Cookie Policy

Our use of cookies

Welcome to https://queenmee.com/ (‘Site’). Here you will find information on what cookies may be set when you visit our Site and the purposes for which we use those cookies.  The Site is owned and operated by She Inspired Mee Limited (‘we’, ‘our’, ‘us’ as applicable).  For further detailed information about this Site, please click here to see our Privacy Policy.

By continuing to use this Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies in the manner described in this policy.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small data file that is placed on your computer or other device to allow a website to recognise you as a user when you return to the website using the same computer and web browser, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (a ‘persistent cookie’). Other similar files work in the same way and we use the word ‘cookie’ in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.

Cookies are an extremely common technology for remembering certain information about a visitor to a website. The vast majority of websites currently make use of cookies and they are commonly used for a wide range of tasks.  We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Site. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Site.

Analytical cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

Marketing cookies. These cookies record your visit to our Site, the pages you have visited on our Site and others and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the advertising displayed to you more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

This Cookie Policy gives you information on the specific cookies used on this Site.

How to control and delete cookies

When you accessed the Site, you were presented with a message that notified you of our use of cookies. We had to use a cookie to present you with that notice. If you continue to use the Site, more cookies and other tracking technologies will be placed on your computer as described in this Cookie Policy in order to enhance your user experience whilst on the Site.  By continuing to use the Site and/or by accepting our Terms & Conditions you are agreeing to the use of such cookies and tracking technology.

We will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you. However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by this Site (or on any other site) you can do this through your browser settings.  The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how.    If you are primarily concerned about third party cookies generated by advertisers, you can turn these off by going to the Your Online Choices site at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices.

Alternatively, you may wish to visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer, as well as more general information about cookies.  Please note that, as these websites are not owned or operated by us, we are not responsible for any of the content on them.

Please be aware that restricting cookies may mean that you will not be able to take full advantage of all the features or services available on this Site.

Third party cookies

We also use and work with a number of third party suppliers and partners who set or read cookies on this Site. We do not have any control over these cookies. Whilst we provide a summary of the third party cookies used in the table below, you should also check the relevant third party’s privacy policy using the links in that table for more information about how these cookies are used.

The third party cookies used in connection with this Site include:

Analytics cookies.  We use cookies to help us collect information that allows us to analyse web traffic to our Site. The information collected via the cookies, which is anonymous, is sent to a third party that operates analytics tools which we use to analyse the information collected and improve the Site’s performance.

Social media cookies/plugins. We include a variety of social media features on the pages of the Site that record your interactions with those features with your accounts with various social networking sites (e.g. Facebook and Google+ buttons).  For these to work, the social networking site will set/read cookies through our Site to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Embedded third party content. Some of the content on our Site (e.g. videos) is provided by online services operated by third parties.  When you visit a page containing content from one of these services, a cookie may be set by the relevant third party.

Advertising cookies. We also use and work with a number of third party suppliers and partners who set cookies on this Site in order to deliver [targeted and non-targeted] advertising to you.  

Please see a summary of the third party advertising cookies used in the table below.  If you would like more information about the cookies used by these organisations or would like to access a tool which you can use to disable them, please visit the Your Online Choices site at http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices or click on the AdChoices logo that you will see in the corner of advertisements that carry behavioural targeting cookies.

Below is a summary of the third party cookies used in connection with this Site:

Google Services (Analytics & Advertising)

We use services provided by Google LLC (and its affiliates) including Google Analytics 4 and Google Ads measurement tools. These third-party cookies allow us to analyze visitor behavior, measure campaign effectiveness, and serve relevant advertising.

• Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*): Used to distinguish unique users, track session activity, and measure how visitors navigate and interact with our store. These performance/analytics cookies expire after up to 2 years.

• Google Ads / DoubleClick (_gcl_au, IDE, test_cookie): Used to measure conversion rates from Google Ads, understand ad effectiveness, and deliver personalized remarketing ads to visitors who have previously shown interest in our products.

• Google Consent Mode v2: Integrates with our Cookie Management Platform to ensure Google cookies and data collection automatically adjust according to your selected consent preferences (e.g., suppressing advertising parameters if consent is declined).

• Privacy & Opt-Out: You can review Google’s Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy or manage your personal Google ad preferences via adssettings.google.com.

Meta Services (Facebook & Instagram)

We use advertising services provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. (including the Meta Pixel and Conversions API) to understand how visitors interact with our store after viewing or clicking on an ad on Facebook or Instagram.

• Meta Pixel (_fbp, fr): Used to measure ad conversions, optimize Facebook/Instagram ad targeting, build custom lookalike audiences, and deliver retargeting campaigns to site visitors. These marketing cookies typically expire after 90 days.

• Data Processing & Privacy: Meta acts as a joint data controller for certain event data collected on this site. You can learn more about how Meta processes your personal data, including the legal basis Meta relies on, in Meta’s Privacy Policy at facebook.com/privacy/policy.

• Opt-Out: You can control how Meta uses data to show you ads by updating your account settings directly inside Facebook or Instagram under Settings & Privacy > Ad Preferences.

YouTube (Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC)

When videos are embedded on our Site, YouTube may set cookies or local storage objects (such as VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE and YSC) on your device to measure video performance, store user playback preferences, and prevent fraud. Where possible, we utilize YouTube’s Privacy-Enhanced Mode to minimize tracking prior to playback.

Pinterest (Pinterest Europe Ltd.)

If our Site utilizes Pinterest integration scripts or tag features, Pinterest may set cookies (such as _pinterest_sess or _epik) to track interactions with site content, measure social referral activity, and optimize organic engagement signals. You can view Pinterest's Privacy Policy at policy.pinterest.com/privacy-policy.

Email tracking

Some of the emails we send to you may contain a ‘web beacon pixel’ or tracked links which allows us to identify when you have opened the email and to verify which links contained in the email you have accessed. We use this information to determine which parts of our emails are of most interest to you.

You can delete the pixel by deleting the email. 

You can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time, by clicking on the unsubscribe link in an email, or by contacting us hello@queenmee.com

Changes

We may make changes to this Cookie Policy at any time by sending you an e-mail with the modified Terms or by posting a copy of them on the Site. Any changes will take effect 7 days after the date of our email or the date on which we post the modified terms on the Site, whichever is the earlier.  Your continued use of the Site after that period expires means that you agree to be bound by the modified policy.

Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about cookies or your privacy when using this Site, please contact us:

By post at 4 Newmans Row, Lincoln Inn, Lincoln Road, Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe HP12 3RE

By telephone on: +44 (0) 7900 887688

By email at hello@queenmee.com