The Care Shop (Dumfries) Limited uses cookies and similar technologies to support our website, maintain security, manage cookie consent and provide certain website features. Our website is hosted on Wix, and we use Usercentrics for Wix to manage visitors' cookie preferences.

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1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, mobile phone or other device when you visit a website. Similar technologies, such as local storage, can also store information on your device.

These technologies may be used to keep a website working properly, remember preferences, manage consent or support additional features and services.

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2. Services and Technologies We Use

Our website uses the following services, as identified in our current Usercentrics consent settings.

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Usercentrics for Wix – Essential

Usercentrics manages cookie consent on our website. It records visitors' consent choices and preferences so that those choices can be remembered. The service uses technologies including local storage and pixels. Usercentrics states that consent records are retained for one year.

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Wix – Website Hosting and Functionality

Wix hosts our website and provides the infrastructure needed to display and operate it. Wix may process technical and usage information, including IP addresses, browser and device information, referrer URLs and information about website visits. Wix uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes described in its own privacy information.

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Google Maps – Listed as Analytical

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Our Usercentrics banner identifies Google Maps as an analytical service and lists related services, including Google Fonts and reCAPTCHA. These services may process technical information, usage data, IP addresses, location information and interactions with embedded features, depending on how the services are used.

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Google Maps and its related services may involve data processing or transfers outside the UK or European Economic Area. Further details are available in Google's privacy information.

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The services and technologies used on our website may change if we update the website or add or remove features. Please refer to the Usercentrics consent banner for the current service information and available settings.

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3. Cookie Categories

Our Usercentrics banner groups services into the following categories:

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Essential: Technologies required for core website functions and consent management.

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Functional: Technologies that allow a website to remember information affecting how it looks or behaves.

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Analytical: Technologies used to analyse website usage and help measure or improve performance. Our current banner lists Google Maps in this category.

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Marketing: Technologies used to track behaviour for advertising or marketing purposes across websites.

The availability and use of each category depend on the services enabled on our website and your consent preferences.

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4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, the Usercentrics consent banner allows you to manage your cookie preferences.

You have three options:

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• Save settings: Save your selected cookie preferences.

• Deny: Reject non-essential cookies and services that require consent.

• Accept all: Accept all cookie categories and services presented in the consent banner.

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Essential technologies required for the website or consent management to function may remain active.

You can revisit your preferences using the cookie settings available on our website, where provided.

You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that blocking certain cookies or technologies may affect some website features.

Non-essential cookies and similar technologies that require consent should only be activated after the appropriate consent has been given.

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5. Third-Party Services and Privacy Information

Some website features are provided by third parties. These providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and the settings selected through our consent banner.

You can find further information here:

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• Usercentrics: Usercentrics for Wix Privacy Policy

• Wix: Wix Privacy Information

• Google: Google Privacy Information

• Google cookies and similar technologies: Google Cookie Policy

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Our Usercentrics banner provides additional information about the services detected on our website, the types of data they may collect, their stated purposes and their retention arrangements.

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6. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when our website, services or use of cookies and similar technologies changes. Any updates will be published on this page.