Cookies Policy

Cookies Policy

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small file stored on your device (computer, mobile phone or tablet) by our website when you visit us online. It acts like an identification card for you and allows the site to remember information about your interactions with it.

Why do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies to tailor our website's functionality to your needs. They also help improve user experience on our platform, allowing us to understand how users engage with different features and areas of the site. Cookies provide essential support for critical functions such as authentication and shopping cart management.

Essential Cookies

These are required to enable you to interact with our site securely. Without them, core functionalities like login sessions would not be possible:

Session cookies: These ensure a secure connection between your browser and our servers.
Authentication cookies: Store data necessary for maintaining your active session after logging in.

Session Cookies

These are temporary files stored on your device until you close the current browsing session. Once cleared, they remove all login information:

No personal identification details are kept when these expire upon closing the browser or completing a task.Purpose: Provide seamless access to site features by remembering choices and preferences for each visit.

Persistent Cookies

Unlike session cookies, persistent ones remain stored on your device between visits. They facilitate faster browsing as they save frequently accessed pages:

Information like preferred languages are retained for convenience.
Settings about ad-blocking tools can be automatically applied during future visits if specified in the browser.

Functional Cookies

We use functional cookies to remember choices you make, such as language preference or your account information. These enable us to provide a more personalized and tailored experience:

Examples include saving user profiles for quicker access.Purpose: Enhance user interaction by applying stored preferences automatically on each visit without requiring users to re-enter settings.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies help us improve the performance of our website, understanding user behavior and improving content presentation:

Website usage patterns are analyzed using data collected through these cookies to ensure that we maintain relevant features for you.Purpose: Drive improvements in how sites function by gathering data about how users move around them.

Preference and Language Settings

Cookies assist us in remembering your preferences, such as preferred languages or currency choices:

Users can save their settings once without having to change language every time they visit the sitePurpose Provide ease of use through pre-set settings during each browsing session for convenience.Languages are stored locally by cookies.

Login/Session Continuity

We maintain your logged-in status between visits with the help of session and persistent cookies:

Cookies allow us to track user activity so that we can provide quick access without needing re-authentication.Purpose: Support seamless experience across multiple visits, ensuring users remain fully authenticated each time they open our website.

Device Recognition

Our use of cookies allows us to recognize your device across different sessions and adjust content display accordingly:

Cookies support adapting content based on device characteristics for a better match between the content displayed and user devices.Purpose: Improve overall experience by presenting content that is optimised according to users' individual browsing habits.

Security-Related Cookies

We use cookies as part of our security features, ensuring an optimal level of protection when you interact with our platform:

We leverage advanced technologies like session storage and temporary tokens for authentication.Purpose: Provide secure experience by using additional layers of encryption based on data stored locally through cookie technology.

Browser Storage Technologies

We have a responsibility to comply with browser settings such as disabling or blocking cookies. Here's how to control them:

Cookies can be removed from your browser’s storage at any time.Purpose Enable transparency into users' choices and preferences, providing information about managing their own interactions.

Third-Party Integrations

Some of our functionality may use third-party integrations that also store cookies on your device. Here's a list:

Advertisements through embedded ad networks like Google or Facebook.Purpose Enhance browsing experience with added features provided by partners, integrating data from user preferences across multiple sites.

Marketing and Communication Preferences

We're transparent about our use of cookies for marketing purposes. You can adjust your settings at any time:

Our system captures this choice through session storage to apply the relevant cookie type.Purpose Comply with regulatory requirements by giving users control over their data, choosing not to track online activity and preventing targeted advertisements.

Cookie Consent Management

We respect user preferences regarding cookies. Here’s how you can adjust your settings:

Users can view details about specific cookies used on our site and choose whether or not they will be stored.Purpose Promote a transparent relationship between the platform and users through information access, giving control back to them.

Browser Cookie Controls

Each browser comes with its own built-in cookie management system. Here are some general tips:

Clear cookies directly from your browser settings for comprehensive control over data storage on devices.Purpose Enable users to easily manage their interactions by providing choices related to online activity tracking and storing personal information locally through various browsers.

Clearing or Disabling Cookies

You can choose to remove stored cookies at any time. This option allows you full control:

Users clear session-specific information from browsing devices for added security against potential attacks on the integrity of local data.Purpose Allow users to have a complete choice in terms of interaction with our system.

Site Functionality Impact when Cookies are Disabled

If cookies are completely blocked or disabled, certain features may not function properly:

Important elements like maintaining login sessions would be severely impacted by lack of functionality from stored session data.Purpose Be honest about trade-off between cookie control and full experience of the online platform.

Technical Diagnostics and Performance Optimisation

Cookies help us improve performance across user interactions with our site:

Collected metrics enable us to tailor presentation based on real browsing behavior patterns, giving users optimal functionality during each visit.Purpose Continuously adapt and improve overall quality by optimizing features for faster loading times, minimizing time spent interacting.

Aggregated Analytics Information

We do not disclose personally identifiable user data as we aggregate the information:

Our analytics provide a picture of platform use across large numbers without any private details available to third parties.Purpose Respect users' privacy and provide a responsible analysis while maintaining transparency through aggregated reporting statistics.

User Experience Improvements

Our understanding of your experience is greatly enhanced by using cookies. Here's how we enhance it:

We track user progress with online purchases or engagement to offer content improvements based on these patterns.Purpose Enhance overall browsing efficiency and functionality through data collected over time in order to adapt the system so that you get more enjoyment from your experience.

By understanding what cookies are, why they're used, how they affect our interaction with our platform, it makes us aware of privacy as well.