Cookies using
ABOUT COOKIES
GENERAL
1. A
cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers)
that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The
identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a
page from the server.
2. Cookies
may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a
persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until
its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session
cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the
web browser is closed.
3. Cookies
do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but
personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored
in and obtained from cookies.
COOKIES
THAT WE USE
4. We use
cookies for the following purposes:
(a) authentication
and status - we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as
you navigate our website, and to determine if you are logged into the website
(cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies);
(b) personalisation
- we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise
the WebShop for you - (cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies);
(c) security
- we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user
accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to
protect our WebShop and services generally - (cookies used for this purpose
are: identify cookies);
(d) advertising
- we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to
you - (cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies);
(e) analysis
- we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our WebShop and
services - (cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies); and
(f) cookie
consent - we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of
cookies more generally - (cookies used for this purpose are: identify cookies).
COOKIES
USED BY OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS
5. Our
service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer
when you visit our website.
6. We use
Google Analytics. Google Analytics gathers information about the use of our website
by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about
the use of our website. You can find out more about Google's use of information
by visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ and you can review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.[ The relevant cookies are: [identify cookies].]
MANAGING
COOKIES
7. Most
browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The
methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version.
You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting
cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
(c) https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
8. Blocking
all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
9. If you
block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.