Cookie Policy
This page explains how cookies are used to keep our website working properly and to support a straightforward browsing experience.
Effective immediately
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow a website to remember certain information between pages or visits.
Cookies can help an online shop remember items in your basket, maintain checkout functions and provide a more consistent browsing experience.
Some cookies are temporary and disappear when you close your browser, while others remain for a defined period before they expire.
How We Use Cookies
Cookies may be used to support the normal operation of the website and its online shopping functions.
Depending on how the website is configured, cookies may help us:
- Keep your shopping basket available while browsing.
- Support checkout and order-related functions.
- Remember selected website preferences.
- Maintain secure website sessions.
- Understand basic website usage and performance.
- Help identify technical problems.
We aim to use cookies only where they have a practical purpose connected with the operation or improvement of the website.
Essential Cookies
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly.
These may support features such as shopping baskets, checkout sessions, account functions and other parts of the website that you have actively requested to use.
Essential
Used to support core website and shopping functions. These cookies are generally required for the requested service to work correctly.
Because these cookies support essential website functions, disabling them may prevent some parts of the website from working as expected.
Preference Cookies
Preference cookies can allow the website to remember choices made during browsing.
Where used, these may include selected preferences that make returning to the website more convenient.
Preferences
Used to remember selected settings or choices where the website provides such functionality.
Website Functionality
Certain website functions may rely on cookies or similar technologies to operate correctly.
For example, an online shopping website may need to remember the contents of a basket while you move between product pages and checkout.
Without these functions, parts of the shopping process may not operate correctly.
Cookie Duration
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its purpose.
Session Cookies
Normally removed when the browsing session ends
or the browser is closed.
Preference Cookies
Where used, normally retained for no longer than
12 months unless a shorter period is appropriate.
Website Measurement
Where applicable, relevant information is generally
retained for no longer than 24 months.
Individual cookie lifetimes can vary depending on the technology used and the purpose for which the cookie operates.
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most modern web browsers allow you to view, block or remove cookies through their settings.
You can usually find these controls within your browser’s privacy, security or website settings.
Please keep in mind that blocking essential cookies may affect features such as your shopping basket or checkout.
Third-Party Services
Some website functions may rely on services provided by third parties. Where those services use cookies or similar technologies, their own policies may also apply.
The use of any third-party technology depends on the services currently operating on the website.
We do not describe a third-party cookie as being in use unless it is relevant to the website’s current configuration.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when the website’s functionality changes, when cookie usage changes or when applicable requirements are updated.
The current version will remain available on this page so that you can review how cookies are used.
This policy is effective immediately.
Questions About Cookies
If you have a question about how cookies are used on the website, please contact our customer support team through the contact details provided on the website.
We aim to keep our use of cookies proportionate, practical and easy to understand.