Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
What Are Cookies?
As is common practice with almost all websites, this website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer or device to improve your browsing experience.
This page explains what information cookies collect, how we use it, and why we sometimes need to store these cookies.
You can prevent cookies from being stored by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may reduce the functionality of this website and prevent certain features from working correctly.
Third-party websites may also collect information through cookies while you are using our website. These organisations collect data directly through your web browser and process it in accordance with their own privacy policies, which we recommend reading.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to ensure you have the best possible experience while using our website. They also help us improve our website, monitor performance and, where appropriate, provide marketing that is relevant to your interests.
Our website uses two categories of cookies:
- Required Cookies
- Performance & Marketing Cookies
When you first visit our website, or after clearing your browser cache or history, you will be asked to choose which cookies you would like to accept. You can update your preferences at any time by clicking the Cookie Preferences link in the footer of our website.
Required Cookies
Required cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable core functionality such as:
- Remembering you as you browse the website.
- Maintaining your shopping basket.
- Completing the checkout process.
- Helping meet security and legal requirements.
Without these cookies, certain areas of the website may not function correctly.
Performance & Marketing Cookies
These cookies help us improve our website and provide a better customer experience by analysing how visitors use our website.
We use services such as Google Analytics to understand visitor behaviour, improve website performance and provide more relevant advertising.
If you decline these cookies, certain website features may not perform as intended.
How We Use Cookies
We receive and record information from your browser whenever you use our website. Information collected may include:
- IP address.
- Unique cookie identifier.
- Unique device identifier.
- Device type, browser type and language.
- Operating system.
- Country and time zone.
- Previously visited websites.
- Website interactions including clicks and purchases.
- Access times and referral URLs.
Are Cookies Safe?
Yes. Cookies are safe and do not harm your computer or device.
Cookies do not contain sensitive personal information such as payment card details or email addresses and cannot, by themselves, identify you as an individual.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent cookies from being stored by changing your browser settings. Information about managing cookies can be found in your browser's help documentation.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this website and other websites you visit.
Rather than disabling cookies completely, we recommend updating your cookie preferences using the Cookie Preferences link located in the footer of our website.
Cookies We Set
If you create an account with us, we use cookies to manage the registration process and general account administration.
These cookies are usually removed when you log out, although some may remain to remember your website preferences.
Login cookies allow you to remain signed in while navigating the website and are normally removed when you log out.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, cookies may remember your subscription status so that relevant messages can be displayed.
Where our website provides shopping and payment facilities, certain cookies are essential to ensure your order is remembered between pages.
We do not store payment information such as debit or credit card details on our website. Where selected, payment information may be securely processed through our third-party payment provider:
When you submit information through forms on our website, cookies may be used to remember your details for future correspondence.
Third-Party Cookies
We also use cookies provided by trusted third parties.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and to identify opportunities to improve user experience.
These cookies may record information such as the pages you visit and how long you spend on the website.
Google Ads
We use Google Ads remarketing cookies to display relevant advertisements to users who have previously visited our website.
If you would like to opt out of Google's personalised advertising, you can do so by visiting:
http://www.google.com/settings/ads
Social Media
Our website includes social media features that may set cookies from platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google services.
These cookies may be used to enhance your experience on those platforms or contribute to the information they collect in accordance with their own privacy policies.
We recommend reviewing the cookie and privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit, as we are not responsible for the cookies they place on your device.