Use of Cookies

This web site uses cookies to deliver the site functionality and help improve the service through anonymous statistics. Depending upon which section of the site you are visiting the cookies are used to;

1 Session cookies

These help us identify where you are on the web site and what the system needs to deliver to your machine. The site runs from a number of servers to ensure it is available to a larger number of site visitors and to overcome technical problems that may take a single machine out of service

2 Members areas

When you register with the site to use the any members/client only information we use a cookie to signify that you have logged onto the site and are authorised to access the information. By registering for the site you are accepting this and it is necessary for the functionality to be delivered.

3 Shopping carts

We use cookies to identify what you have placed into a shopping cart before moving to the payment stage. If you have registered on the site and logged in we would use that information in conjunction with the shopping cart data to save you time when going through the payment and delivery address stages. This cookie is strictly necessary to deliver the functionality.

4 Site statistics

We typically use Google Analytics to keep track on the number of visits to our site, what region of the world they have come from, page views and anonymous tracking through visitor journeys. This information is used to ensure we have sufficient capacity to manage the number of visits and that the site is structured in the best way for a visitor to quickly find what they need.

If at any stage you wish to stop cookies being placed on your machine you can change the setting in your browser software to block all, some or one at a time. The browser settings will allow you to be asked for each cookie whether you wish to accept it, reject it or block cookies of a specific nature on a specific site. For example you will find the controls for Internet Explorer 9 in the “Internet Options” on the “Privacy” tab.

You can learn more about cookies here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie