By using our website, you agree to our Terms of Use.
Our Privacy Policy will provide you with more information on how we collect and use personal data.
When you visit our website we use cookies. Cookies allow us to identify the computer or device you’re using to access our website – but we can’t identify you personally.
COOKIES – THE LOWDOWN
Read through this section for all you need to know about what cookies are and how we use them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by us or our partners. They let us identify the device you’re using – but not you personally. This information is sent back to our systems as you move around our website.
Cookies are unique to the web browser you’re using – so if you’re using a desktop computer as well as a mobile, different data will be collected for each.
You can find more information at www.allaboutcookies.org
You can choose to accept all cookies, reject 3rd Party Cookies or reject all cookies by changing your internet browser settings. If you don’t accept cookies, most features on our website won’t work and you will be unable to view, search or purchase items on our website.
How we use cookies
Cookies are used for a variety of things that help improve your experience on our website such as:
- Storing items in your shopping basket : If you add something to your basket a cookie will make sure that the item stays in your basket when you move to a different page and then decide to checkout
- Collecting information: This means we can learn more about how you use our website so we can improve our products and online experience
- Tailoring your experience: Cookies allow us to provide you with information, products and services that we think you’ll find interesting
- Making our marketing relevant: We can show you relevant offers and promotions on our website
- Email newsletters: If you receive our email updates, we tailor the information we send you based on the data our cookies have collected from your recent visits to our website. You can opt-out of this in any email we send.
Other ways we make our online service easier to use include using cookies that:
- make login faster by remembering your details
- make the pages load quickly by sharing the workload across computers
- make sure our pages are optimised for your browser or device by giving us technical information about the device or browser you are using
Types of cookies we use
Here are the types of cookies our websites use and some more details about what they’re used for:
Application Cookies
These cookies allow us to make sure you get the best possible experience on our website. They’re essential for you to be able to search and buy online with us.
Behavioural Cookies
Behavioural Cookies help us provide you with an online experience that’s tailored to your needs. They help us show you the most relevant content, based on your preferences.
Analytical Cookies
These cookies help us understand how our customers are using the website, so we can make things better.
We also monitor which of our marketing activities generates traffic to our websites using cookies.
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies can be used by us and our partners. They allow us to interact with you once you’ve left our website.
The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.
COOKIE name |
COOKIE Description |
CART |
The association with your shopping cart. |
CATEGORY_INFO |
Stores the category info on the page, that allows to display pages more quickly. |
COMPARE |
The items that you have in the Compare Products list. |
CURRENCY |
Your preferred currency |
CUSTOMER |
An encrypted version of your customer id with the store. |
CUSTOMER_AUTH |
An indicator if you are currently logged into the store. |
CUSTOMER_INFO |
An encrypted version of the customer group you belong to. |
CUSTOMER_SEGMENT_IDS |
Stores the Customer Segment ID |
EXTERNAL_NO_CACHE |
A flag, which indicates whether caching is disabled or not. |
FRONTEND |
Your session ID on the server. |
GUEST-VIEW |
Allows guests to edit their orders. |
LAST_CATEGORY |
The last category you visited. |
LAST_PRODUCT |
The most recent product you have viewed. |
NEWMESSAGE |
Indicates whether a new message has been received. |
NO_CACHE |
Indicates whether it is allowed to use cache. |
PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART |
A link to information about your cart and viewing history if you have asked the site. |
POLL |
The ID of any polls you have recently voted in. |
POLLN |
Information on what polls you have voted on. |
RECENTLYCOMPARED |
The items that you have recently compared. |
STF |
Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
STORE |
The store view or language you have selected. |
USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE |
Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
VIEWED_PRODUCT_IDS |
The products that you have recently viewed. |
WISHLIST |
An encrypted list of products added to your Wishlist. |
WISHLIST_CNT |
The number of items in your Wishlist. |