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Cookie Policy

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES

Our website (this "Site") utilizes cookies to differentiate you from other users.  This allows us to offer you with a decent browsing experience while also improving our site.  This cookie policy tells you all you need to know about the cookies and related technologies we use, as well as why we use them.

Websites accessible from specific parts of the European Union are required to get authorization before using or storing cookies (or similar technologies) on your computer or mobile device.  For more information about this policy, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Your Consent

By continuing to use our website, you agree that we and our third-party service providers may store cookies on your computer.  Please read this Cookie Policy carefully to understand why we use cookies and what information they gather from and about you.

If you do not want to accept cookies in connection with your use of this Site, you must stop using it, disable cookies in your browser settings (see below), or disable cookies individually.  Please be aware that deactivating cookies will have an impact on the performance of our Site and may prevent you from accessing some features.

Can I withdraw my consent?

You can withdraw your consent at any time by deleting your cookies and disabling cookies in your internet browser settings.  Please be aware that deactivating cookies will have an impact on the performance of our Site and may prevent you from accessing some features.  For more information on removing or blocking cookies, please go to https://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a little file containing letters and numbers that we store on your browser or computer's hard disc.  Unless you have set your browser to deny cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.

Key concepts

First and Third-party cookies: The domain that placed the cookie determines whether it is a 'first' or 'third' party cookie.

First-party cookies are those set by the website the user is currently visiting.

Third-party cookies are cookies placed by a domain other than the one visited by the user.  A third-party cookie is one that is set when a user visits a website and another entity uses that website to do so.

Persistent cookies are those that stay on a user's device for the amount of time indicated in the cookie.  They are triggered every time a user visits the website that created that specific cookie.

Session cookies allow website operators to link a user's actions during a browser session.  A browser session begins when a user opens a browser window and ends when they close it.  Session cookies are created just temporarily. When you close your browser, all session cookies are removed. We utilize session and persistent cookies.

How to disable or remove cookies

You can disable (block) cookies by using the option on your browser to deny the setting of all or some cookies.  However, if you adjust your browser to prevent all cookies (including necessary cookies), you may be unable to access all or portions of our website.  Unless you have set your browser to deny cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.

Changing the cookie settings.  Please keep in mind that most internet browsers allow you to modify your cookie settings.  These options are typically located in the 'options' or 'preferences' menu of your internet browser.  The links provided below may help you comprehend these settings. Otherwise, please use the 'Help' option.

  • Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
  • Cookie settings in Firefox
  • Cookie settings in Chrome, Chrome Android and Chrome iOS
  • Cookie settings in Safari and Safari iOS
  • Cookie settings in Opera

What cookies do we use and why?

Generally, our Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Site.  This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Site and also allows us to improve our Site.

The cookies used on our Site are categorized as follows:

  • Strictly necessary
  • Performance
  • Functionality
  • Targeting

“Strictly Necessary” cookies let you move around our Site and use essential features like secure areas and shopping baskets.  Without these cookies, we cannot provide the requested services.

We use these Strictly Necessary cookies to:

  • Identify you as being logged in to our Site and authenticate you
  • Make sure you connect to the right service on our Site when we make any changes to the way our Site works
  • To add purchases to your shopping cart and remember the product you have added within a browsing session when you get the checkout page
  • Identify the added items to the cart when you return to our Site
  • For security purposes
  • Make sure you connect to the right service on our Site when we make any changes to the way our Site works

Accepting these cookies is a prerequisite of accessing our Site; therefore, if you disable these cookies, we cannot guarantee how our Site or its security will operate during your visit.

"Performance" cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit and whether you encounter any issues.  These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information and are simply used to help us improve the functionality of our website, learn what our users are interested in, and measure the efficacy of our advertising.

We use performance cookies to:

  • Carry out web analytics: Provide statistics on how our Site is used
  • Perform affiliate tracking by providing feedback to affiliated entities that one of our visitors also visited their Site
  • Obtain data on the number of users of our Site that have viewed a product
  • Help us improve our Site by measuring any errors that occur
  • Test different designs for our Site

Third-party providers manage some of our performance cookies on our behalf.  We do not allow third parties to use the cookies for anything other than the purposes indicated above.

By using our Site or providing your consent as needed by relevant law, you agree to the use of 'Performance' cookies.  Accepting these cookies is a must for accessing our Site, so if you disable them, we cannot guarantee how our Site will operate for you.

"Functionality" cookies enable our Site to remember your preferences (such as your user name, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features to improve your experience.

We use ‘Functionality’ cookies for such purposes as:

  • Remember the settings you’ve applied such as layout, text size, preferences and colors
  • Remember if we’ve already asked you if you want to fill in a survey
  • Remember if you have engaged with a particular component or product list on our Site so that don’t show it again
  • Show you when you’re logged in to our Site
  • To provide and show embedded video content

Third-party administrators manage some of these cookies on our behalf.  We do not allow third parties to use the cookies for anything other than the purposes indicated above.

"Targeting" cookies are used to track your visit to our Site and other websites, including the pages you've viewed and the links you've clicked, allowing third parties to show you targeted adverts on the websites you visit (including our Site).

We and our third-party service providers use Targeting cookies to:

  • Link to social networks, like Facebook, that may subsequently use information about your visit to our Site to provide advertising or other offers that may be of interest to you when you visit other websites.
  • Provide third parties with information on your visit so that they can present you with advertisements or other offers that may be of interest to you.

If you live in the EU, you can opt out of certain third-party cookies that we and other websites may use for targeting at https://www.youronlinechoices.eu or www.aboutads.info.  Opting out of one or more ad networks simply means that those members will no longer offer targeted content or advertisements to you.  This does not imply that you will no longer receive targeted content or advertisements on our site or other third-party websites. 

If your browser is configured to reject cookies when you visit one of the above-referenced opt-out pages, and you later erase your cookies, use a different computer, or change Web browsers, your preference may no longer be active.  Since all of these cookies are managed by third parties, you should refer to the third parties’ own website privacy notifications and policies for further information (see below for more information about the particular targeting cookies used on our Site).

More Information About Cookies

All About Cookies

Useful information about cookies can be found at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

Internet Advertising Bureau

A guide to behavioral advertising and online privacy has been produced by the internet advertising industry which can be found at https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.

International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom

Information on the ICC (UK) UK cookie guide can be found on the ICC website section: https://www.international-chamber.co.uk/our-expertise/digitaleconomy.

Additional Information About Third Party Analytics and Targeting Cookies and their Providers, including how to opt-out of their services:

  1. AdRoll:  For more information about AdRoll cookies, please see the AdRoll privacy policy; for information about how to opt-out, click here.
  2. Microsoft Privacy Statement:  For more information, please see the Microsoft’s privacy policy.
  3. Facebook Ads:  For more information about Facebook cookies, please see the Facebook privacy policy; for information about how to opt-out, click here.
  4. Twitter Ads:  For more information about Twitter Ads and how to opt-out, click here.
  5. Google AdWords:  For more information about Google Ads and how to opt-out, click here.
  6. Google Analytics:  For more information about Google Analytics cookies.

please see Google’s help pages and privacy policy:

Google’s Privacy Policy

Google Analytics Help pages

Google has developed the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, dc.js). If you want to opt out of Google Analytics, you can download and install the add-on for your web browser here.

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google").  Google uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our Site.  The information generated by the cookie about your use of our Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.  In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of our Site provider, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our Site, compiling reports on Site activity for our Site’s operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to our Site provider.  Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of these cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser as discussed above. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our Site. Furthermore, you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.