What is a cookie?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user's device.
This site uses cookies - small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers.
The cookies used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the ICC Cookie guide.
Category 1: strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Category 2: performance cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these type of cookies on your device.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these type of cookies on your device.
A list of all the cookies used on this website by category is set out below.
| Cookie Name | Category | Description | Duration |
| displayCookieConsent | 1 | Used to record that cookies are acceptable | 1 year |
| pll_language | 1 | Used to determine the user interface language | 1 year |
| wordfence_verifiedHuman | 1 | Part of the website security mechanism | session |
| wp-settings-8 | 1 | Wordpress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. | 1 year |
| wp-settings-time-8 | 2 | Wordpress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. | 1 year |
| PHPSESSID | 1 | To identify your unique session on the website | session |
| SESS | 1 | To ensure that you are recognised when you move from page to page within the site and that any information you have entered is remembered. | session |
| vc_widget_generic-expert | 2 | Created by vCita - part of Fast Secure Contact form admin page | 1 year |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | 1 | If you make use of our shopping basket WooCommerce makes use of 3 cookies to keep track of your purchases | 48 hours |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | 1 | The first two cookies contain information about the cart as a whole and helps WooCommerce know when the cart data changes. | 48 hours |
| wp_woocommerce_session_ | 1 | The final cookie contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. | 48 hours |
No personal information is stored within these cookies.