Legal
Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 2019
Our website uses cookies in accordance with the following cookie policy to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
Types of cookies we use
- Strictly necessary cookies. Required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to use the shopping cart and complete an order.
- Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website — helping us improve the way it works.
- Functionality cookies. Used to recognise you when you return to our website and remember your preferences.
- Targeting cookies. Record your visit, pages visited and links followed. Used to make our website and any advertising more relevant to your interests.
- Tracking pixels. Inform us as to whether an email sent to you has been opened, for troubleshooting purposes such as to ensure/improve email deliverability.
Legal basis
The legal basis for the use of strictly necessary cookies is our legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. For all other cookies we require your explicit consent under Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.
Cookies we use
- Session cookies — to remember your shopping cart and progress through checkout (essential).
- basket_token — the ID for your basket of items in the checkout process (essential, expires after 1 year).
- cookieconsent_status — remembers that you have agreed to the cookie policy, so we don't request your permission again (essential, 1 year).
- Stripe cookies — set by our payment processor to detect and prevent fraud during checkout.
Third parties
We may work with the following third parties who may set cookies on our website, over which we have no control:
- Stripe — payment processing
- Instagram / Meta — embedded content and social links
These third parties are responsible for the cookies they set. They may include analytical, performance, or targeting cookies.
Managing cookies
You can withdraw your consent at any time by setting your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. However, if you do not give your consent, some parts of our website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
Except for essential cookies, all cookies expire as outlined above.