Cookie Policy

This page describes the sort of information that may be gathered by cookies, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored if you wished to do so, however you should be aware that this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the website's functionality.

By using this website you agree to our use of cookies as described below and the placement of cookies on your computer.

What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of information that websites may store on your computer to help carry out various useful functions, such as:

  • Remembering your login or shopping basket selections when returning to a site, or across multiple sites, to save you having to re-enter this information every time
  • Remembering personalisation of a site such as selecting the content you want to view or which page should be your default landing page
  • Tracking your use of a site so the website owner can work out how to more effectively target their content to their customers and see where their site may need improvement

It’s important to understand that cookies don’t hold financial information and when used for website tracking they are simply tracking your use, not your personal data.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.

Disabling Cookies

Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this website. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

You can however prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser to refuse cookies. However, please note that doing this may effect how our website functions.

Unless you have changed your browser to refuse cookies, our website will issue cookies when you visit.

 

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