Cookie Policy

1. About Cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website can place on your device when you visit. They help the website recognise your browser, remember certain choices and maintain information as you move between pages.

Some cookies are needed for basic website functions, while others help us understand visitor activity or provide features that make browsing more convenient.

This policy applies to the STEPIN SCARVES website operated by STEPINFASHION 121 LIMITED. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies where they help us operate and improve the online shopping experience. Depending on the features available on the website, they may be used to:

• Keep essential website pages and shopping functions working.
• Remember items added to a shopping basket during a visit.
• Maintain relevant session and security information.
• Remember preferences you have chosen on the website.
• Understand how visitors browse our pages and find products.
• Help us identify technical issues and improve website performance.

The cookies actually used may vary depending on the services and website features enabled at the time of your visit.

3. Types of Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to operate. They support functions such as page navigation, secure sessions and shopping basket operations. Without them, certain parts of the website may not work correctly.

Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent where they are genuinely essential to provide a service you have requested.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices and settings, such as preferences you have selected. They can make repeat visits more convenient by reducing the need to enter the same information again.

Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, we will ask for your consent before using them.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website, including which pages are visited and whether visitors encounter errors. The information can help us improve page layouts, navigation and the overall shopping experience.

Analytics cookies are optional and will only be used where you have given the required consent.

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

If advertising or marketing tools are used on the website, these cookies may help measure advertising activity or make marketing content more relevant. They may also be used by third-party services involved in those activities.

These cookies are optional. We will not place them on your device unless you have provided the required consent.

4. Cookie Examples

The following table describes common cookie purposes that may be relevant to an online shop. It is an illustrative guide, not a confirmation that every listed cookie is currently installed on this website.

Cookie names, providers and expiry periods can change when website features or service providers are updated. Where applicable, further details should be available through the cookie preference tool on the website.

5. Your Consent

When you first visit our website, you may be shown a cookie notice that allows you to manage optional cookies. You can choose to accept or reject non-essential cookies, or select your preferences by category where those controls are available.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent when they are required for the website or a service you have requested. Optional cookies, including analytics, functional and marketing cookies that are not essential, will only be used after you have given consent.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie preference controls provided on the website, where available. Changing your preferences will apply to future cookie use. It may not automatically remove cookies that have already been stored on your device.

6. Managing Cookies

You can manage cookies in two main ways: through the cookie preference controls on our website, or through your browser settings.

Using Our Website Controls

If a cookie preference tool is available, you can use it to review your choices and accept or reject optional cookie categories. You should be able to revisit these settings to update your preferences.

Using Your Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to view, block or delete cookies through their privacy or security settings. You can usually choose to block all cookies or receive a notification when a website attempts to store one.

Please be aware that blocking all cookies may affect how our website works. Shopping basket functions, account features and other parts of the site may not operate as intended if necessary cookies are disabled.

For instructions, check the help pages for the browser you use, such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Microsoft Edge.

7. Third-Party Cookies

Some website features may rely on services provided by other organisations. Where these services are enabled, they may use cookies or similar technologies to perform their functions.

Depending on the tools in use, third-party services may support website analytics, embedded content, security, payment-related functions or marketing measurement.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own services and privacy practices. We do not control every cookie that an external service may set, so we recommend reviewing the relevant provider’s privacy and cookie information where appropriate.

We will seek consent before allowing optional third-party cookies or similar technologies to operate where consent is required.

8. Cookie Duration

Cookies may be either session cookies or persistent cookies.

• Session cookies remain on your device while your browser session is active and are generally removed when you close the browser.
• Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually. Their expiry depends on the purpose of the cookie and the provider that sets it.

We aim to use cookies only for as long as they are needed for their stated purpose. You can remove stored cookies through your browser settings at any time.

9. Cookies and Personal Information

Some cookies collect information that may relate to your device, browser or activity on the website. Depending on the information involved, this may be treated as personal data under applicable data protection law.

Where personal information is collected through cookies, we handle it in accordance with applicable UK data protection requirements and our Privacy Policy. We take reasonable steps to protect information against unauthorised access, loss or misuse.

You can contact us if you have questions about how information collected through cookies is used or if you wish to exercise your applicable data protection rights.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when our website features, technologies or legal requirements change. Any revised version will be published on this page and will take effect when it is made available.

We recommend checking this page occasionally so you remain aware of how cookies are used on our website.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on our website, please contact us using the details below.