What Is A Cookie?
A cookie is a small file containing an identifier that is placed on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
What Do We Use Cookies For?
Our site uses cookies to:
- Identify you when you visit and navigate our site.
- Determine if you are logged into our website.
- Hold onto your existing shopping carts to save you from having to re-add products again.
- Help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services.
- Help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you.
- Store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies.
Essential Cookies
Some cookies are deemed essential because they allow you to use the core features of the site, such as adding products to your shopping basket. You can still block these cookies via your website browser settings, but blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of the website.
Non-essential Cookies
Some cookies help us to better understand how you use our website, personalise content, tailor advertisements so they are more relevant to you, or provide services from 3rd parties such as live chat or displaying videos. If you prefer not to have these cookies you can block them individually in "Your settings For Non-essential Cookies".
Respecting Browser Privacy Settings
We respect your browser's tracking settings and will automatically turn off all non-essential cookies if you use the Do Not Track setting in your browser. You can also block all cookies in your browser. Please refer to your brower's documentation for help in changing your settings.
Third Party Domain Cookies
Our website may use services which have their own cookies policy, such as live chat or for displaying videos. These are listed in "Your settings For Non-essential Cookies" and can be blocked by disabling the category they fall within.