What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data that is stored on your device by a website you visit, when you agree to our Cookie Policy. Cookies help us understand how users interact with our site, remember their preferences and tailor the experience for them.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies to ensure our site functions correctly, provide a better user experience, and improve performance over time. By allowing cookies on your browser, you're helping us achieve these goals while protecting your interests.
Types of Cookies Used by Our Site
These are essential for the basic functioning of our website, including:
We use session cookies to store information such as items in your shopping cart or whether you have logged into our site. If you disable these, certain functions of the website will not work properly.
These are temporary files stored on your browser during a browsing session and are deleted when you close your web browser.
Session cookies help us tailor experiences to individual users without storing long-term data about them.
These remain active even after closing the browser or logging out, typically lasting a specific amount of time or until manually deleted by the user. We use persistent cookies for analytics and functionality purposes:
We use these to improve interactions on our site:
Analytics and Performance Cookies
These help us understand user behavior, improve site performance, and deliver a better overall browsing experience. Data collected via cookies may be anonymized or aggregated for reporting purposes only.
Google Analytics, used to gather data on how users interact with our website and make adjustments as needed
Cookie Consent Management
You can control your cookie settings through your browser preferences or opt-out from analytics services at any time. Cookies are usually enabled by default but disabling them will affect the functionality of some site features.
Major browsers have built-in tools to manage cookies, including blocking specific types (e.g., third-party) and setting "do not track" options
Clearing or Disabling Cookies
You can always clear your browser's cache, remove stored cookies manually from your browser settings, or configure cookie preferences. Please note that disabling necessary cookies may affect our website's functionality.
If all cookies are disabled, some basic site functions such as user login and session management might be affected.
Technical Diagnostics and Performance Optimisation
Cookies can help diagnose technical issues you encounter while browsing. Your preferences for page loading speed or similar settings will also be impacted if cookies related to these functionalities are removed.
We occasionally use this information in reports, helping us refine how our website functions without storing specific user data beyond aggregated views of what's working well on the site.
User Experience Improvements
Our goal with collecting and utilizing cookie-related information is to continually enhance your browsing experience. This includes optimizing for accessibility features as new needs become apparent from your actions when navigating our platform.
Cookies do not pose a significant risk if managed responsibly, but users should be mindful of their data sharing choices whenever interacting online.
How to Clear Cookies
1. You can clear cookies using the privacy section in browser settings for most standard web browsers.
