What are cookies?
A “cookie” is a small text file saved to your browser or device when you visit a website. At Sears , we use cookies to distinguish you from other users, improve your experience while browsing and to help us enhance the performance of our site.
The types of cookies we use
We use several categories of cookies on our site:
- Strictly necessary cookies: These are essential for the website to operate correctly (e.g., secure areas, session tracking).
- Analytical/performance cookies: These allow us to count visits, understand how users move around our site and help us improve it.
- Functionality cookies: These let us recognise you when you return, remember your preferences (for example, language or region) and personalise your experience.
- Marketing/targeting cookies: These track your visit, pages viewed and links followed. We may share this information with third-parties (for example advertising networks) in order to show you more relevant advertisements.
Your cookie choices
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is set. Please note that if you disable all cookies (including essential ones), some parts of our website may not function properly.
Also, some third-party services linked from our site may set their own cookies over which we have no control (for example Google or Facebook). You can find out more about their use of cookies via the service providers’ websites.
More information
For more detail about the individual cookies we use, or for specific questions about how we handle cookies and your data, you can contact our Data Protection Lead using the details on our Privacy Policy page.