This Cookie Policy explains how Mara Book Centre Limited uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember preferences and understand how visitors use them.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies may be stored on your computer, tablet or mobile phone when you visit our website.
They may help us to:
- Keep the website secure
- Remember items in your shopping cart
- Keep you signed in
- Remember your preferences
- Process online orders
- Understand website traffic
- Improve website performance
- Provide relevant marketing, where applicable
2. Types of Cookies We May Use
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They may support:
- Shopping cart functions
- Account login
- Checkout and payment processes
- Website security
- Fraud prevention
- Cookie consent preferences
These cookies generally cannot be disabled through our website because some services may not work without them.
B. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help remember choices you make, such as:
- Preferred language
- Location or delivery preference
- Recently viewed products
- Website display preferences
- Login or account settings
C. Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, including:
- Which pages are visited
- How long visitors stay on pages
- How visitors find our website
- Whether links and features are working
- Website loading and performance issues
The information is generally used in an aggregated or statistical form.
D. Advertising and Marketing Cookies
Where used and permitted, these cookies may help us:
- Measure advertising performance
- Show more relevant promotions
- Limit how often an advertisement is shown
- Understand whether an advert led to a visit or purchase
- Support marketing on third-party platforms
These cookies may be placed by us or by authorised third-party service providers.
E. Third-Party Cookies
Some services on our website may place cookies, including:
- Payment providers
- Website analytics providers
- Social-media platforms
- Advertising platforms
- Embedded content providers
- Customer support tools
Third parties may process information according to their own privacy and cookie policies.
3. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, we may display a cookie consent notice.
You may be able to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject non essential cookies
- Select specific cookie categories
- Change your preferences later
Strictly necessary cookies may still be used because they are required for core website functions.
4. Managing Cookies
You can manage or delete cookies through:
- Our website’s cookie-preference tool
- Your browser settings
- Your device settings
Most browsers allow you to:
- View stored cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block third-party cookies
- Receive a warning before cookies are stored
Disabling cookies may affect certain features, including:
- Shopping-cart functions
- Checkout
- Account access
- Product preferences
- Website personalisation
5. How Long Cookies Remain
Cookies may be:
Session cookies
These are deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies
These remain on your device until they expire or are deleted manually.
The retention period depends on the purpose of each cookie and the provider that sets it.
6. Information Collected Through Cookies
Cookies may collect information such as:
- IP address
- Device type
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Products viewed
- Time spent on the website
- Referring website
- Website preferences
- Shopping-cart activity
Cookies do not normally contain your payment PIN, full card number or account password.
For more information about personal information generally, please read our Privacy Policy.
7. Do Cookies Identify Me Personally?
Some cookies may recognise your device or browser. Information collected through cookies may be linked to an account or order where you provide personal information.
We will handle personal information collected through cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection requirements.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we change our website, introduce new services or update our use of cookies.
The revised policy will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.