COOKIES POLICY

We believe that cookies and tracking technologies such as pixels and beacons make your experience on our website and online application more personal and enjoyable. This Cookie Policy will explain to you exactly what they are, what cookies do we use and for what purposes.

Our website https://www.lcwaikiki.me and online application https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lc-waikiki-online-shopping/id6743737857 and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lcwaikiki.android.global

are collectively referred to as the “Platforms”.

What are cookies

Cookies are small files or parts of a file saved on the computer / mobile terminal of an internet user, created and subsequently read by the web application, which may contain personal information (user ID, custom preferences, or a history of the pages you visit). Platforms use cookies to help provide users with functionality that could not be met in the absence of http protocol, the most commonly used text protocol for accessing Internet information on web servers (www). These features include managing user sessions, keeping an authenticated session, keeping preferences on a visited page, shopping cart products, and more.

Cookies are used to customize your user experience, perform analytics and improve our overall online services. Cookies can also be used to deliver personalized advertising on our websites, apps, or newsletters across internet and via social media platforms, to get insights regarding for example, how many people clicked on a Social Media ad from us to visit a page on our website. The information is used to measure and optimize advertising in social media platforms.

Who uses the information collected through cookies

The information collected through cookies is only used by us, except those identified as “Third-party cookies”, which are used and managed by external entities to provide us services aimed at improving our services and the user experience when browsing on our Platforms.

For more detailed information on how we process your personal data in collaboration with third parties and on data subject to international data transfers, please read our Privacy Policy available on our Platforms, and the privacy policies/privacy settings of these third-party collaborators, available on their platforms.

We are:

1. LC WAIKIKI RETAIL MNE PODGORICA, daughter company registered and functioning under Montenegrin laws, with headquarters in Montenegro, Podgorica, Serdara Jola Piletica no number, Business Center Palada, 2nd Floor, duly registered with the Central Register of Business Entity under registration no. 50837108, having tax identification number / statistical number no. 03194817, for all operations related to the retail sale of textiles in specialized stores;

2. LC WAIKIKI MAĞAZACILIK HIZMETLERI TICARET A.Ş., mother company and sole shareholder of LC WAIKIKI RETAIL RO S.R.L registered and functioning under Turkish laws, with headquarters in Turkey, 15 Temmuz Mahallesi Gülbahar Cad. no: 41 Bağcılar, 34212 İstanbul, Turkey.

Cookies can be split into the following main categories:

after their issuer:

First-party cookies - these are issued by the Platforms you have accessed. Their main purpose is to enable the Platforms you visit to memorize your preferences.

Third-party cookies - these are cookies that are set by a website other than the one you are on. If you visit a website and a separate operator sets a cookie through that website this would be a third-party cookie.

after their persistency:

Session cookies – these cookies are used during a browser session and will expire after you close it. They are used for purposes such as remembering what you have put in your shopping basket as you browse around the Platforms.

Persistent cookies – these cookies are stored on a device in between browser sessions. This allows your preferences or actions across a website (or in some cases across different websites) to be remembered. They serve multiple purposes including remembering users’ preferences and choices when using a site or to target advertising.

What cookies do we use and for what purposes

When you first access our Platforms, you will be asked to consent to our use of cookies as described below:

1.      Functionality cookies (Only required cookies) – these cookies make our Platforms usable by providing functionality that will allow you to shop (page navigation, adding products to your basket etc.) Our Platforms could not function properly without them, therefore this is the only type of cookies for which we do not require your consent.

2.      Statistics/Analytical cookies – these cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with our Platforms. The information collected by these cookies is usually anonymous.

3.      Advertising (marketing) cookies – these cookies allow us to personalize our adverts for you by showing you advertising that is relevant to your interest and shopping history. They can also track you through different websites and allow us to show you LC Waikiki advertising banners on third party websites. You can find below a detailed list of the cookies we use, what is their purpose and their expiration periods:

How to accept or withdraw your cookie consent in “Cookie settings”

In the cookies settings panel, available at all times on our Platforms, you can find all the information on the cookies used by this Platforms,along with information on how you can enable or disable the use of cookies that are not strictly necessary for Platforms functioning. You can accept all three categories of cookies or only one of them if you prefer. By agreeing to a category of cookies, you consent to all cookies in this category. You can change your preferences and refuse cookies at any time in Cookie Settings. Above you will find more detailed information about our categories of cookies as well as a list of all cookies used in that category.

If you prefer not to use cookies on your device, you can manage your cookie preferences by ticking it in the list of cookie categories in “Cookie Settings”.

Please note that any changes/choices may affect the functionality of the Platforms and can make unavailable to you any personalized offers or advertisements.

In addition to your consent withdrawal, you can easily stop your browser from accepting cookies by configuring your browser’s cookie settings. All commercial web browsers are featured with cookie management functionality. Please check your web browser to find out more how to delete or disable cookies.

If you choose to “Accept All Cookies”, you accept all cookie categories, and agree that we share this information with third parties, such as our advertising partners. This may in some cases mean your data will be processed outside the EU/EEA. If you choose “Only required cookies” no other cookies than the ones categorized as “strictly necessary” will be placed on your device. You can at any time disable cookies that are not categorized as strictly necessary for the Platforms to function by withdrawing your consent.

Other tracking technologies

• Facebook Pixel Code

A piece of code that lets us measure, optimize and build audiences for our advertising campaigns. The Facebook pixel collects five types of data:

· Http headers - Anything present in HTTP headers. HTTP headers are a standard web protocol sent between any browser request and any server on the Internet. HTTP headers include IP addresses, information about the web browser, page location, document, referrer and person using the website.

· Pixel-specific data - This includes the pixel ID and Facebook cookie.

· Button click data - This includes any buttons clicked by site visitors, the labels of those buttons and any pages visited as a result of the button clicks.

· Optional values - Developers and marketers can optionally choose to send additional information about the visit through custom data events. Example custom data events are conversion value, page type and more.

· Form Field Names - This includes website field names such as "email", "address" and "quantity" when a person purchases a product or service.

The pixel does not capture field values unless an advertiser includes them as part of advanced matching or optional values. You can read Facebook’s overview of privacy here: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

• Criteo Code

This is used to track you through various selected website and provide you with personalized adverts when you visit such other websites. Banner advertising appears on selected websites with which we are affiliated and we use the information we have learned from cookies to tailor this advertising to things we think you will like, based, for example, on your browsing history. You can disable Criteo tracking and ads here: https://privacy.criteo.com/#/cookiecontrol

• Google AdWords (doubleclick)

A tool used to perform paid search marketing activities like retargeting and conversion tracking via the Google browser. Read Google's overview of privacy and safeguarding data.

• E-mail beacons

Tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has opened an e-mail that we have sent them.

How to manage cookies

When you visit the Platforms, a cookie is sent to your internet browser and saved to your computer's or phone’s hard drive, but you can block cookies by changing your browser settings. Depending on the browser you use, you can access the guide to lock/delete cookies from the link below:

Mozilla Firefox

Internet Explorer

Google Chrome

Safari

Opera

To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

By clicking on the “I agree to the use of cookies” navigation bar, you accept the cookies we use. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, you can block any cookies from your browser settings.