This Cookies Policy describes how cookies and similar technologies are used on certain of our owned or controlled websites, web properties (e.g., widgets and applications) and mobile applications (“Mobile Apps”) that contain or link to this Cookies Policy (such websites, web properties and Mobile Apps are referred to herein collectively and individually as the “Site”).
By using the Site, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Cookies Policy. Please refrain from visiting the Site or alternatively, please disable cookies and similar technologies (as explained below) if you do not wish cookies to be stored or accessed on your computer or mobile device.
We may change this Cookies Policy at any time. Please take a look at the “LAST REVISED” legend at the top of this page to see when this Cookies Policy was last revised. Any changes in this Cookies Policy will become effective when we make the revised Cookies Policy available on or through the Site.
1. WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a text-only string of information that the Site’s server transfers to the cook-ie file of the browser on your computer or other device so that the Site’s server can read and retrieve the contents of that cookie.
2. HOW WE USE COOKIES
2.1 We currently use both session and persistent cookies on our sites.
Below are the major cookies used, where the relevant features are enabled on a par-ticular Site.
| Name | Owner (Blackpaper Publishing/ 3.rd party) | Description / Purpose | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| LastTracker | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores the name of the last tracker a customer came in contact with. This is used to determine which channel wins the attribution. | 1 Month |
| uslk_e | Userlike | Stores an encoded value and some user tracking information. It’s used to recognize users after they terminated the conversation. | 1 Year |
| uslk_s | Userlike | Stores the application data for UserLike. It’s used to persist data and store the machine state as nessessary data to enable the application. | Session |
| __cq_dnt | Demandware | Stores a user tracking data. It’s used to track and analyze users who are visiting our page anonymous or are browsing in a logged-in state. | Session |
| __cfduid | Demandware | Stores a user tracking data. It’s used to track and analyze users who are visiting our page anonymous or are browsing in a logged-in state. | 30 Days |
| __cq_bc | Demandware | Stores a user tracking data. It’s used to track and analyze users who are visiting our page anonymous or are browsing in a logged-in state. | 30 Days |
| __cq_seg | Demandware | Stores a user tracking data. It’s used to track and analyze users who are visiting our page anonymous or are browsing in a logged-in state. | 13 Months |
| __cq_uuid | Demandware | Stores a user tracking data. It’s used to track and analyze users who are visiting our page anonymous or are browsing in a logged-in state. | 12 Months |
| cqcid | Demandware | Stores a user tracking data. It’s used to track and analyze users who are visiting our page anonymous or are browsing in a logged-in state. | Session. |
| dw_dnt | Demandware | Stores the session ID. Is used to check if first-party cookies can be used and are used to determine if a session shouldn’t be tracked anymore. | Session |
| dwac_* | Demandware | Stores user information, cart content and e-commerce related information. It’s used to manage the website and provide basic functionality. | 24 Month |
| dwanonymous_* | Demandware | Stores user information, cart content and e-commerce related information. It’s used to manage the website and provide basic functionality. | 6 Month |
| dwsecuretoken_* | Demandware | Stores security information. It’s used to store the necessary information to secure the connection via HTTPS. | Session |
| dwsid | Stores security information. It’s used to store the necessary information to secure the connection via HTTPS. | Session | |
| Blackpaper_Publishing_lt_wt_mc | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores encoded tracker information. The information is used to track and analyze user movement and behavior across the page. | 1 Month |
| Permanent | |||
| session-set | Blackpaper Publishing/ Demandware | Stores a true or false value. It’s used to persist the information if a session was set. | 20 Years |
| sfcc_languageHint | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores a true or false value. It’s used to control if a langue selector should be shown or hidden. | 10 Years |
| sid | Demandware | Stores an encoded value. It’s used to uniquely identify the user’s session. | Session |
| dtbd98 | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores the content of the wishlist. It’s used to allow anonymous users to save products on their wishlist. | 60 Days |
| sfcc_cookieHint | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores the fact if the user has accepted the cookie hint. Is used to prevent annoying the user with repeated cookie information. | 10 Years |
| customerEmailUnhashed | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores the email address of the currently logged-in user. Is used to provide the mentioned tracking provider with unique user identification. | 3 Days |
| customerEmailHashed | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores a hashed version of the email address of the currently logged-in user. Is used to provide the mentioned tracking provider with unique user identification. | 3 Days |
| dtReturn | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores the UID of the visited page. It’s used to enable the customer to return to it after he left it. | 30 Minutes |
| sfcc_usr | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores the user id of a former customer. It’s used to recognize customers, which aren’t actively logged in. | 0 Days |
| Blackpaper_Publishing_lt_freez | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores a boolean value. It’s used to prevent the overwrite of the last entry point from the customer. | 3 Hours |
| Blackpaper_Publishing_lt_wt_mc | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores a list of names of entry points used by the customer to enter the webshop. It’s used to analyze and track the customer journey. | 1 Month |
| PHPSESSID | Prescreen | This cookie is used to identify the user while using Prescreen. The cookie is essential for correct functionality. | Session |
| REMEMBER ME | Prescreen | This cookie is used to restore an expired session. The cookie is essential for correct functionality. | 2 weeks |
| COOKIE_CONSENT_STORAGE_ID | Blackpaper Publishing | Stores the information regarding cookies acceptance of the user. It is used to avoid annoying the user with repeated impression of the cookie banner. | 10 years |
2.2 3rd Party Cookies
We use a range of 3rd party content and tools on the Site. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, Facebook or YouTube, cookies may be placed by the Site. We do not control the dissemination, content or specific use of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
Below are some of the main 3rd party services we use:
- Facebook – to help users register with our services via their Facebook ac-count, Like or Share website content to the Facebook platform, and display content from Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/help/cookies
- Twitter – to display content from Twitter and allow users to connect with the art-ist’s Twitter accounts; to quickly share information via the Twitter social net-work without having to log into Twitter again :https://twitter.com/privacy
- Youtube – to display video content in embedded players from YouTube : https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
- Add This – to enable users to share website content on a variety of social and content networks : https://www.addthis.com/privacy
- Google– to enable users to be shown search or YouTube advertising relevant to the artist site they have visited and web analytics : https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
- Stumbleupon – to enable users to share website content on a variety of social and content networks : https://www.stumbleupon.com/privacy
- PayPal – to recognize a user as a PayPal customer; customize PayPal ser-vices, content and advertising; measure promotional effectiveness; collect in-formation about a user’s computer or other access device to mitigate risk, help prevent fraud and promote trust and safety : https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=ua/Privacy_full&locale.x=en_US
- Adobe Flash Player – to improve the user experience and to save preferences: https://www.adobe.com/uk/privacy/policy.html
- Facebook Retargeting – we may use Facebook Retargeting
- Third-party advertisers on our websites or web properties may use cookies and other technologies in their advertisements for statistical purposes; we have no control over cookies placed on our websites or web properties by third parties
3. REFUSING COOKIES ON THE SITE
If you do not want your personal information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies, or gives you the choice of declining or accepting the transfer to your comput-er of a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular website. Information about the procedure you are required to follow in order to disable cookies can be found on your Internet browser provider’s website via your help screen. You may wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for information on com-monly used browsers. Please be aware that if cookies are disabled, not all features of the Site may operate as intended.
We want you to know how to get rid of these tracking cookies if you like. This is why we provide User Choice and list links to pages where you can manage the cookies:
If you want to clean out all tracking cookies from all your websites, here are links where you can download three programs that can clean out tracking cookies:
https://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index.html
https://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/spysweeper/