Cookies

What are cookies?

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) sent to your browser by a website you visit. It helps the website to remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. That can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.

There are three main types of cookies used on this website – here’s how and why we use them.

(1) Site analytics cookies – these cookies allow us to measure and analyse how our visitors use the site, this helps us to improve both its functionality and your visiting experience.

(2) Customer preference cookies – when you are browsing our website or purchasing a product on our website these cookies will remember your preferences (like your language or location), so we can make your experience as seamless as possible, and more personal to you.

(3) Site functionality cookies – these cookies allow you to navigate the site and use our functionality and features seamlessly, such as “Add to Cart”, “View Cart”

We may use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies on the website. Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.

We will use the session cookies to keep track of you whilst you navigate the website, prevent fraud and increase website security, and other uses. We will use the persistent cookies to enable our website to recognise you when you visit, keep track of your preferences in relation to the use of our website and other uses.

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about the website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website.

Google’s privacy policy in relation to cookies is available at Google Privacy Terms

Third Party cookies

Third party cookies we use on our website include feeds to connect to our social media pages.  For more information visit:

Facebook Policy on use of cookies

Twitter Privacy Policy

Instagram Policy on use of cookies

 By using our site, you agree to us placing these sorts of cookies on your device and accessing them when you visit the site in the future. If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, the “help” section in your browser should provide instructions on how to locate the file or directory that stores cookies.

Further information about cookies can be found at https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/cookies-and-similar-technologies/ .

Please note that by deleting or disabling future cookies, your user experience may be affected and you might not be able to take advantage of certain functions of our site.

 

Last updated  November 2019