What are Cookies?

Cookies are files or pieces of information that may be stored on your computer (or other internet-connected devices, such as a smartphone or tablet) when you visit a website. A cookie will usually contain the name of the website from which the cookie has come from, the “lifetime” of the cookie (i.e. how long it will remain on your device), and a randomly generated unique number. Cookies and similar technologies help websites work efficiently and collect information about the user's online preferences.

What do we Use Cookies for?

We use cookies to make our sites easier to use, and to better tailor them and our products to your interests and needs. Cookies may also be used to help speed up your future activities and experience on our sites. Cookies help us provide you with a better website experience, by enabling us to monitor which pages you visit. We also use cookies to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how people use our sites and to help us improve their structure and content. We understand and respect your right to privacy and assure that we cannot identify you personally from this information.

Electronic images known as ‘web beacons’ (also known as clear gifs, tags, or pixels) may be present on our website pages, allowing us to count users who have visited our pages and run analytics. Web beacons are responsible for collecting limited information e.g., a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and description of the page on which it resides. Please note that web beacons placed by third-party advertisers might be present on our website.

How Uno Minda Uses Cookies?

To customize the content and see how users move through our website, cookies, and other such technologies are used. Cookies are used to carry information from one session on a website to another, or between sessions on related websites for the smooth working of the website, hence, information received from cookies supports us in making decisions about the ways to improve the services offered by us and enhance the user experience.

We may engage third-party service providers to act on our behalf to analyze the usage of our website users. These third parties collect and share the usage information about visits to our website and, sometimes by correlating this information with other information (e.g., your IP address) to track page usage.

Tracking requests will only be initiated, and cookies will only be used upon receiving explicit consent.

In the absence of consent, neither tracking requests nor cookies (except necessary cookies) will come into play. Upon granting consent, tracking requests will be activated and cookies will be used.

We only use cookies that are necessary for the website to function as part of default cookies. Other cookies are activated only in response to actions made by individuals amounting to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

What Types of Cookies do we Use?

There are two main kinds of cookies: "session" cookies and "persistent" cookies.

Session cookies only last for the duration a user uses our website and are deleted from your computer when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies outlast user sessions and remain stored on your computer until they are manually deleted, or until they reach their expiry date. How long the cookie remains on your device will depend on the duration or "lifetime" of the specific cookie and on your browser settings.

We use persistent cookies on this website to provide links to social network sharing services, and to update you on our most popular content.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose to modify your browser settings to decline cookies. This may prevent you from using some features of our websites.

Cookies on this Website

Learn more about the purpose of each type of cookie we use on www.unomindakart.com.

• Necessary Cookies: These are those cookies that our website needs to use in order to perform its basic functions.
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies track user behaviour on our website to help us understand how visitors interact with the site and improve user experience.
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies track user behaviour on our website to enable advertisers to understand user preferences and tailor content accordingly.

*Cookie duration refers to how long a cookie file remains on a user's device before it expires and is deleted.

Cookies may be classed as first-party cookies or third-party cookies:

First-party cookies are those installed by us, and they are installed either for the time that you use our website, or they are stored longer to be used when you come back to use our website.

Third-party cookies are installed by our partners and generally stay installed as you navigate the web. When you come back to our website, the cookies that we have installed on your device will be sent to our web server so the information can be accessed and reused.

Google Analytics

We also use cookies to help us improve the website's usability and for marketing purposes. We may also use cookies to identify the pages you visit. This helps us analyze data about webpage traffic and improve our website to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for the purpose of statistical analysis, after which, the data is removed from the system.

For this purpose, we use Google Analytics. Google Analytics generates statistical and other insights about the use of our websites by means of cookies, which are stored on user's computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store and use this information. Google's privacy policy is available at www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Managing Cookies

Your personal information will be collected via cookies and other similar tracking technologies with prior consent from you. We will maintain a record of the types of cookies that you have authorized us to use and ensure adherence to your preferences. If you do not wish to accept cookies from the website, you can leave this website or configure your browser to block certain categories of cookies. Your browser may also be able to delete previously stored cookies.

When you first visit our site, you will be asked to accept the use of certain cookies, by displaying a dedicated information banner. If you expressly accept or if you continue to browse our site, you consent to the use of cookies on your device.

If you reject or delete the cookie, you may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that you will be limited in some areas of our site. Through this approach, we can more precisely focus on your preferences and elevate your interaction with our website.

To learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process your personal information exercise your privacy rights, etc. please visit our Privacy Notice.

Uno Minda’s commitment to protecting your privacy is ensured through our Privacy Office lead by our Data Protection Officer (DPO) to ensure the privacy of your personal information, including data collected through cookies.

Cookie Preference

Please see your browser's help facility for information on setting how cookies are handled and managing cookie preferences.

While the default configuration of most browsers is to accept cookies, you have the option to tailor this to your preference. You can decide to accept all cookies, consistently decline them, or cherry-pick which cookies to accept based on their origins. Regularly, you can clear cookies from your device via your browser. It is crucial to remember to configure each browser across your diverse devices—whether they are tablets, smartphones, computers, or the like.

Each browser offers distinct parameters for managing cookies and accommodating your choices. You can find comprehensive instructions in your browser's help section, guiding you through the process of adjusting your cookie preferences.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
• Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411
• Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy

You can choose to disable third-party cookies by going directly to the page of the issuer of the cookie. To disable Google Analytics cookies, go to the page: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en

Please note that by deleting cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of the website.

If you Share the Use of your Device with other people

If multiple users use your device and if your device hosts multiple browsers, it becomes uncertain whether the services and advertisements tailored for your device align with your personal usage or with the usage of another device user.

In these instances, you bear responsibility for any communal use you permit on your device, as well as for adjusting browser settings concerning cookies. Specifically, it's your obligation to communicate shared usage and configurations to other users in such cases.

Changes

We may change this Policy from time to time. We will inform you and/or seek your consent whenever necessary or required. We, therefore, recommend that you consult this Policy each time you visit our website to review the latest version.