Our website uses technology to collect information about its use, to distinguish between users, to help us provide you with a good experience and to allow us to improve the site and the service we offer. This means that when you visit our website, cookies or similar technologies will be placed on your computer or other device.  In the tables below you’ll see a description of each cookie that we use, what it does and whether or not it collects personal data about you. Personal data means data which identifies or can be used to identify you as an individual, including online identifiers such as your IP address. It also includes pseudonymous identifiers (e.g. strings of numbers or letters) if it is possible for us to identify you from these.

 

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit our website. A cookie file is stored on your device and allows us, or our third party partners (see below) to recognise you and make your visit easier and more useful to you when you revisit our website.

 

2. What cookies do we use?

SOURCE	COOKIES NAME	PRUPOSE	EXPIRES
mindstepshoes.com	PHPSESSID	PHPSESSID is a cookie for PHP sessions. It allows to store user information on the server for later use. This cookie is essential in order to enable you to move around the Website.	Session information is temporary and will be deleted after the user has left the website
	allowCookies	_ga cookie belongs to Google Analytics and it is used to recognise users.	One year
Google (Know more)	_ga	This cookie is used to distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier..	2 years from date set
	_gat	This cookie is used to help the performance of _ga cookie and to throttle the data request rate. (through Google analytic service)	1 minute from date set
	gid	_gid cookie is used only to realise statistical analysis (through Google analytic service)	24 hours from date set

 

3. Accept or block Cookies

You can block any cookies from this website by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of some or all cookies. However, if you block all cookies you may not be able to access all or part of our Website.

 

4. Setting up your browser

The configuration of cookie management depends on each browser and is present in the help menu of your browser.

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button. Next click Internet Options and select the Privacy tab. Under Settings, move the slider to the top to block all cookies or to the bottom to allow all cookies, and then click Apply.

As you move the slider up or down, you will see a description of the types of cookies that will be blocked or allowed by Internet Explorer at that privacy level.

 

Starting from the top you will see the following options:

1. Block all Cookies from all websites. Block all Cookies from websites that do not have a compact privacy policy
2. Block all Cookies from websites that do not have a compact privacy policy. Block cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your explicit consent
3. Block third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy. Block third-party cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your explicit consent. Blocks firstly-partly cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your implicit consent.
4. Block third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy. Block third-party cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your explicit consent. Restricts firstly-partly cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your implicit consent. This is the default setting.
5. Block third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy. Restricts third-party cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your implicit consent.
6. Saves cookies from any website. Cookies that are already on this computer can be read by the websites that created them.

Select the level of security you want. For most, the Default option is the best.

 

Firefox

On Firefox, click the three lines in the upper-right corner, then click “Preference”.With the preferences open, note that there’s an option to turn on Firefox’s Do Not Track option. Below the Tracking preferences, click “Remember History” and then select “Use custom settings for history” option.From the custom history settings screen, click the drop-down list next to “Accept third-party cookies” and then choose “Never”.Your changes will be implemented immediately, so there’s no “OK” or “Apply” button to click.

 

Google Chrome for Desktop

On Chrome for desktops, click the three lines in the upper-right corner, then click “Settings”.Scroll to the bottom of the settings and click “Show advanced settings” at the bottom of the settings screen.On the advanced settings screen, click “Content settings…” under the Privacy heading.With the content settings open, click the box next to “Block third-party cookies and site data”.That’s it–you’re done, you can close the settings tab and go back to your regular browsing activities.

 

Google Chrome on Android

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app . At the top right, tap More   Settings. Tap Site settings 

Cookies. Than turn Cookies on or off.

 

Apple Safari on OS X

On Safari for OS X, you will need to open the Preferences by clicking on the Safari menu, or using the old standard keyboard shortcut “Command + ,”.With the preferences open, click the “Privacy” tab, then under “Cookies and website data” click “Allow fro current website only”. At the bottom of the Privacy tab, there’s also an option to turn on Safari’s Do Not Track feature.Exit out of the preferences and you’re done.

 

Apple Safari on iOS

On Safari for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, you will need to tap open the “Settings” and then tap “Safari”.On the Safari preferences screen, scroll to the “Privacy & Security” options. Here you will see Safari’s Do Not Track feature, and the “Block Cookies” option.In the Block Cookies screen, click “Allow from Current Website Only” and exit out.

 

4. Update of the Legal Notice

Barreiro & Soares, Lda. company owning Mindstep Shoes Sourcing Agency reserves the right to make any changes or corrections to this cookie notification. Please check this page regularly to review the information and check for any updates.

 

This notification was last updated November 17, 2022