Use of cookies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer (or other electronic device) when you access our website. We use on this website to:

       recognise you whenever you visit this website (this speeds up your access to the website as you do not have to log in each time);

       obtain information about your preferences, online movements and use of the internet;

       carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content and to help us better understand our requirements and interests;

       target our marketing and advertising campaigns more effectively by providing interest-based advertisements that are personalised to your interests; and

       make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.

The information we obtain from our use of cookies will not usually contain your personal data. Although we may obtain information about your computer [or other electronic device] such as your IP address, your browser and/or other internet log information, this will not usually identify you personally. In certain circumstances we may collect personal information about you—but only where you voluntarily provide it (eg by completing an online form) or where you purchase goods or services from us.

In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this website. The exception is where the cookie is essential in order for us to provide you with a service you have requested (eg to enable you to put items in your shopping basket and use our check-out process).

Consent—option 1 (browser settings):

If you visit our website when your browser is set to accept cookies, we will interpret this as an indication that you consent to our use of cookies and other similar technologies as described in this website cookie policy. If you change your mind in the future about letting us use cookies, you can modify the settings of your browser to reject cookies or disable cookies completely.

OR

Consent—option 2 (notification on home page):

There is a notice on our home page which describes how we use cookies and which also provides a link to our website privacy policy. If you use this website after this notification has been displayed to you, we will assume that you consent to our use of cookies for the purposes described in this website cookie policy and our website privacy policy.

Third-party cookies

We work with third party suppliers who may also set cookies on our website, for example (specify, eg Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Adobe Flashplayer which we use to display video content). These third party suppliers are responsible for the cookies they set on our site. If you want further information please go to the website for the relevant third party. You will find additional information in the table below.

Description of cookies

The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:

Name of cookie

Owner

Purpose for the cookie

Remember_me_user_token

Nearcut

To capture your "Remember me" preference for the login system, which you choose at the point of login. This does not contain personal information

Nearcut session

Nearcut

To store your login session. This does not contain your personal information.

basket_token

Nearcut

To store your shopping basket for checkout.

R a, r, nr a

Nearcut

A random number used for analytics. The cookie is only used after the point of registration and login. If you do not want to enter into the analytics then do not register or log in.

source_href, source_domain

Nearcut

A string to remember the address of a previous page. This helps with the continuity of the user experience.

locale

Nearcut

To store which language you have chosen to view the wbesite in.

intercom-*

Intercom

We use intercom to offer a chat box, so that you can contact us via the website

_fbp

Meta

We sometimes advertise with Meta (Facebook) and we use their tracking to see if our advertisements are working

ph_*

Posthog

We use Posthog to analyse our product and see what is working or not. This is necessary to provide a great product.

_ga*

Google

We use Google analytics to analyse the traffic on our websites.

_gcl*

Google

We sometimes advertise with Google and we use their tracking to see if our advertisements are working

 

How to turn off cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the Information CommissionerÕs webpage on cookies: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.