Cookies

About cookies

Cookies are small packets of information stored by a web browser on your computer.

There are two main types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies.

Session cookies

Session cookies are removed from your computer when you close your browser and are mainly used, for example, to store information about the items in your shopping basket.

Persistent cookies

Conversely, persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until they are deleted or when they reach their expiry date. This type of cookie is often used to anonymously track your activity on a website so the website owner can analyse the data to see if there are ways they can improve their website.

How we use cookies

There are many reasons why a website may use cookies, however, the important thing to know about them is they are harmless.

Like every other website on the Internet, we also use cookies. We mainly use them to help us understand how our website is performing. We certainly do not store any personal information, like your name or address.

Our website used the following cookies:

CraftSessionId

Maintain sessions across web requests.

• Duration: End of session
• Category: Essential

CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN

Used as protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks (CSRF), where form submissions can be hijacked.

• Duration: End of session
• Type: Necessary

_ga

Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.

• Duration: 2 years
• Type: Necessary

_gid

Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.

• Duration: 24 hours
• Type: Statistics

_gat

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.

• Duration: 1 minute
• Type: Statistics

_cfduid

The _cfduid cookie helps Cloudflare detect malicious visitors and minimises blocking legitimate users.

The _cfduid cookie collects and anonymizes End User IP addresses using a one-way hash of certain values so they cannot be personally identified.

• Duration: 30 days
• Type: Necessary

Refusing cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies, however, blocking cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of some websites.
Managing cookies for each browser differs, so we advised searching online for advice for your specific browser.