Our Use Of Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
The cookies that we create are in place to enhance your experience of this website as well as providing core functionality for our visitors and customers.
The only cookie that is used to collect data is the Google Analytics cookie. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit Google Analytics.
Consent
According to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) consent to store cookies is not required "for cookies that are essential to provide an online service at someone's request" (e.g. to remember what's in your online basket, or to ensure security).
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/cookies-and-similar-technologies/
All of our cookies fall under this exception. Therefore we are not required to gain consent before the use of the cookies on this site.
Cookie Details
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We use cookies and similar technologies for the operation of our website and to understand how our website is used.
| Cookie | Purpose |
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basket
quote | This is a functional cookie that is stored when you add an item to your basket or quotation. It enables the site to remember the contents of your basket. It stores an overview of the items added to your basket together with the unique identification code assigned to your basket. |
token | This is a functional cookie that is stored when a registered user logs into the site. It enables the site to recognise the logged-in customer and maintain their authenticated session. |
__Host-vbm_sid | This is a first-party session identifier used by our server-side analytics to understand how our website is used. It contains a randomly generated identifier which allows page views and other interactions occurring during the same browsing session to be counted together. It does not contain your name, email address or other directly identifying information. |
__Host-vbm_vid | This is a first-party visitor identifier used by our server-side analytics to produce statistics about use of our website, such as visitor numbers, page views and user journeys. It contains a randomly generated identifier and does not contain your name, email address or other directly identifying information. We do not use this identifier for advertising or to create profiles about individual visitors. |
Our server-side analytics | Information collected through our server-side analytics is used solely to produce statistical information about how our website is used and to help us monitor and improve the service. Individual-level analytics information is retained only for as long as necessary to produce aggregate statistics. We aggregate this information regularly, including hourly and daily, and do not retain individual browsing histories for long-term analytics. We do not use our server-side analytics for advertising, cross-site tracking or to make decisions about individual visitors. |
_ga* | These cookies relate to Google Analytics and are separate from our server-side analytics. They are used to collect information about how visitors use our site so that we can compile reports and improve the site. |