This website is operated by African Beads and Fabrics, our registered office and trading address is P O Box 710, Swansea, SA1 9QG, UK. This policy explains how we use cookies and related technologies (collectively called “Cookies”) to provide our services to you through our website. By accessing or using our Site you consent to our use of Cookies in the manner described in this policy. Please do not use our Site if you are not comfortable with the ways in which we use Cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files sent from a website and stored in a user’s web browser while the user is browsing a website. When a user visits a website more than once, the browser sends Cookies back to the website, allowing the website to recognise the user and remember things like their personalised details and preferences. More information about Cookies and details of how to manage or disable them can be found on http://www.aboutcookies.org/

Do we use cookies?

Yes. We may obtain information about your general internet usage by using Cookies that are typically stored on the hard drive of your computer or on your mobile device. Cookies help us to improve our Site, and to deliver a better, more personalised service.

When do we use cookies?

We use Cookies when you register with us and when you navigate our Site. For example, we use Cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. These Cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in. When you submit data to us, through a form such as those found on contact or enquiry forms, Cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

What types of cookies do we use?

We mainly use Cookies to make our services work and to improve our services. We currently use Cookies for the following purposes:

  • Operation of our service: We use Cookies to monitor login, session and status data. This allows us to know, for example, if you are logged in or not. We also use Cookies to remember if you have seen our cookie banner and to remember if you have logged in previously.
  • Security: We use Cookies to enable and support our security features, and to help us detect malicious activity and violations of our User Agreement.
  • Preferences: We use temporary “session” cookies which enables your web browser to remember which pages on our Site have already been visited. This information may be used to help us to improve, administer and diagnose problems with our Site and server.

Third Party Cookies

Some Cookies that have been set on our Site may not be related to or controlled by us. We do not control the use of these Cookies and cannot access them due to the way Cookies work, as Cookies can only be accessed by the party which originally set them. You should check the third party’s website for more information about these Cookies. This Site may use for example Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the Site and ways that we can improve your experience. These Cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the Site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Disabling cookies

You can change your web browser settings so your computer warns you each time a Cookie is sent, or to turn off all Cookies. Each browser is a little different, so please look at your browser to learn the correct way to modify your Cookies. However, if you disable Cookies you won’t have access to many features that may make your browsing of our Site and use of our services smoother, and some of our services may not function properly or at all.  Essential Cookies are cookies used to carry out the transmission of communications over internet or to provide a requested services. All other Cookies are considered non-essential.