Cookie Policy Statement
We may use cookies and other similar technologies to ensure you get the best from our Website. “Cookies” are small text files from a website that are stored on your computer, mobile phone or other device. These text files make using our Website more convenient by, among other things, recognising you when you return, saving your passwords and preferences and may help us to customise our Website for you based on your preferences. Cookies themselves do not typically contain any personally identifiable information. We may analyze the information derived from these cookies and other similar technological tools we employ (such as clear gifs/web beacons) and match this information with data provided by you or another party. We may provide our analysis and certain non-personal information to third parties (who may in turn use this information to provide advertisements tailored to your interests), but this will not involve disclosing any of your personally identifiable information.
To optimise your experience on our Website and to help us to improve it, your computer, mobile phone or other device will need to accept cookies. If it doesn't, you may not be able to take advantage of all the features of our Website, including certain personalised features. You can give us your consent by pressing the continue button in the Website when we ask for your consent to use cookies. Here is a list of the main cookies we use and what each cookie is used for:
The following cookies are used to improve our Website and do not contain any personal information that would allow us to identify you (such as your name or other contact details).
| Cookie Name | Content | Expiry |
| Random 32 character hex sequence | Web site session ID | Current browser session |
| trcusr | This cookie is set by the visitor location system to aid in the tracking of unique visits. | 19th Jan 2038 |
| cltid | This cookie is set by the visitor location system to aid in the tracking of unique visits. | 19th Jan 2038 |
| js_vsid | This cookie is set by the visitor location system to aid in the tracking of unique visits. | After 10 minutes |
| URMobile_cookie_accept | This cookie is set once you click continue on the cookie notiffication notice which allows us to stop this showing on every page on every visit. | After 180 days of being written |
| virtuemart | Virtuemart SessionID used to retrieve account information and basket info | Current browser session |
Google Analytics
This website also uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
Google Analytics sets cookies to help us accurately estimate the number of visitors to the website and volumes of usage. This to ensure that the service is available when you want it and fast.
| Cookie | Content | Expiry |
| _utma | randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _utma | >randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _utmb | randomly generated number | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | randomly generated number | session |
| _utmz | randomly generated number + info on how the site was reached (e.g. directly or via a link, organic search or paid search) | 6 months |
For further details on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Code website.
Content Sharing
Our suppliers use cookies to give our users a simple way to share content across the social web and tell us how many visitors are sharing content.
Our Website displays video content using Adobe Flash Player. Adobe uses Flash cookies (also known as Local Shared Objects) to help improve your user experience. Flash cookies are stored on your computer, mobile phone or other device in much the same way as usual cookies, but your browser manages them differently. If you wish to disable or delete a Flash cookie, see Adobe Flashplayer Security Settings. Please bear in mind though, that if you disable Flash cookies for the Website you'll be unable to access certain types of content on the Website, such as videos.
We sometimes carry embedded "Share" and "Like" buttons to enable our users to easily share articles through social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These sites may set a cookie when you are also logged into their service. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies and you should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
We also sometimes embed content from websites such as YouTube. As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from these websites you may be presented with cookies from these websites. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
Please note that advertisers that serve advertisements on our Website may also use their own cookies and other similar technological tools which are subject to the advertiser's privacy policies, not this Privacy Policy. We have no control over cookies placed on our Website by these third parties.
It is a condition of using our Website that you accept these cookies, so please be aware that if you restrict or prevent them, we cannot guarantee how our Website will work for you. If you continue to use and browse our Website, you are consenting to cookies being used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
If you are concerned about the storage and use of cookies, you may be able to direct your internet browser to notify you and seek approval whenever a cookie is being sent to your computer, mobile phone or other device. You may also delete a cookie manually from your computer, mobile phone or other device through your internet browser or other programs. Please note, however, that some parts of our Website will not function properly or be available to you if you refuse to accept a cookie or choose to disable the acceptance of cookies.
For more information on how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, please go to www.allaboutcookies.org.
The internet advertising industry has also produced a guide to online privacy and behavioural advertising, please see www.youronlinechoices.eu.
We may change and update our list of cookies from time to time. If you use our cookies after we have published these changes, you will be agreeing to be bound by those changes. If you do not consent to the use of the cookies at any time, please see above on how to disable cookies