This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies:
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them.
Session cookies expire when you close your browser.
Cookies can also be “first-party” or “third-party” cookies:
First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting.
Third-party cookies are set by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website and enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Performance/Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit most often and if they get error messages from web pages. This information helps us to improve the way our website works. For example, we use analytics cookies to understand how users arrive at our site, browse or use our site and highlight areas where we can improve areas such as navigation, shopping experience and marketing campaigns. The data stored by these cookies never shows personal details from which your individual identity can be established.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
Types of Cookies We May Use
Here is a list of the types of cookies we may use on our website and their purposes:
[Example: Google Analytics – Purpose: These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.]
[Example: Session Cookies – Purpose: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session and remember your actions during that session.]
[Example: Persistent Cookies for Language Preference – Purpose: These cookies remember your chosen language preference for future visits to our website.]
[Example: Third-Party Advertising Cookies (e.g., from Ad Networks) – Purpose: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you based on your browsing history.]
Your Cookie Choices
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through your web browser. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.
You can typically:
View what cookies have been set and delete them individually.
Block third-party cookies.
Block cookies from particular sites.
Set a preference to block all cookies.
Set a preference to be notified when a cookie is set.
Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly.
To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, please refer to the help section of your browser. For example:
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be performance cookies or targeting cookies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and cookie policies of these third parties for information about their practices.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us through the contact form or email address provided on our website.
Remember to replace the bracketed examples with the specific cookies your website uses and provide accurate links to browser cookie settings if possible. It’s also a good idea to have a cookie consent banner or pop-up on your website that allows users to manage their cookie preferences. Consulting with legal counsel is recommended to ensure your cookie policy complies with all relevant regulations, such as GDPR and ePrivacy Directive.