What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by websites when you visit them. They help our website to remember your preferences and improve your browsing experience.
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies to enhance your user experience, track website performance, and gather analytics data to make improvements. By allowing us to use these technologies, you'll be helping us to provide a better service for all users.
Types of Cookies
There are different types of cookies used on our site:
These cookies enable core functions like logging in, navigating the website, and remembering your preferences. Disabling them may impair some features, such as remembering login credentials or adjusting language settings.
Temporary cookies that last only during your browsing session (usually until you close your browser). They help remember what you've selected on our site, making navigation easier. Once you log out or close your browser, these cookies expire.
These remain stored on your device between sessions and can persist even after closing the browser. We use them for analytics purposes to track user interactions over time, like return visits.
Used for enhancing website features such as remembering selected language or currency settings. They can be managed by users through browser controls (more information below).
Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site, ensuring we provide the best experience possible. We use third-party analytics tools to gather aggregated data about browsing patterns.
Cookies remember your preferences for language settings or other selections you've made on the website.
Some cookies persist after a login session to ensure continuous access without needing repeated login credentials.
Browser Storage Technologies
We also utilize browser storage technologies like LocalStorage, SessionStorage, and IndexedDB. These allow us to store data locally within your device's browser cache for improved performance.
Third-party Integrations
External services like analytics providers may set cookies on our website. Be assured that these integrations follow relevant privacy policies and GDPR guidelines when processing user data.
You can manage how we use cookies related to marketing preferences in the dedicated cookie consent settings (see below).
We respect your right to control which types of cookies are used on our site. Visit our cookie consent page to choose what technologies you permit and reject those that don’t align with your browsing comfort level.
Each browser has built-in tools for managing and clearing stored cookies:
You can always remove stored cookies from your browser by following these steps. Note that some features may not work as intended without essential cookies.
Implications of Cookie Settings
Please understand that disabling all cookie types might reduce functionality on our site. Some elements, like shopping cart retention, user login persistence, or preference storage, are reliant on persistent cookies.
We occasionally use aggregated analytics to diagnose issues and optimize performance improvements based on visitor interactions with the website.
Aggregated Analytics Information
All data is stored in an anonymised format. No personally identifiable information (PII) is shared or sold under any circumstance.
Improving Your Experience
Through carefully monitoring how you interact with our site, we aim to create a better experience for all users – not just those who share their preferences. This means refining navigation flows based on user trends and adapting content recommendations accordingly.
