What are cookies?
Do we use “cookies”? When you visit our site, the server may attach a “cookie” to your computer’s memory. A “cookie” assists us to store information about how you use our Platform and to make assumptions about what information may be of most interest to you. This information is generally not linked to your identity. We may use knowledge of your user experience to better understand what goods or services may be of interest to you and to collect statistical information. For more detailed information about how we use cookies and collect your activity information, see our Cookie and Tracking Policy.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser.
What are Cookies? Like most other websites, HSDesignInteriors.com uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device by your browser. They are used for many things, such as remembering whether you have visited our site before, matching content to your preferred interests or to help us work out how many new website visitors we get each month.
By accessing our website, you agree that this cookie policy will apply whenever you access our website on any device.
We reserve the right to update this cookie policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted within this page and shall become effective as soon as they are posted. Continued use of the website constitutes your agreement to all such updates.
Our use of cookies
We may collect information automatically when you visit the website, using cookies or local storage in the case of a mobile device. This allows us to identify your computer and find out details about your last visit.
If you choose not to allow cookies, the quality of your browsing experience may be reduced.
Information collected by cookies does not personally identify you; but it does identify your computer and your connection to the Internet. We only collect general information about your computer settings, your connection to the Internet e.g. operating system and platform, IP address, browsing patterns and interactions with our sites.
For more information on cookies please visit these useful sites:
AboutCookies.org – http://www.aboutcookies.org/ †
Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie †
Information Commissioner’s Office – http://www.ico.gov.uk/ †
Types of cookies HSdesignInteriors.com uses
The cookies used on HSdesignInteriors.com's websites are based on the categories found in the International Chamber of Commerce UK Cookie guide. †
These categories are:
Performance Cookies
Performance cookies are used to measure browsing activity, in order to learn about how you use our website. For example, which pages you go to most frequently, how you link to our site and whether you have any issues or error messages from web pages.
These cookies do not collect information that identifies you. Any information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We only use this information to improve how our website works and to provide you with a better online experience.
Google Analytics Premium
This website uses Google® Analytics Premium, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google Analytics Premium uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website and your current IP-address will be transmitted by your browser to and will be stored by Google on servers in the United States and other countries. On behalf of the operator of this website Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address collected through Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You may also stop the transmission of information generated by the cookies about your use of the website and of your IP address to Google, by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available here: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google is a registered trademark of Google, Inc. Google, Inc. is not affiliated with HSdesignInteriors.com.
Functionality cookies
Functional cookies allow us to remember certain selection or preferences you have made in order for us to tailor our website to you.
Targeting or advertising cookies
Targeting or advertising cookies are used to deliver adverts relevant to you. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.
Google Remarketing
This website uses Google Remarketing to display advertisements across similar third party websites on the Google Display Network. This utilises the first party cookie from Google Analytics and the third party cookie from Doubleclick. If you would like to opt-out of this, please see the following guide as a reference: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences
Targeting cookies are used to:
As part of this, we use several third party services to help us understand what adverts you might be interested in. These cookies hold information about your computer and they might hold a record of what other websites you’ve looked at — so we can show you promotions while visiting other websites.
You can control whether or not these cookies are used, but preventing them may stop us from offering you some services.
How to control your cookie settings
Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can change the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer.
These links explain how you can control cookies via your browser – remember that if you turn off cookies in your browser then these settings apply to all websites not just this one:
Browser
Internet Explorer:
Information for different versions of IE can be viewed athttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835 † or for mobile versionshttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/web/changing-privacy-and-other-browser-settings.aspx †.
Chrome:
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647 †
Safari:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html † or for mobile versions http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677 †
Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer †
Blackberries:
http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/47561/mwa1334238823957.jsp
Android:
http://androidwidgetcenter.com/android-tips/how-to-enable-cookies-in-android/ †
Opera:
http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/ †
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