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We want to make services we delivered on the internet easy and our content richer and relevant.  This sometimes involves placing cookies on your computer or mobile device.

About this cookie policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
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What are cookies ?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies ?

As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

What types of cookies do we use ?

Necessary: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket, and checkout securely.Analytics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. These data help us understand and analyse how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.

The below list details the cookies used in our website

  • cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics: this cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Analytics”.
  • cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary: this cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Necessary”.
  • viewed_cookie_policy: the cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
  • CookieLawInfoConsent: this cookie is used to track the value of the consent (yes/no).
  • _ga: this cookie is used to identify unique users and expires after two years (used by Google Analytics).

Third party cookies

Our site has a number of pages with embedded videos or other content from a third party. An example is the use of videos embedded from YouTube. Cookies placed on your computer or mobile device from a third party are not related to our site.

We do not control how a third party uses their cookies. Please check third party websites’ privacy policies: YouTube privacy policy

Admin section

The backoffice of this website is based on WordPress and administrator users need a few extra cookies (this does not apply to basic visitors):

  • wordpress_test_cookie:  WordPress sets a test cookie for every visitor to check if the browser accepts cookies.
  • wp-settings-time-5:  This is used to customise the view of admin interface.
  • wordpress_logged_in: WordPress cookie for a logged in user, indicates when you’re logged in, and who you are.
  • wordpress_sec: This cookie is used to store your authentication details. Its use is limited to the admin console area.

How can I control the cookie preferences ?

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the “Privacy & Cookie Policy” tab on your screen. This will display the consent notice again enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.