Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy, together with our Privacy Policy, forms part of our Terms of Use.  A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive, as defined for the purposes of this Cookies Policy in our Privacy Policy. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or provides information when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to client requirements. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.  Details of the cookies that we use are set out below.

Cookies

We currently seek to place the following cookie types (this list is subject to revision from time to time in accordance with our Terms of Use):

Type of cookie Purpose
Strictly necessary cookies These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
Analytical/performance cookies They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality cookies These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Targeting cookies These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

The following cookies are currently used by us:

Cookie Name: Type     Expiry Purpose
PHPSESSID: HTTP Session The PHPSESSID cookie is native to PHP and enables websites to store serialized state data.
wc_cart_hash_# HTML Persistent Functional
wc_fragments_# HTML Session Functional
viewed_cookie_policy API  Persistent Store if a message has been shown.

Further Infomation

You may enable or disable cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. You may find out how to do this, and find more information on cookies on the ICO website here For more information generally on cookies, including how to disable them, please refer to www.aboutcookies.org. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer.

Where to find information about controlling cookies: