What is a Cookie
Cookies are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may reduce certain functionality of our site.
For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies We Set
- Forms related cookies
When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.
The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
| Name of Cookie | Purpose | Strictly Necessary |
| PHPSESSID | A general-purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables, such as logged-in status for a user. | YES |
| ContactID | Identifies you during the Checkout process | YES |
| CookieConsent | Used to store your cookie consent status. | YES |
Third Party Cookies
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
- This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following Cookies:
| Name of Cookie | First/Third Party | Provider | Purpose |
| _ga | First | Google Analytics | Used to register a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how a visitor uses the website. |
| _utma | First | Google Analytics | Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics. |
| _utmb | First | Google Analytics | This registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. |
| _utmc | First | Google Analytics | Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. |
| _utmz | First | Google Analytics | Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. |
| _utmt | First | Google Analytics | Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server. |
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
- Occasionally we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.
- We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; {Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn}, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
If you have any queries about our cookie policy, please contact us via any of our social media channels or via email.