Effective Date: 01-Jan-2023
Last Updated: 01-Dec-2023

 

What are cookies?

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

 

How do we use cookies?

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

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**Performance Cookies:**

| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|——————-|——————|——|————-|——————-|——————————————————|
| _ga_PQN4FX5BVH | .buddabag.com | / | First-party | 1 year 1 month | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
| _ga | .buddabag.com | / | First-party | 1 year 1 month | Associated with Google Universal Analytics – distinguishes unique users. |

**Targeting Cookies:**

| Cookie key           | Domain              | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|——————–|——————–|——|————-|————|———————————————————————————-|
| IDE | .doubleclick.net | / | Third-party | 1 year | Set by Doubleclick, carries information about end user’s website and advertising interactions. |
| test_cookie | .doubleclick.net | / | Third-party | 15 minutes | Set by DoubleClick to check if the visitor’s browser supports cookies. |
| _gcl_au | .buddabag.com | / | First-party | 3 months | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency. |
| YSC | .youtube.com | / | Third-party | Session | Set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com | / | Third-party | 6 months | Set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for embedded videos. |

**Unclassified Cookies:**

| Cookie key           | Domain              | Path |Cookie type | Expiration  |Description |
|——————–|——————–|——|————-|————|————-|
| chatyWidget_0 | www.buddabag.com | / | First-party | 7 days | |
| activechatyWidgets | www.buddabag.com | / | First-party | 1 day | |

Manage cookie preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.