What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by our website. There are various different types of cookie files and all types of cookies help with different aspects of your browsing experience.

What do cookies do?

Cookies help enhance all aspects of browsing and most websites will be almost useless without the use of these files. Cookies help remember which items you have placed in your shopping basket, they help you stay logged into a website, they store your site preferences, and offer a whole host of differing features and functions that would not normally be available without their use.

Do I need to use cookies?

You don't need to have cookies enabled to view our site although you may notice the speed at which our web pages are downloaded is dramatically reduced, especially on a slower internet connection.

Do you use cookies for advertising?

No. We have never used cookies for marketing or advertising and never will. We do collect anonymous information relating to our own pages from cookies which helps give us an idea of which features are read regularly and which are not etc. This information helps us update the website in the areas that need it the most.

Is your connection secure?

Our website uses secure socket layer (SSL) 256 bit encryption which prevents any information being inadvertently revealed. When browsing online, always look for the padlock and green https: prefix in the web address area of your browser as this will tell you that secure mode is enabled and that any information you submit will be encrypted.