Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on this website. It describes the types of cookies that may be placed on your device, why they are used and how you can manage your preferences.
Effective immediately. This policy applies whenever you visit or interact with this website. You can review and change your non-essential cookie preferences through the available cookie settings.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer, mobile phone or other device when you visit a website. They allow a website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit.
Some cookies are necessary for a website to function properly, while others help remember preferences, understand website activity or support additional website features.
Cookies may remain on your device only while your browser is open, or they may stay for a longer period until they expire or are removed.
2. Why We Use Cookies
Cookies help provide a consistent and functional shopping experience. Depending on the features enabled on this website, they may be used to:
- Keep products in your shopping basket while browsing.
- Support checkout and order-related website functions.
- Remember relevant website preferences.
- Maintain website security and prevent misuse.
- Understand general visitor activity and website performance.
- Support optional website features where enabled.
We aim to use cookies only where they serve a clear website or customer-related purpose.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for essential website functions. Without them, certain features may not work correctly.
They may support shopping basket functions, checkout processes, security measures, session management and remembering cookie consent choices.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent where they are genuinely essential to provide a service you have requested or to transmit a communication over an electronic communications network.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help remember choices and preferences so that the website can provide a more convenient browsing experience.
These may include remembering certain settings, preferences or information entered during a visit. Where consent is required, these cookies will only be used after you have given permission.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website. They may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on pages, general browsing patterns and technical details about the device or browser being used.
This information can help identify pages that may need improvement and understand general website performance.
Analytics cookies that are not strictly necessary will only be placed after the required consent has been obtained.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to support advertising or measure the effectiveness of promotional activities, where such services are enabled.
These cookies may help understand whether visitors have interacted with particular content or advertisements.
Marketing cookies will only be used where applicable consent has been obtained.
4. Session and Persistent Cookies
Session Cookies
Session cookies are temporary. They remain on your device while your browser is open and are generally removed when you close the browser.
They may be used to maintain browsing sessions, support basket activity and help website functions work as expected.
Persistent Cookies
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you remove them.
They may be used to remember preferences, store consent choices or support website features across separate visits.
5. Cookie Categories and Retention
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its purpose and configuration. The following table provides general retention periods.
| Cookie Category | Purpose | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Shopping basket, checkout, security and session functions. | Session or up to 30 days. |
| Functional | Remembering preferences and website settings. | Up to 12 months. |
| Analytics | Understanding website traffic and visitor activity. | Up to 13 months, where configured. |
| Marketing | Advertising measurement and promotional activity. | Up to 13 months, where configured. |
These are general retention limits rather than confirmation that every cookie listed is currently installed. Actual cookie names, providers and expiry periods depend on the services and settings active on the website.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Certain website functions may be supported by third-party services. Depending on the tools enabled, these services may place their own cookies or use similar technologies.
Examples may include:
- Website analytics and performance services.
- Payment-related website functions.
- Embedded content and external website features.
- Advertising or campaign measurement tools.
Third-party cookies are managed according to the relevant provider’s arrangements. We do not control the operation of cookies placed directly by independent third-party websites.
Where third-party cookies are not strictly necessary, they will only be activated after the required consent has been obtained.
7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies through the cookie consent options made available on this website.
You can change your preferences at any time through the website’s cookie settings, where this function is available.
Essential cookies cannot generally be disabled through the consent settings because they are needed for core website functions.
If you withdraw consent, this will stop future use of the relevant non-essential cookies. Previously stored cookies may need to be removed separately through your browser settings.
8. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to view, block or delete cookies through their settings.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to:
- View cookies currently stored on your device.
- Delete existing cookies.
- Block cookies from selected websites.
- Block all cookies or receive alerts when cookies are used.
Please be aware that blocking all cookies may prevent some parts of the website from working properly, including shopping basket and checkout functions.
9. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, websites may use other technologies such as pixels, local storage and similar tracking tools.
These technologies may help remember preferences, support website functions or understand how visitors interact with online content.
Where these technologies are subject to consent requirements, they will be managed in accordance with applicable privacy and electronic communications rules.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this policy when website features, cookie technologies or relevant legal requirements change.
Any updated version will be published on this page. Where a significant change affects how non-essential cookies are used, we will review the consent arrangements and request permission again where required.
We recommend checking this page occasionally to remain informed about how cookies are used.
11. Further Information
For further information about how personal information is collected, used and protected when browsing or purchasing through this website, please refer to the Privacy Policy.
You can also find independent guidance about cookies and online privacy from the Information Commissioner’s Office.
This Cookie Policy applies to the use of cookies and similar technologies on this website.
The information provided here should be read alongside the Privacy Policy.