Personalization, preferences, log in, security, analytics Pinterest may use third-party analytics or security vendors. https://policy.pinterest.com/en/cookies

Performance and Targeting

2 years

Twitter Cookie from Twitter widget. https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies

Performance

2 weeks to 2 years

Instagram We may use technologies like cookies, pixels and local storage to deliver, secure, and understand products, services, and ads
https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370?ref=ig

Performance

2 weeks to 2 years

Double Click Cookie for Double Click analytics

Performance

2 weeks to 2 years

 

If you wish to block our use of cookies, you may do so by activating your browser settings. In order to do so, refer to the “Help” function within your browser. Alternatively, you can visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ where you will find comprehensive information on cookie management and blocking which pertains to a wide variety of browsers (http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/).

We reserve the right to make any changes and corrections to this Cookie Notice. Please refer to this page from time to time to review our list of cookies and other tracking technologies.

 

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