Cookies are small files of information that are temporarily stored on your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the website again, your browser uses them to “remember” your settings so you don’t have to re-enter your username and password.

Cookies are an integral part of modern websites and are not harmful in themselves, nor do they contain viruses or other malicious code. The main purpose of cookies is to help web servers recognise your computer and web browser, personalise the website, and make it easier and faster to use.

Cookies enable you to be correctly shown the information you are looking for and interested in. By collecting and remembering information about your website preferences using cookies, website operators can provide you with a better website. Cookies do not give the website operator access to your computer and the data collected in this way via cookies does not include personal data.

For the purposes of our website, we use SEEDBALL CAPS. These are essential for the operation of the content editing and display system and ensure that emails and content on the website are received correctly:

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The woocommerce_cart_hash and woocommerce_items_in_cart cookies store information about your basket and allow you to track changes to your basket, and are deleted when you close your browser. The wp_woocommerce_session_ cookie uses a unique code for each customer to help the shop find information about the customer’s products. Cookies are deleted after two days.

Types of cookies

The Information Commissioner’s Office categorises cookies primarily on the basis of their invasiveness:

Temporary or session cookies

Persistent or stored cookies

Own cookies

Other cookies

Each type of cookie is treated differently in the legislation and in the Commissioner’s guidelines, which makes it difficult for website owners and web developers to comply with the Electronic Communications Act (EC Act-1) and, in particular, requires them to educate themselves about the privacy issues surrounding cookies and to inform their web visitors about their use. However, in the case of more invasive cookies, they must obtain consent from visitors to use them.

How do I manage cookies?

Most web browsers allow you to set your own cookies. You can refuse or accept cookies using a feature already built into web browsers. If you refuse cookies, you can continue to use our website, but certain subpages may not work properly.

If you want to find out how to delete cookies in your browser, please use your browser’s help function.

Alternatively, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org, which explains how to manage or delete cookies in most browsers in a simple and straightforward way.