Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy

1. Our Approach to Cookies

At Blinds Kingdom, we believe you should understand how information is collected when you visit our website.

Like most modern websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to help our website operate correctly, provide a better browsing experience, understand how visitors use our website and continue improving the services we provide.

We are committed to giving visitors clear information about how these technologies are used and, where required by law, meaningful choices regarding the non-essential cookies they choose to accept.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies allow websites to recognise your device, remember certain preferences and improve your browsing experience.

Cookies do not normally identify you personally on their own. Instead, they help websites remember information such as your preferences, recognise returning visitors and understand how a website is being used.

Some cookies only remain for the duration of your visit. Others remain on your device for a longer period so that your preferences can be remembered when you return.

3. Why We Use Cookies

Blinds Kingdom uses cookies and similar technologies for a number of legitimate business purposes. These may include:

• operating our website efficiently;
• maintaining website security;
• remembering your preferences;
• improving website performance;
• understanding how visitors use our website;
• identifying technical issues;
• measuring the effectiveness of our marketing;
• improving customer experience;
• supporting the continued development of our website and services.

We only use cookies where there is an appropriate legal basis for doing so.

4. Types of Cookies We May Use

Depending upon how our website operates from time to time, cookies may include the following categories.

5. Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, Blinds Kingdom may use similar technologies that perform comparable functions. These technologies may include:

• web beacons;
• tracking pixels;
• local storage;
• session technologies;
• similar technologies that help improve website performance and customer experience.

Where applicable, these technologies will be managed in accordance with this Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy and applicable data protection legislation.

6. Technology Partners and Website Services

To help provide a secure, reliable and continually improving website, Blinds Kingdom may work with carefully selected technology partners and website services.

These services help us operate our website efficiently, understand how visitors use it, protect it against misuse and continue improving the experience we provide to our customers. Depending upon how our website evolves, these services may support:

• website analytics;
• website security;
• spam prevention;
• website performance monitoring;
• customer communications;
• appointment booking;
• customer relationship management;
• advertising and marketing;
• website functionality; and
• other technologies that help improve our website and customer experience.

From time to time, the technology partners and website services we use may change as our business grows, our website evolves and new technologies become available. We regularly review the technologies supporting our website to help ensure they remain appropriate.

7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit the Blinds Kingdom website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner where required by applicable legislation.

Where consent is required by law, you will have the opportunity to:

• Accept All Cookies;
• Reject Non-Essential Cookies; or
• Customise Your Cookie Preferences.

Your preferences will be respected and recorded in accordance with applicable legislation. Where available, you may review, change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie preference tools provided on our website.

You may also manage cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of some parts of our website. Rejecting non-essential cookies will not normally prevent you from accessing the main content of our website.

8. Cookie Consent

Blinds Kingdom is committed to ensuring that consent for non-essential cookies is obtained in a clear, transparent and lawful manner where required.

Our website is designed to provide meaningful choices regarding the use of non-essential cookies and similar technologies. Where consent is required:

• consent should be freely given;
• consent should be specific and informed;
• visitors should be able to refuse non-essential cookies without disadvantage;
• visitors should be able to withdraw consent at any time.

Consent preferences may be updated as our website evolves or where required by changes in legislation.

9. Cookie Register

Blinds Kingdom maintains a separate technical Cookie Register as part of its wider governance framework. The Cookie Register records technical information relating to cookies and similar technologies used on the website.

Depending upon the technologies implemented, this may include:

• Cookie Name;
• Purpose;
• Category;
• Provider;
• Duration;
• First-party or Third-party classification.

The Cookie Register is maintained separately from this policy because website technologies may change more frequently than the principles described within this document. Updating the Cookie Register will not normally require changes to this Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy.

10. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience. This Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy applies only to the Blinds Kingdom website.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy and cookie information published by any third-party websites they visit. Blinds Kingdom is not responsible for the content, privacy practices or cookie policies of third-party websites.

11. Changes to This Policy

Technology, legislation and the way our website operates may change over time. We may review and update this Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy periodically to ensure it remains accurate and continues to reflect the way cookies and similar technologies are used on the Blinds Kingdom website.

The latest version will always be published on our website.

12. Questions About This Policy

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy or how cookies are used on the Blinds Kingdom website, we would be pleased to hear from you.

If your enquiry relates to the processing of personal information, please also refer to our Privacy & Data Protection Policy.

13. Legal Information

Throughout this Cookie & Tracking Technologies Policy, references to “Blinds Kingdom”, “we”, “our” and “us” relate to the Blinds Kingdom website and business.

Blinds Kingdom is a trading name of Solara Shades UK Limited.