When you buy from Flags Of The World your name and address, e-mail address and details of your purchase are recorded on our database -- we NEVER retain credit card or bank information; this helps make your future visits easier and provides us with information in case you experience any problems.
If you at any time wish us to delete your information from our system please send us a message via our contact page.
Google Analytics Google Analytics is the program we use to collect statistics from our website to show us how visitors use our site. We use the information to create reports and to help us to constantly improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. Further information is available available about Google Analytics cookies, and Google even offer an ‘opt-out’ plugin if you don’t want to accept their cookies.
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How long does it stay on my machine?
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2 years
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30 minutes
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Until you close your browser
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6 months
Session cookies Our site uses a session cookie which is essential for the site to function properly. By this point, the cookie will already have been set. You may delete and block all cookies from our site, but this may cause it to stop working properly.
Name of cookie
How long does it stay on my machine?
PHPSESSID
20 minutes or until you close your browser
Social media This website uses social media plugins associated with Twitter and Facebook, both of which use remote cookies to recognize users who have previously logged in from the same computer/device. Cookies of this nature are quite controversial, and you would be well within your rights to refuse their use.
Name of cookie
How long does it stay on my machine?
datr (Facebook)
2 years
guest_id (Twitter)
7 days
How do I control which cookies are allowed? You can use your internet browser’s options to set the level of cookies your machine will accept. Instructions are provided below – please click the link for the browser you use. Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Safari Opera
