Our Site use cookies to distinguish you from other users of the site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Site and also allows us to improve the site.

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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.

 

We use the following cookies:

Strictly necessary cookies. 

These are cookies that are required for the operation of the Sites. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the Site and use a shopping basket.

 

Analytical/performance cookies.

They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Site work, 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 the Site. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

 

Targeting cookies. 

These cookies record your visit to the Site, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the Site and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

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We use cookies and similar technologies to give you a personalised shopping experience, personalised advertising and to analyse our web traffic.

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What are cookies?

Cookies are data files which can hold small amounts of info and they are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, etc) when you first visit a website. We use cookies when you visit our site, but you can choose to not allow some types of cookies. But don’t forget, blocking some cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

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How do we use them?

We use cookies for:

• essential operations, like site navigation

• allowing you to add items to your shopping bag or to your Saved Items

• analysing visitor numbers and behaviors, such as what pages are frequently visited

• assessing the success of our advertising campaigns, offers and communications

• targeting suitable advertising messages

• understanding which Affiliates have helped us reach out to new customers, or have promoted our products on their websites

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What types of cookies do we use? 

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. We suggest you check the third party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

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Below is a list of some of the third party partners who may set cookies on your device: THIRD PARTY - WHAT THEIR COOKIES ARE USED FOR

Twitter

Twitter use cookies. These are used to anonymously record that a user has clicked on a Twitter add link that referred the user to the Maria’s Boutique.

For further information: https://twitter.com/privacy

 

Facebook

Facebook use cookies. These are used to anonymously record that a user has clicked on a Facebook add link that referred the user to the Sites.

For further information: https://en-gb.facebook.com/help/cookies

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Managing cookies

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of the Sites.

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If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet:

• For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option

• For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option

• If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet:

• For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option

• For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option.

 

Enabling cookies

You can enable cookies by following the steps below depending on your browser:

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SAFARI ON OSX

Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option; Click on 'Security' then 'Accept cookies'; Select the 'Only from site you navigate to'.

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MOZILLA FIREFOX ON OSX

Click on 'Mozilla' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option; Scroll down until you see cookies under 'Privacy & Security'; Select 'Enable cookies for the originating web site only'.

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OPERA

Click on 'Menu' at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'; Then select 'Preferences', select the 'Advanced' tab; Then select 'Accept cookies' option.

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To learn more about cookies and how to manage them (including blocking them) visit aboutcookies.org (opens in a separate window). Please note that we are not responsible for the content of external websites.

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Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for this site to work properly and they allow you to navigate the site and use our features, such as ‘Add to Bag’ and ‘Save for Later’. These cookies also allow us to measure and analyse how our customers use the site, to improve both its functionality and your shopping experience.