Genie Shopping Cookie Policy
Genie has been at the forefront of reliable, independent search technology since 2004. We’re trusted by both stores and the public to provide reliable, unbiased and up-to-date price information across the retail sector.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is small text file that is generated by the website that you are visiting and then stored on the device that you are using via your browser software to your hard drive. Each time you visit the site your browser will access the cookie again to help the website function correctly, display/remember relevant content and provide us with the data we need to enable us to operate the website.
The cookies that Genie Shopping uses come from both ourselves and third parties to allow us to deliver the best user experience to our visitors. These cookies do not contain sensitive information such as name, address, email address or payment information and they are not personally identifiable.
Cookies on Genie Shopping
There are four types of cookies that we use on Genie Shopping, each contributing to the user experience and functionality of the website. Below are the four categories of cookies that we use.
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Cookie Type |
Description |
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Strictly Necessary |
These are essential cookies that are required to allow you to move around the site without issue. These cookies make sure that the site functions correctly. |
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Analytical/Performance |
There are cookies that collect usage information on the website, such as pages visited, buttons click along with errors encountered. These cookies do not collect any information that is personally identifiable, they simply collect usage data so that we can improve the way the site works. |
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Functionality |
These cookies allow the site to remember certain choices and preferences. This information may sometimes be shared with other websites so that you are provided with relevant products and adverts. |
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Advertising/Targeting |
These cookies build an anonymous profile of your interests. We use Google Adsense and Google Doubleclick to serve ads that are relevant to your interests, allowing for a more personalised experience when browsing the site. This information is not only used when on our site, but also when you visit other third party websites that use the same cookies to serve interest-based adverts. |
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Our Cookies
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Cookie name |
Description |
Duration |
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COOKIESCONSENT |
This cookie determines whether to show you the cookie policy modal. |
365 days from set/update date |
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PHPSESSID |
Allows user session variables to be maintained. Information only used by this website. |
Session |
Third Party Cookies
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Third Party |
Cookie name |
Description |
Duration |
More Information |
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AWS |
AWSELB |
This cookie is essential to help ensure that the website loads efficiently by distributing visits across multiple web servers. |
Session |
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Cloudflare |
_cfduid |
This cookie is used by CloudFlare content delivery network for whitelisting specific users from security restrictions |
1 year |
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gat_UA-26271320-1 |
This cookie is used to load other scripts and code into a page. |
Session |
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SIDCC |
Security cookie to protect a user’s data from unauthorized access. |
When browser cookies cleared |
Analytical/Performance Cookies
Our Cookies
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Cookie name |
Description |
Duration |
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GenieSessionRecorder |
This is a general purpose cookie used by Crowdstorm to record a site visitor's traffic source. |
30 days |
Third Party Cookies
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Third Party |
Cookie name |
Description |
Duration |
More Information |
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_ga |
This cookie is used for Google Analytics to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. |
2 years |
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_gat |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
6 months |
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_gid |
This cookie is used for Google Analytics to store and update a unique value for each page visited. |
Session |
Functionality Cookies
Third Party Cookies
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Third Party |
Cookie name |
Description |
Duration |
More Information |
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Doubleclick |
test_cookie |
Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies |
Session |
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APISID |
These cookies are stored on your computer in order to remain connected to your Google account when visiting your services again. Google will use these cookies to improve your usage experience. |
Session |
Targeting/Advertising Cookies
Third Party Cookies
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Third Party |
Cookie name |
Description |
Duration |
More Information |
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Doubleclick |
IDE |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
2 years |
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adnxs,com |
sess |
Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies |
Session |
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adnxs,com |
uuid2 |
Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
3 months |
How to manage cookies?
Whilst we believe that the best user experience for our visitors is one that allows us to display relevant adverts and content in a non-intrusive manner, we also believe that the decision should be yours. You are able to make the decision on which cookies you would like to be served for to offer this experience, so we have included links in the tables above to our providers’ websites and policies whilst below you will find links to browser help pages that provide information on cookie management. Please note that some features of the site may not work correctly if certain cookies are disabled.
To find out more about cookies you may visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Contact us
If you have any questions or complaints regarding this policy or our cookies in general, please email us at [email protected].
Company Information
- Genie Shopping – Staircase 51 Ltd
- Nine Hills Road
- Cambridge
- United Kingdom
- CB2 1GE
- Phone: 01223 855477
- Email: [email protected]
- Company registration: 08865467
- VAT number: GB184156693
- Managing Directors
- Ciaron Dunne
- Paul Goodwin