Use of cookies, Norsewood
When you visit our website (also referred to by the use of the word ”we” hereinafter in the text), you consent to our use of cookies (Cookies in New Zealand, hereinafter we refer to cookies and mean the same thing). These are stored on your computer and on our servers in order to be able to distinguish you from other users on our site who provide various services.
Cookie, or plural cookies, is defined as a computer file with a number of characters and numbers stored on your browser and/or on your hard drive on the computer and/or device you use to visit our website. Cookies are automatically downloaded to your device under a specific name, with a specific purpose, and for a limited period of time.
There are three different types of cookies that we use:
- Essential cookies: these are needed in order for us to operate our website. Among other things, this includes cookies that enable secure (SSL encryption-protected) login to our website (e.g. saved login for faster login on the next visit), use of shopping carts (e.g. save a non-completed shopping cart until the next time you visit the website) and/or other services that must act uniquely towards unique users (i.e., act in a way towards you and in a completely different way towards other users on the website).
- Performance-based cookies: these are needed to calculate the number of visitors, and which visitors, on our website, how they behave (click around) on our website when visiting. In this way, we can improve our website to give all users a better browsing experience (for example, by making it easier for them to find what users are looking for by reposting links).
- Personal cookies: these are needed to be able to identify you when users (which includes you reading this) use and reuse our site and then we can tailor the content based on your behavior pattern (how you click around on our site), greet you with your first and last name, possibly username, and remember certain settings that you chose on your last visit. Examples could be what language you chose, your region, or what you last added to the cart without completing the purchase.
- Advertising-based cookies: these are needed to, among other things, track your stay on our website by saving when you visited the page, how you found WHO, and then how you clicked around on our website. The information is used in order to be able to produce relevant advertising and other information on the website that is relevant to you and no one else, which provides a better overall experience as a visitor. Please note that the same information may be shared with third parties for the same purpose.
In some cases, we may work with third parties who may access certain of the above types of cookies on our website. This may include, for example, various advertising networks and/or service providers that are outside our site such as web traffic analysis services). They may use these cookies which are beyond our control. Cookies that include this are performance-based cookies and advertising-based cookies.
As a visitor, you have the right to block the storage of cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your chosen browser (the steps used to access the setting may differ between different browsers) so that you can refuse some or all cookies. Please note that if you choose to refuse all cookies (including essential cookies), you will have limited access to our website as some parts of the website may store some cookies on your device and/or our servers.
Below you will find a table of the different cookies, their categories, file names, purposes and duration that apply. Please note that essential cookies remain for as long as your selected browser on your selected device allows as the maximum lifespan so unless you manually delete it before then. Here is the list .
You are welcome to contact our customer support via the appropriate contact method if you would like to know more about our use of cookies on our website.
Thank you for your possible consent of our use of cookies in advance!