WHAT ARE COOKIES?
As with most other websites, we do use cookies which are files that web browsers place on a computer’s hard drive or in memory and which we use to
– help us to distinguish visitors and identify whether you have used the website previously, so that we can understand your browsing habits and make the experience as meaningful to you personally as is possible and to improve the Website (analytics and performance)
– deal with the administration of the Website, to analyse and compile statistics about its use (e.g. how many users/visitors and what they viewed) and to improve it. They are not used to read data from any hard drive and cannot retrieve information from any other cookies created by other Websites.
DO COOKIES IDENTIFY YOU?
Standing alone, cookies do not identify you personally but merely recognise your browser. Unless you choose to identify yourself, for example by registering with us, then you remain anonymous to us. Cookies come in two types: session-based and persistent:
Google Analytics Persistent & session These analyse use of our website by storing
cookies on a user’s computer. We receive reports about use. Google stores this information – see www.google.com/privacypolicy.html
_utma Session Anonymously identifies each user so we can identify how many different people visit over time – expires after 2 years
_utmb Session This cookie, together with _utmc, identifies each unique visit to the website and calculates visit length –
and _utmc expires after 30 minutes of inactivity
_utmz Session Calculates search engine traffic, ad campaigns or email link. Expires 6 months from set/update
Opt out of Google cookies at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
wordpress Session Both expire at the end of session (when you are
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woocommerce Session All expire at the end of session (when you are
woocommerce_items_in_cart logged out
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wp_woocommerce_session_ecab
Twitter Persistent & session Please find out more by visiting
www.twitter.com/privacy
Facebook Persistent & session Please find out more by visiting
http://en- gb.facebook.com/help/cookies
LinkedIn Persistent & session Please find out more by visiting
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
Pinterest Persistent & session Please find out more by visiting
https://about.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy
Instagram Persistent & session Please find out more by visiting
https://www.instagram.com/legal/cookies/
Shareaholic To share our website content – to find out
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Bing Persistent & session To find out more see
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement/
- Session cookies exist during an internet session. They disappear from your computer when you close your browser software or turn off your computer.
- Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you have closed your browser or turned off your computer. They include such information as a unique identifier for your browser. We use persistent cookies that only we can read and use, to identify the fact that you are a website user or prior website user (as the case may be) and to track your use. We take care with security and confidentiality of information stored in persistent cookies. These cookies generally expire after 6 months.