Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how I Am Me Clothing ("I Am Me", "we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.iammeclothing.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, I Am Me) are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies". Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described below:
First Party Cookies:
- Session cookies - these allow website owners to link the actions of a user during a browser session. They may be used for a variety of purposes like remembering what a user has put in their shopping cart. They expire after the browsing session ends.
- Persistent cookies - these are stored on a user's device in between browsing sessions. They are useful for remembering preferences or actions across multiple sites.
- Strictly necessary cookies - these cookies are essential for websites to operate properly, like preserving user session, load balancing, etc.
- Functionality/preference cookies - these cookies allow websites to remember a user's choices and customize the experience, like language preferences, location, etc.
Third Party Cookies:
- Advertising cookies - these are placed by advertising companies to track browsing across websites to target relevant ads. Common ones include Google and Facebook pixel.
- Analytics cookies - services like Google Analytics place cookies to gather data on how visitors use websites and generate analytics reports.
- Social media cookies - platforms like Facebook and Twitter use cookies to enable functionalities like sharing content.
- Flash cookies - these are placed via Adobe Flash and help with delivering video/audio content.
How to turn off and delete cookies
You can choose to enable or disable cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third-party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept cookies, but this can be changed.
For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser. You can also manage your cookie settings through your browser, including how to clear your browsing history and delete cookies.
Here are some simple steps for disabling cookies in major web browsers:
For Microsoft Edge:
- Click on the "Settings and more" menu in the top right.
- Select "Settings" then click "Cookies and site permissions" on the left side.
- Turn off "Allow sites to save and read cookie data".
For Google Chrome:
- Click the menu icon ? in the top right corner.
- Select "Settings" then click "Privacy and security".
- Click "Cookies and other site data" and turn off "Allow sites to save and read cookie data".
For Safari on Mac:
- Go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy.
- Select "Prevent cross-site tracking" to block third-party cookies.
For Mozilla Firefox:
- Click the menu icon ? and choose "Options".
- Select the "Privacy & Security" tab on the left.
- Under Cookies and Site Data, turn off "Accept cookies and site data".
For Opera:
- Select the Easy Setup menu > Settings.
- Choose "Privacy & Security" on the left.
- Turn off "Cookie storage" under the Cookies section.
What about other tracking technologies?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other data collection technologies from time to time, like web beacons, analytics software tools, and social media pixel tags. These technologies are used for similar purposes to cookies. In this cookie policy, we refer to all these technologies as "cookies".