Types of Cookies we use Like most large websites, China Etc uses session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies We use session cookies, which last only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. No personally-identifiable data is collected. These simply enable us to identify that the same person is moving from page to page. While you are using our website an unique ID will track your session from page to page to keep you signed in whilst you service your accounts online or to keep your session open whilst you browse the site. Without session cookies these functions would not work. Persistent cookies We also use certain cookies that are persistent, meaning that they last beyond your session. Persistent cookies don't use any personally identifiable information, but they do help our website remember you as a user each time you use the same computer to revisit us. Persistent cookies last for a pre-defined period unless they are deleted. Similarly, we also use Google Analytics to allow us to track how popular our site is and to record visitor trends over time. You can find out more about these cookies in the table below. Third party cookies We use these cookies to enable visitors to our website share links to webpages, that they like via Facebook, Twitter and Google+. etc.   All cookies currently used on the China Etc website   Cookie Category Cookie Owner Purpose Website visit information Google Analytics Google Analytics uses cookies to help us to track which pages are accessed. This allows us to understand how popular our site is and record visitor trends over time. The cookies contain no personally identifiable information but some of them do use your IP address to help determine where in the world you are accessing the site from and to track pages you visit within the site. Functional Cookies China Etc Our website will remember any items you add to your shopping basket. Through the use of a cookie, when you revisit our website from the same computer, it will remember the number of the shopping basket you last used. If you did not purchase those items, when you return we will be able to use the same basket or choose to have a new one. Social Media Sharing Facebook Twitter Google+ We use these cookies to enable visitors to our website share links to webpages, articles, products and functionality that they like via Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Improving Online Experience Google Analytics To present you with the best possible experience on our website we show different variations of our web pages so that we can analyse and improve our site. These cookies contain no personally identifiable information.   How we use Cookies Turning Cookies on or off