WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. We use cookies to keep track of what you have in your basket and to remember you when you return to our site.
Cookies do not in any way harm your computer. However, by allowing cookies you will be able to use all of the features on our website, plus your anonymous data helps us to develop and improve our website and your experience.
- Session cookies - Essential for browsing and using our online shopping functions. Expire after a browser session so would not be stored long term.
- Persistent cookies - Help us show you relevant product using information about your preferences and choices stored in current or previous sessions
- First party cookies - A first-party cookie is placed on your computer by the website you have visited, the information collected by this cookie can only be read by this website and cannot be accessed or read by any other parties.
- Third party cookies - A third party cookie is placed on your computer by a website other than the one you are visiting. These cookies are generally issued by affiliate companies and are in a standard format that makes the information collected readable by other websites.
EXEMPT COOKIES
These cookies are essential for our site's operation:
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Cookie |
Name |
Purpose |
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Country cookie |
cookie.country |
Discovers and stores the user's country |
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Session cookie |
cookie.cfid |
Stores information about the user's session |
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Session cookie |
cookie.cftoken |
Stores information about the user's session |
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User information |
cookie.user |
Stores information about the user's session |
OUR COOKIES
The cookies listed below are essential to help us improve your shopping experience.
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Cookie |
Name |
Purpose |
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Google Analytics |
_utma |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
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Google Analytics |
_utmb |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
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Google Analytics |
_utmc |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
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Google Analytics |
_utmz |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
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Core Metrics |
cmTPSet |
Coremetrics uses cookies to collect data regarding the performance of our websites and to continuously improve the user experience for our visitors. |
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Core Metrics |
CoreID6 |
Coremetrics uses cookies to collect data regarding the performance of our websites and to continuously improve the user experience for our visitors. |
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Session Cookie |
_#sess |
Stores information about the user’s session |
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Traffic sources |
_#srchist |
Stores the history of traffic sources the user has arrived at the site by |
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User identifier |
_#uid |
Stores a user identifier (only within a site), this allows us to recognise you when you visit the site |
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Visit definition |
_#vdf |
Stores visit definition, stores information about the number of visits etc. |
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cookie.network |
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cookie.TT2_ |
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cookie.adforce |
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cookie.scs_ |
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Extended product |
cookie.extended_range_popup |
Serves users with information on how our extended product range services work |
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Affiliate tracking |
cookie.buyatsettings |
This allows us to track visitors who have arrived at our site via the BuyAt/Affiliate Window service. |
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Stackadapt |
User-id: 1 year User-id-v2: 1 year Sa-camp-*: up to 90 days Sa-aid-pv: 1 hour |
To be able to unique identify a user for retargeting, conversion, look-a-like purposes, track a campaign ID that a user has viewed or clicked and store auction ID of a |
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TikTok |
_ttp (first party and third party) |
To measure and improve the performance of our advertising campaigns and to personalise the user's experience (including ads) on TikTok. Cookies stored for 13 months, from the last date it was used. |
REMOVING COOKIES
Please use the instructions below to remove cookies from your browser:
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Internet Explorer 7.0+ |
1. Click on 'Tools' in the menu bar 2. Click on 'Options' 3. Click on 'Privacy' tab on the top section 4. Click on the 'Advanced' button 5. Select 'Prompt' for both 'First party cookies' and 'Third Party Cookies' 6. Click OK and close the screen |
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Safari |
1. Go to the Safari menu 2. Click on Preferences 3. Click the 'Security' tab 4. Under 'Accept Cookies', set it to accept, reject, or selectively accept cookies |
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Google Chrome 8.0+ |
1. Click on 'Tools Menu' 2. Click on 'Options' 3. Click on 'Under the Bonnet' 4. Click on 'Cookie Setting' button and tick 'Block all third-party cookies without exception' 5. Close the screen |
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Firefox 3.0+ |
1. Click on 'Tools' in the menu bar 2. Click on 'Options...' 3. Click on 'Privacy’ Tab in the top section 4. From the drop-down box select ‘Use custom setting for history’ 5. Untick the box that says 'Accept Cookies From sites' 6. Click OK and Close the screen. |
USING SHARE TOOLS
When you choose to 'share' content with your friends through social media networks like Facebook and Twitter, you may be sent cookies from these websites.
We don't control the setting of these cookies, so please check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
Social media tools on our website:
- Google Plus
- YouTube