Cookies

Cookies

This website only uses Cookies to deliver an efficient and effective on-line experience. We do not pass your details to third parties - you will NOT receive any spam or targeted adverts from other companies as a result of visiting this website. We may store information that we collect through cookies, to enhance the service that we provide to our users. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. Cookies are files which identify your computer to our server.  We use cookies for your convenience while you are on the Site. Your browser can be set to not accept cookies, but this could restrict your use of the Site.

Clicking on any link implies acceptance of our Cookie policy.

For the exhaustive list of cookies we collect see the List of cookies we collect section.



List of cookies we collect

The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.

eShop Cookies

Cookie NameCookie Description
FORM_KEY Stores randomly generated key used to prevent forged requests.

PHPSESSID

Your session ID on the server.
GUEST-VIEW Allows guests to view and edit their orders.
PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART A link to information about your cart and viewing history, if you have asked for this.
STF Information on products you have emailed to friends.
STORE The store view or language you have selected.
USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies.
MAGE-CACHE-SESSID Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.
MAGE-CACHE-STORAGE Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.
MAGE-CACHE-STORAGE-SECTION-INVALIDATION Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.
MAGE-CACHE-TIMEOUT Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.
SECTION-DATA-IDS Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.
PRIVATE_CONTENT_VERSION Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.
X-MAGENTO-VARY Facilitates caching of content on the server to make pages load faster.
MAGE-TRANSLATION-FILE-VERSION Facilitates translation of content to other languages.
MAGE-TRANSLATION-STORAGE Facilitates translation of content to other languages.


Google Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to measure website traffic. This helps us provide targeted, useful content.

Cookie NameCookie Description
__utma Used to distinguish users and sessions.

The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists.

The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmb Used to determine new sessions/visits.

The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists.

The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmc Not used in ga.js.

Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit.
__utmt_buT Used to throttle request rate.
__utmt_rT Used to throttle request rate.
__utmz Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site.

The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmv Used to store visitor-level custom variable data.

This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method.

The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
ga Used to distinguish users.
_gat_UA-xxxxxxx-xx Used to throttle request rate.
_gat_custom Used to throttle request rate.
_utmt_UA-xxxxxxx-x utmt = Indicates the type of request, which is one of: event, transaction, item, or custom variable.
__utmli Used by Google Analytics to track visitor behaviour and report on site performance.

This optional additional cookie supports an Enhanced Link Attribution feature, which allows webmasters to see the performance of two or more links on a page that have the same destination.
_dc_gtm_UA-xxxxxxx-xx Google Tag Manager: used to manage analytics scripts on the website.

Third-party cookies

Third-party cookies are set by websites other than the one you are actually visiting. Unlike first-party cookies, the information they contain can be read by another website.


YouTube Video

Cookie NameCookie Description
PREF Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a Youtube video.

While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Youtube users, including information that links your visits to our website with your Google account if you are signed in to one. Information about your use of our website, including your IP address, may be transmitted to Google and stored on servers in the United States.

This cookie does not identify you personally unless you are logged into Google, in which case it is linked to your Google account.
VISITOR_INFOFirst_LIVE 8 Months
YSC Session


Google

Cookie NameCookie Description
CONSENT Most Google users will have a preferences cookie called ‘NID’ in their browsers. A browser sends this cookie with requests to Google’s sites.

The NID cookie contains a unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language (e.g. English), how many search results you wish to have shown per page (e.g. First0 or 20), and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on.
NID End of the current year
DV 7 Minutes