About cookies

Cookies are very small text files that are stored on your computer when you access certain web pages. These text files contain no personal information and we use them to help improve your experience with our website. 90% of websites use cookies for numerous reasons, such as advertising, website analysis and, most commonly, shopping baskets.

We’re letting you know about cookies to comply with recent legislation changes, and to make sure you know exactly what is going on when you visit our web site.

Types of cookies

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

Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.

Cookies on our website

Google cookies

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store and use this information. Google's privacy policy is available at http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html

Drupal cookies

Drupal is the content management system that our website uses. It uses cookies when a user is logged into the website to remember their session, if you are not logged in these cookies will not affect you. These are the cookies that allow us to remember who you are so that you can login as a customer.

Refusing cookies

Blocking cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of some websites.

If you don’t want cookies to be stored on your PC or Mac then we’ve put together a few simple steps, depending on your browser, to turn them off.

Mozilla Firefox

  • Click the orange Firefox button at the top of the window (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click Options
  • Select the Privacy panel
  • From the history drop down select “Use custom settings for history”
  • Un-check “Accept cookies from sites”
  • Click OK

Google Chrome

  • Click on the wrench icon, within Chrome
  • Select “Settings”
  • Select “Under the Hood”
  • Click “Content Settings” in the “Privacy” section
  • Under the “Cookies” section select “Block sites from setting any data”

Internet Explorer 9

  • Click the gear-wheel icon in the top right corner of the browser
  • Click Internet Options
  • Navigate to the Privacy Tab
  • Set the slider to “High” or above
  • Click OK to confirm

Apple Safari

  • Click the gear-wheel icon in the top right corner of the browser
  • Click the “Privacy” icon
  • Choose “Block cookies” as “Always”
  • Close window