What are they
A cookie is a small file that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are.
We use them to help you navigate our website efficiently and perform certain functions. We will not use cookies to store any personally identifiable information about you that others could read or understand.
We do not use cookies to track your internet usage after leaving our site.
Do I want to stop them?
Due to their prime role of enhancing or enabling usability or site processes, disabling cookies may prevent you from using certain parts of this website. We explain the cookies we use in the table below and give you a button by which you can block the optional cookies. There is also a button by which you can agree to accept the optional cookies.
If you do not make either choice then you will be treated as having accepted all cookies on this site. Obviously you can change your mind in subsequent visits and use the buttons to change your cookie status for our site.
If you wish to restrict or block all the cookies which are set by our website (which as we say may prevent you from using certain parts of the site or from using the site as easily as you might), or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser should tell you how.
Which cookies are being used on this site?
| Cookie and status |
name |
Purpose |
| Cookie Acceptance (necessary) |
CookiesAccepted |
Records if you have accepted the use of cookies on the website. It does not contain any user information. This cookie remains on your computer after the session has closed. |
Cookie Policy msg (necessary) |
onetime |
Records whether you have been shown the Cookie policy popin (at your arrival on the site) so as not to show it to you again. It collects information in an anonymous form using a unique identifier. Expires when you end your session. |
Session ID (necessary) |
ONDEMANDAUTH |
Required to navigate from one page to another and to maintain the login/logout information during your visit. It collects information in an anonymous form by using a unique identifier. Expires after 20 minutes of inactivity or when you end your session. |
Basket Cookie (necessary) |
AdditionalParams |
Used to store the number of items and total cost of the basket when you are internet shopping with us. It collects information in an anonymous form by using a unique identifier. Expires when you end your session. |
Cybersource payment cookies (necessary) |
JSESSIONID BIGipServerorderpage |
When you are internet shopping with us these two cookies work in relation to the secure payments aspects of the transaction and collect information in an anonymous form using a unique identifier. JSESSIONID expires when you end your session and BIGipServerorderpage expires after two hours. |
Offers (optional) |
onetime |
Records whether you have been shown the exclusive offer popup on the home page so as not to show it to you again. It collects information in an anonymous form using a unique identifier. Expires when you end your session. |
User Authentication (optional) |
UserAuthentication |
Contains your country code and an anonymous unique identifier used during your previous visit to personalise the content of this website. This cookie remains on your computer after the session has closed. |
Google Analytics (optional) |
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. They are placed on the site by Google, Inc an American Corporation. It collects 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 on the site. This information is then used by Google to make reports for us and to help us improve the site. For more information visit http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ |
Coremetrics (optional) |
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. They are placed on the site by Coremetrics which is a part or IBM Corporation. It collects 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 on the site. This information is then used by Coremetrics to make reports for us and to help us improve the site. For more information visit http://www.coremetrics.co.uk/company/privacy.php#services |