Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

Updated: September 4, 2022

HeartBeatDesigns would like you to know more about the web technologies that we use to run our web shop. These technologies are meant to provide as many people with the best browse and purchase experience possible, and provide advertising, site-experience, and other benefits to this end.

In this Cookie Policy, we’ll refer to heartbeatdesignss.com and HeartBeatDesigns LLC collectively as the “Site”. We’ll refer to cookies and related technologies collectively as “Cookie Technologies.”

Types of Cookies Technologies

Cookies

Cookies are small data files sent from a server to your web browser. They are stored in your browser‘s cache and allow a website or a third party to recognize your browser. There are three primary types of cookies:

  • Session cookies are specific to a particular visit and carry information as you view different pages so you don’t have to re-enter information every time you change pages or attempt to checkout. Session cookies expire and delete themselves automatically in a short period of time like after you leave the Site or when you close your web browser.
  • Persistent cookies remember certain information about your preferences for viewing the site, and allow HeartBeatDesigns to recognize you each time you return. Persistent cookies are stored on your browser cache or mobile device until you choose to delete them, and otherwise typically delete themselves at expiration.
  • Third-party cookies are placed by a party other than HeartBeatDesigns, and may gather browsing activity across multiple websites and across multiple sessions. They are usually a type of persistent cookie and are stored until you delete them or they expire based on the time period set in each third-party cookie. Most notably, third-party cookies allow third-party server to show you items that you’ve shown interest in, either directly or indirectly.

Cookies store data about your use, but they are helpful because they allow us to help HeartBeatDesigns function and customize your experience.

Other Technologies

In addition to cookies, there are other similar technologies used by HeartBeatDesigns and elsewhere on the web or in mobile ecosystems.

  • Web pixels: These are tiny graphics (sometimes called “clear GIFs” or “web beacons”) with a unique identifier that are used to understand browsing activity. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, web beacons are rendered invisibly on web pages when you open a page.
  • Social widgets: These are buttons or icons provided by third-party social media providers that allow you to interact with those social media services when you view a web page or a mobile app screen. These social widgets may collect browsing data, which may be received by the third party

Security and Authentication

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features. These cookies do not gather any information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet. We are not required to get your consent to the use of Strictly Necessary Cookies. They last for one “session” and expire when you leave our website or close the browser. Cookies that fall into this category are:

  1. Shopping cart cookies;
  2. Access to protected areas of a website;
  • Remembering previously entered text so it’s not lost if the page refreshes.

Performance Cookies

Performance Cookies store anonymous information only and therefore cannot be used to identify you. We are required to get your consent to the use of Performance Cookies. By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. Performance Cookies can be deleted from your browser history at any point before their expiry time. Cookies that fall into this category are:

  1. Analytics;
  2. Advertising;
  • Pay Per Click.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences to personalize your experience on our website. We are required to get your consent to the use of Functionality Cookies. By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. Functionality Cookies can be deleted from your browser history at any point before their expiry time. Cookies that fall into this category are:

  1. Detecting if you have already seen a pop-up to ensure it doesn’t get shown to you again;
  2. Submitting comments;
  • Remembering colors, font sizes and page backgrounds.

Targeted Advertising Cookies

Targeted Advertising Cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. 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. The information they store is not anonymous. We are required to get your consent to Target Advertising Cookies. We will ask for consent from you to store these cookies on your device using a pop-up, overlay, splash page or header/footer bar. Cookies that fall into this category are:

  1. Collecting information about browser habits to target advertising;
  2. Collecting information about browser habits to target website content.

 

Opt-in and Opt-out on Browsers

You can always enable or disable cookies in your browser settings. Each browser is a little different, but usually these settings are under the "options" or "preferences" menu. You can find out more about cookies and how to delete and control them by clicking help in your browser menu or by visiting the links below which provide information about cookie settings for the browsers supported by HeartBeatDesigns:

Opt-out of Third-Party Networks

If you do not wish to have this information used for the purpose of serving you interest-based advertisements, you may decline to receive interest-based ads through if you are located in the European Union by clicking here. Please note this does not stop you from being served advertisements. You will continue to receive generic advertisements. Please note that if you reject or block all cookies in your browser settings, you will not be able to take advantage of HeartBeatDesigns Services as some cookies are necessary for the Site to function properly.

You can learn more about managing your preferences for ads online, particularly for many third-party advertising networks, through resources made available by the Digital Advertising Alliance at https://www.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative at https://optout.networkadvertising.org.

Google Analytics Opt-out

For Google Analytics Advertising Features, you can opt-out through Google Ads Settings, Ad Settings for mobile apps, or any other available means (for example, the NAI's consumer opt-out listed above). Google also provides a Google Analytics opt-out plug-in for the web.

Contact Us

If you have questions about the use of Cookie Technologies at HeartBeatDesigns, or if you would like to make changes to the way your data is being used, please email HeartBeatDesigns at info@heartbeatdesignss.com