Types Of Cookies 

The following table sets out details on the type of cookies and how we use the different categories of cookies as well as providing information on your options for managing cookies’ settings.

Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our site. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our site, 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 site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our site 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 site. 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 site, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our site and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Consent

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below.

The information we obtain from our use of cookies will not usually contain your personal data. Although we may obtain information about your device such as your IP address, your browser and/or other internet log information, this will not usually identify you personally.

In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this site. The exception is where the cookie is essential in order for us to provide you with a service you have requested (eg to enable you to put items in your shopping basket and use our check-out process).

You will have seen our pop-up box when you entered our site advising you that we use cookies and directing to this policy. If you clicked “Agreed and Proceed” in that box then all of the cookies identified here will be running. Other than for required cookies, you can change your preference at anytime though by clicking on the relevant button in the chart.

[The default is set to “Yes”. If you do not agree to the particular cookie then you must go to the table above to find out how to change the preference.]

There is certain information on our site that can only be accessed in conjunction with cookies or similar devices and you should be aware that disabling cookies or similar devices might prevent you from accessing some of our content.

For functionality cookies, if you turn some or all of these off, it may affect the functionality of our site.

 

 

What Are Cookies

On this page, you'll learn about:

• What are cookies
• Types of cookies
• How to disable cookies based on your web browser

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Cookies are small bits of data (information) stored as plain text files on a user's computer through the website browser. Cookies are also called HTTP Cookies because they can be transmitted only through HTTP.

Cookies are necessary so that most websites work properly. A basic website can function without serving cookies, but most websites need some cookies stored on the user's computer so that the website remembers the user's language preference and other preferences.

Cookies are created and stored on the user's computer when the user's browser loads a particular website. The website sends information to the browser which then creates a text file, known as a "cookie". Every time the user goes back to the same website, the browser retrieves and sends this "cookie" file to the website.

Types of Cookies

There are multiple types or categories of cookies:

Session Cookies

Session Cookies are temporary cookies stored in the user's browser memory just until the browser is closed. When the browser is closed, these cookies are deleted.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent Cookies are cookies that have an expiration cookies.

How to Disable Cookies

How to Disable Cookies on Chrome

To disable cookies on Chrome, please follow these instructions:

1. Open Chrome
2. Click More and then click Settings
3. Click Advanced
4. Click Site Settings under the "Privacy and Settings" tab
5. Clikc Cookies

How to Disable Cookies on Safari

To disable cookies on Safari, please follow these instructions:

1. Open Safari
2. Click the Safari Menu and then click Preferences
3. Click on the Privacy tab
4. Choose Block cookies so that you can block cookies

How to Disable Cookies on Edge

To disable cookies on Edge, please follow these instructions:

1. Open Microsoft Edge
2. Click the More menu and then click Settings
3. Click View Advanced Settings
4. Click the Cookies item
5. Select Block All Cookies

How to Disable Cookies on Opera

To disable cookies on Firefox, please follow these instructions:

1. Open Opera
2. Click the Open Menu and go to Settings
3. Click Preferences
4. Select the Advanced tab
5. Select "Never accept cookies" at the "Cookies" item

How to Disable Cookies on Safari mobile

To disable cookies on Firefox, please follow these instructions:

1. Open Opera
2. Click the Open Menu and go to Settings
3. Click Preferences
4. Select the Advanced tab
5. Select "Never accept cookies" at the "Cookies" item