Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit certain websites. They serve various functions such as helping us understand how our website is being used, allowing us to remember your preferences, and enabling us to enhance the user experience. This policy explains what cookies are, the types of cookies we use, how you can manage or delete these cookies, and how we comply with regulations like GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and UK GDPR.
Types of Cookies We Use
Our website uses different categories of cookies, as described below:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the website to function correctly and safely, enabling basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services like shopping baskets and e-billing cannot be provided.
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Performance Cookies: These collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect personally identifiable information; all information collected is aggregated and anonymous. They are used exclusively to improve the performance of the website.
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Functionality Cookies: These allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
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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 adverts most relevantly meeting the different needs of our visitors. They remember that you have visited a website and share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers.
Managing and Deleting Cookies
If you wish to manage or delete cookies, you can do so through your browser settings. Each browser has its own instructions on how to adjust settings to manage or delete cookies. You can typically activate the relevant option in the preferences or options menu of your browser. To learn more about managing and deleting cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Third-Party Cookies
Some of the cookies on our website are placed by third parties, such as service providers who provide shopping basket functionality, targeted advertising services, or social media platforms that you may be able to use to share content from our site with others. These third-party services may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies may be used for the purposes described above in the categories of necessary, performance, functionality, and targeting/advertising cookies.
Consent and Control
We ask for your consent to place cookies on your device when you first visit our website. You can provide this consent by clicking “Accept” on our cookie consent notice. If you do not want us to collect cookies at all, or only wish to allow certain categories of cookies, you can adjust your settings accordingly through the cookie consent tool available on the site.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy is effective as of January 1, 2024. However, we continually review and update our policies to ensure they comply with any changes in the law or best practice. Therefore, we may change this Cookie Policy from time to time, and all such changes will be reflected in this update section.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or if you would like to opt-out of certain cookies, please contact us at:
Please note that by deleting or disabling cookies, some sites may not function correctly. However, your preference will be respected, and cookies will not be used unless you have explicitly opted in to them.