Last updated: February 9, 2024
The following information concerning the use of cookies and similar technologies on the site www.surpoutlets.com (“Site”) is provided to the user/visitor (“you”) in compliance with the applicable legislation on the processing of personal data and electronic communications.
The Site is owned by Surplus Outlets (“we”, “our”, “us”) located at [Your Address], which will act as the Data Controller.
For any information or requests regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies on this Site, please contact us by writing to the above address or emailing our Customer Care department at [email protected].
What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by sites that you visit and then retransmitted to the same sites the next time you visit. They are widely used in order to make sites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. For example, they store your language preference, sign-in information, or usage of the site’s services and applications. They are also used to show the user products and services based on their preferences and to allow third-party partners to deliver relevant advertising.
There are different types of cookies and their functions vary depending on their characteristics. They can stay on the user’s computer or mobile device for different periods. For example, session cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed, whereas persistent cookies remain on the user’s device for a predetermined amount of time.
Which cookies are used on the Site? Cookies created and stored directly by us are called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies, which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the site you are visiting, usually for our advertising and marketing activities. Third-party cookies from sites or web servers other than Surplus Outlets’ are also used for purposes specific to these third parties.
The cookies we and our business partners use on our online services can be grouped into the following categories:
- Essential cookies: These are browsing or session cookies, including the essential cookie that saves your cookie preferences, which are strictly necessary for the running of the site or to allow you to enjoy the content and services requested by you. These cookies are essential for the Site to function and can’t be switched off in our systems.
- Functional cookies: These cookies are used to activate specific site features and a number of selected criteria (e.g., language, products selected for purchase) to improve the service provided.
- Analytical cookies: These include third-party cookies, which allow us to understand how you and other users use the Site. These cookies don’t contain any information about your identity or any personal data. Information is processed in an aggregated and anonymous form.
- Advertising or “profiling” cookies: These include third-party cookies aimed at creating user profiles and used to send you advertisements in line with your preferences expressed while browsing the web.
By continuing to use the Site, you agree to the storing of cookies and similar technologies on your device for the above-mentioned purposes.
How to disable cookies You can block or delete (in whole or in part) cookies through the specific functions of your browser. If some functional cookies, including third-party cookies, are disabled, some services or certain functions of the Site might not be available or won’t function correctly; you may need to modify or manually enter certain information or preferences each time you visit the Site.
Below are links to instructions regarding cookies on common browsers:
You can also opt-out of cookie-based selling/sharing by clicking here.
Your cookie preferences will need to be reset if you use different devices or browsers to access the site or delete cookies from your device.
Web Push Notifications With your consent, you will be able to receive personalized notifications on your device about our products and news (“web push notifications”).
In order to send you such notifications, we use technologies similar to cookies (in particular, “HTML5 Local Storage”) which stores information on the Local Storage of your device. Some of your personal data is also stored on our servers (which are located in the [Your Region]) to manage “web push notifications”.
Communications are personalized according to the way you navigate and use the site, the products you view, purchase, or place in your shopping bag, and the data you enter in the registration form when purchasing products on the Site (e.g., the name used to personalize communications sent to you and your date of birth so that we can send you promotions and discounts on your birthday).
The categories of personal data used for this purpose are:
- Products purchased, displayed, or placed in the shopping bag
- Name
- Date of birth
- Gender (male or female)
- Preferred language and version of the site used (country)
- Information about the device and browser that you are using
- Date and time you gave your consent to receive web push notifications
- Account creation date
- Date of your last visit to the site
You may revoke your consent to receive such personalized commercial communications at any time by following the instructions below.
Most common browsers:
- Chrome: Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Privacy – Content Settings > Notifications – Manage exceptions > Enter: www.surpoutlets.com and select “Block”
- Firefox: Options > Content > Notifications – Select > www.surpoutlets.com – “Block”
- Safari: Preferences > Notifications > Set to “Reject”
You may also revoke your specific consent to receive notifications as opposed to all communications you receive by following the instructions below.
- Desktop: Right-click on notification > disable notifications from www.surpoutlets.com
- Mobile: Access Notification Centre > Site parameters > Notifications > Block notifications from www.surpoutlets.com
For more information on this type of communication, please refer to the Site’s privacy policy.
More information More information and details on the various types of cookies, how they work, and their characteristics can be found on the following sites (completely independent and not affiliated with us): www.AllAboutCookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.
For general legal information about us and the use of the Site, please see the Terms and Conditions of the Site. For information related to personal data processing by us via the Site, please see the relevant Privacy Policy.