What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or device by the websites you visit. They are widely used in order to make the website display correctly and to help website owners improve the information and content being displayed.
There are different types of cookies.
Session
A session cookie only lasts as long as your Internet Session. On our website Session Cookies are created to pass data between our pages, this happens when you select a function that requires continuance, so that your selection can be processed by that page or other pages.
Persistent
A persistent cookie outlasts an Internet Session and can be stored on your computer or device for up to 1 year and are widely used to remember your previous selections. We also use persistent cookies on our website, an example of this is to let our website know that our cookie policy was displayed to you, and when it should redisplay it. These cookies save you entering your selection each and every time you visit, or websites keep displaying certain elements every time you visit.
Secure
A secure cookie is used by us when you connect to our secure servers, ensuring that the cookie communications are encrypted and can safely be transmitted.
Http Only
Another more secure session cookie, which can only be used when transmitting HTTP or HTTPS only for accessing by the web server.
1st Party
1st Party cookies are cookies that are stored under the domain name you are visiting (same as in the address bar).
3rd Party
3rd Party cookies are cookies that are stored under a different domain name to the one you are visiting (in the address bar).
The European Cookie Directive puts these cookies into 4 classifications.

Category One
These Cookies are Strictly Necessary Cookies and do not require prior approval for use, as they provide additional security, server load balancing and perform functions you request from our website, such as purchasing, ordering, enquiries and bookings etc.

Category Two
These Cookies are Performance cookies, they tell us how many visitors view our website and what pages they find interesting and what pages they do not. This helps us to improve our website content and helps us to attract and interest a greater number of visitors.

Category Three
These cookies are Functional cookies that remember settings and configurations that you make or select on our website, so that we can display our website or content as you want us to. This saves you time and stops us interrupting your surfing experience, by asking you the same questions over and over.

Category Four
These cookies are Targeted Cookies, they help measure advertising campaigns and deliver the kind of content you would be interested, they also help to reduce displaying unnecessary content to you, you have no interest in.
What Cookies Do We Use:-
Cookie Type
Description
Cookie Name(s)
Security
Category 1
1st Party Cookie
Access Blocking where unauthorised access is detected.
This cookie allows us to block access where malicious or unwanted or excessive bandwidth is used.
PHPSESSID / session only cookie
STORE
Category 1
1st Party Cookie
This cookie is generated by our store and is a strictly necessary cookie.
currency / 30 days
STORE
Category 1
1st Party Cookie
This cookie is generated by our store and is a strictly necessary cookie.
language / 30 days
STORE
Category 1
1st Party Cookie
This cookie is generated by our store and is a strictly necessary cookie.
default / session only cookie
PERC
Category 3
Session or 1st Party Cookie
We would like to enable Analytics which track how our visitors use our website, this helps us to make improvements so others can find our Store and we can improve our website, when you make an explicit choice and save that choice on our website this cookie will store your perference.
cookienotice / user choice either: session only cookie or 90 days
Analytics
Category 2
1st/3rd Party Cookie
Currently Google Analytics is NOT enabled even after you make an explicit choice and save your preference to allow us to use analytics.
currently not enabled