Cookies and IP Addresses
When you visit this website, we may send you a cookie. Cookies are small text files which a website may put on your computer or mobile device when you first visit a site or page. The cookie will help the website, or another website, to recognise your device the next time you visit. There are other ways to do the same thing. We use the term “cookies” in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.
There are many functions cookies serve. For example, they can help us to remember your username and preferences, analyse how well our website is performing, or even allow us to recommend content we believe will be most relevant to you.
Certain cookies contain personal information - for example, if you click to "remember me" when logging in, a cookie will store your username. Most cookies won’t collect information that identifies you, and will instead collect more general information such as how users arrive at and use our website, or a user’s general location.
1. Essential Cookies
These cookies are essential for the running of our website. Without the use of these cookies parts of our website would not function. Essential Cookies can be anything from remembering the products in a shopping basket to the functioning of a contact form.
2. Analytical Performance Cookies
We use these types of cookies to monitor our website performance and how the users may use it. These cookies provide us with information that helps us provide better browsing experience and also to identify any areas that may need maintenance. Analytical Performance Cookies can be anything from Google Analytics to clicktale Heat Mapping.
3. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies are used to remember your preferences on our website. Functional cookies can be anything from remembering your preferred products and services or to the saving of a username.
We may also track IP addresses. An IP Address is a number that can identify an Internet Service Provider and country location. It cannot provide personal information
How to control the use of cookies
You are not obliged to accept cookies and may modify your browser so that it will not accept cookies. The browser you use to surf the web not only allows you to see the cookies that you have got but also allows you to control their use.
You can control them by allowing them, deleting them individually or deleting all of them. You can also set your browser to not accept cookies altogether. If this option is selected, you should be aware that many websites will not function properly or at all. It may be possible to set your browser to not accept cookies and ask for your consent before each cookie is set on your device. This gives you control over what is set on your device, however has the drawback of slowing down your browsing experience.
There are different levels of control too. You are able to prevent just third party cookies being deployed, effectively opting out of behavioural advertising, and some even allow you to block specific companies you do not wish to deploy a cookie, instead of selecting all companies.
In order to manage your cookies, please select your browser from the list below and follow the instructions:
Internet Explorer
Chrome
Safari
Firefox
Opera
Mobile devices:
Android
Safari
Windows Phone
Blackberry
Useful information about Cookies
Further information about cookies can be found on the following websites:
All About Cookies
Your Online Choices
Information Comissioners Office
Direct Marketing Association
Microsoft Cookies Guide
If you have any questions about the use of cookies on our websites, please contact us.