Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 25/05/2025
Company Name: House of India Ltd
Website: www.houseofindia.co.uk
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, phone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, enhance functionality, and analyze performance.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
a. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They include:
- Session management
- Shopping cart functionality
- Secure log-in
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (to deliver the site’s core services)
b. Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve its performance. We use Google Analytics to collect:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on each page
- Bounce rate and site navigation
- Browser/device type
- Anonymized IP addresses
Google Analytics cookies include:
- _ga – used to distinguish users (expires in 2 years)
- _gid – used to distinguish users (expires in 24 hours)
- _gat – used to throttle request rate (expires in 1 minute)
Legal basis: Consent
You can opt out at any time via your browser settings or by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
c. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences. They may be set by us or third-party providers.
Legal basis: Consent
d. Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be set by us or our partners to track your browsing activity and display relevant adverts on other websites.
Legal basis: Consent
We currently do not use targeted advertising cookies, but if this changes, our cookie banner and this policy will be updated accordingly.
3. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent for non-essential cookies (analytics and marketing). You can:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject all non-essential cookies
- Manage preferences
You can also change or withdraw your consent at any time using a link in the website footer (if implemented) or by adjusting your browser settings.
4. How to Disable Cookies
Most browsers allow you to manage cookies via settings. You can:
- Delete cookies already stored
- Block cookies from being set
Helpful links for popular browsers:
Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect site functionality.
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in law or our cookie practices. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top of the policy and notify you where appropriate.
6. Contact Us
For questions about this Cookie Policy or your data:
House of India Ltd
Email: customerservice@houseofindia.co.uk
Phone: 07494472083
Address: Meopham Court Farm, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Kent, DA13 0QJ
