Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners. Cookies serve various purposes, from facilitating essential website functions to tracking browsing patterns anonymously for the purpose of enhancing user experience.
Types of Cookies Used on Our Website
Our website uses several types of cookies as outlined below:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for navigating our site and using its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, services like shopping baskets and online banking cannot function.
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Performance Cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information on how visitors use our website, for instance, which pages are visited most often. They help us to optimize our website and improve user experience.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username or language preference) and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They can also be used to remember changes you’ve made to minimize or hide them from your view the next time you visit.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests, both within and beyond our services. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement, as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Managing or Deleting Cookies
If you wish to manage, delete, or block cookies, you can do so by adjusting your browser’s settings. These settings are typically found in the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ menu of your browser. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may also use third-party cookies provided by external service providers and partners, such as Google Analytics, to track and analyze usage statistics. These third-party cookies are subject to the privacy policies of those providers. For more information on how these third-party cookies work and how you can manage them, please visit their respective websites.
Consent and Control
We respect your right to privacy and offer you options to control the use of cookies and to access or delete your personal data. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. You can provide, deny, or withdraw your consent at any time by managing your cookie preferences via our website’s cookie settings page.
Updates to Our Cookie Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to stay compliant with relevant regulations and to reflect changes in the law or technology, or how we use cookies. The updated notice will be indicated by a “Last Updated” date and published on this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy regularly for any alterations.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookie Policy, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].
Please note that this Cookie Policy is part of our broader efforts to comply with data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ePrivacy Directive, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We are committed to protecting your personal data and privacy rights.