Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data that a website sends to a user’s computer or device while they are viewing the site. These files do not damage your device and cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. They are uniquely assigned to you and consist of a string of characters that uniquely identify your browser or device. Cookies enable the creation of a personalized user experience by storing information about your preferences on the website.
Types of Cookies Used on This Website
This website uses various types of cookies, each serving different purposes:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for navigating our website and using its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services like shopping baskets and user logins would not function.
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Performance Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information on how visitors use our site, for instance, which pages are viewed most often or if a visitor gets error messages from web pages. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated to provide a better user experience.
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Functionality Cookies: These remember choices you make to improve your experience on the website. For example, remembering your preferred language or the region you are in. They can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other customizable aspects of the web pages.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to deliver advertising tailored to your interests, both within and beyond this site, and to limit the relevance of adverts you see, making them as useful and interesting as possible.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
If you wish to manage, delete, or block cookies set by this website, you can use your browser’s privacy settings to do so. Each browser has its own instructions for managing cookies and your personal preferences regarding cookies. Generally, these instructions can be found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links offer guidance for some of the most widely used browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Apple Safari
- Microsoft Edge
For other browsers, please look up “managing cookies in [Browser Name]” to find the appropriate instructions.
Third-Party Cookies and Their Usage
Our website sometimes uses third-party cookies to improve user experience, enhance site functionality, or for marketing and advertising purposes. For example, we may engage third parties to track your response to our advertisements or to serve those advertisements to you as you browse the web. These companies use their own cookies and may collect information about your visits to our website and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. We do not control these third-party cookies, but you can manage, delete, or block them as described above.
Consent and Control
We require your consent to use cookies on this website. By continuing to browse our site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. You may withdraw your consent at any time by changing your cookie preferences or by deleting your cookies using the instructions provided above.
Contact Information
If you have questions about our Cookie Policy, the information we collect, or how we handle user data, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
This Cookie Policy is part of our efforts to comply with regulations such as GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and UK GDPR. We regularly review our cookies and this policy to ensure that we continue to meet these standards and to protect your privacy rights. Last Updated: January 1, 2024.