This cookie statement was last updated on January 24, 2020.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://virginhairdirectory.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are Cookies
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of programme code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Advertising cookies
On this website we use advertising cookies, enabling us to personalize the advertisements for you, and we (and third parties) gain insights into the campaign results. This happens based on a profile we create based on your click and surfing on and outside https://virginhairdirectory.com. With these cookies you, as website visitor are linked to a unique ID, so you do not see the same ad more than once for example.
Because these cookies are marked as tracking cookies, we ask your permission to place these.
5.3 Social media buttons
On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, Disqus and Pinterest are located in the United States.
6. Placed cookies

We use for website development.
Name Retention Function
Functional
test_cookie none Checks if cookies can be placed
-saving-post 1 day Autosave a post in the editor
_logged_in_* persistent Keep users logged in
_DATA_USER_* session Store user preferences
-api-schema-model* session
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
Automattic
We use Automattic for website development.
Name Retention Function
Statistics
tk_ai session Store a unique user ID
Sharing
For more information, please read the Automattic Privacy Policy.
Stripe
We use Stripe for payment processing.
Name Retention Function
Functional
__stripe_mid 1 year Prevent fraud
Sharing
For more information, please read the Stripe Privacy Policy.
Composer
We use Composer for website design.
Name Retention Function
Purpose pending investigation
vc4-templates
vc4-templates_expiresIn
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
Ecommerce
We use Ecommerce for webshop management.
Name Retention Function
Functional
cart_hash_* session Store items in shopping cart
fragments_* persistent
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
Google Fonts
We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.
Name Retention Function
Marketing/Tracking
Google Fonts API none Request user IP address
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Policy.
Vimeo
We use Vimeo for video display.
Name Retention Function
Statistics
__utmt_player 10 minutes Track audience reach
vuid 2 years Store the user’s usage history
Sharing
For more information, please read the Vimeo Privacy Policy.
YouTube
We use YouTube for video display.
Name Retention Function
Marketing/Tracking
GPS session Store location data
Functional
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE 6 months Estimate bandwidth
Statistics
YSC session Store a unique user ID
PREF 1 year Track visits across websites
Sharing
For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Policy.
SoundCloud
We use SoundCloud for audio streaming.
Name Retention Function
Functional
sc_anonymous_id 10 years Provide functions across pages
sclocale 1 year Store language settings
Sharing
For more information, please read the SoundCloud Privacy Policy.
PayPal
We use PayPal for payment processing.
Name Retention Function
Functional
paypal persistent Prevent fraud
__paypal_storage__ persistent Store account details
Sharing
For more information, please read the PayPal Privacy Policy.
Facebook
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Name Retention Function
Marketing/Tracking
actppresence 1 year Manage ad display frequency
fbm_ 1 year Store account details
_fbc 2 years Stores last visit
fbm_* 1 year Store account details
xs 3 months Store a unique session ID
fr 3 months Ad delivery
_fbp 3 months Track visits across websites
datr 2 years Prevent fraud
sb 2 years Store browser details
*_fbm_ 1 year Store account details
Functional
wd 1 week Determine screen resolution
act 90 days Keep users logged in
c_user 90 days Store a unique user ID
csm 90 days Prevent fraud
presence session Track if the browser tab is active
Sharing
For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Policy.
Twitter
We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.
Name Retention Function
Functional
local_storage_support_test persistent Load balancing functionality
Marketing/Tracking
metrics_token persistent Stores if the user has seen embedded content
Sharing
For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Policy.
Miscellaneous
Name Retention Function
Purpose pending investigation
main_search_form_listing_51_at
hero_search_fields
main_search_form_listing_25_at
main_search_form_listing_33
main_search_form_listing__at
main_search_form_listing_43_at
main_search_form_listing_19
main_search_form_listing_25
main_search_form_listing_67
listing_cat_listing_at
main_search_form_listing_51
main_search_form_listing_33_at
main_search_form_listing_
main_search_form_listing_19_at
main_search_form_listing_67_at
hero_form_listing_at
main_search_form_listing_56
hero_form_listing
listing_cat_listing
main_search_form_listing_43
main_search_form_listing_56_at
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
7. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
• You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
• Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
• Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
• If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
• Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
• Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this cookie statement. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)).
8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.
9. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our cookie policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Ms Payne
London
United Kingdom
Website: https://virginhairdirectory.com
Email: info@virginhairdirectory.com

This cookie policy was synchronised on January 24, 2020