Cookie Policy

We, use cookies and other similar technologies to collect certain information about visitors. In this cookie policy we explain to you how we and third-parties use cookies while you browse on our website, mobile app or similar device, including any sub-pages, online shop, or other functionalities (generally referred to as “Site” in this policy).

We also have a presence in the form of branded social media pages on social media networks, like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please visit their websites to learn their privacy policies and the privacy and marketing controls available for their community members, since we have no control over how these social media platforms operate.

Where we use on our Site third party cookies from social media platform or any other third parties for our business purposes, we explain such use in this cookie policy.

You can control the cookies used on this Site either via our Cookie Consent Portal or by adjusting your browser settings. Click the heading “How can you control cookies?” below for more information.

What are cookies?

Like most websites you visit, our Site uses cookies and other similar technologies described below (generally referred to as “cookies” in this policy) for the purposes described in the section headed “How we use cookies”.

Cookies

Cookies are text files embedded in a web page that contain small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a Site or embedded in a web page. Cookies may then be sent back to the originating Site on each subsequent visit, or to another Site that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a Site to recognise a user’s device and to remember your actions and preferences (such as login details, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time.

Where possible, security measures are put in place to prevent unauthorised access to our cookies and similar technologies. A unique identifier ensures that only we and/or our authorised service providers have access to cookie data.

Web beacons

Web beacons (also known as internet tags, pixel tags, and clear GIFs) are typically transparent graphic images placed on a site or email. Web beacons are used in combination with cookies to learn about our visitors` interactions, capture visitor’s journey on our Site, to create segment categories and behaviour patterns, or to serve targeted advertisements. We (or the third parties we use) use beacons to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, and the type of browser used to view the page.

IP addresses and URLs

An IP address is a unique identifier that certain electronic devices used to identify and communicate with each other on the internet. When you visit our Site, we (or the third parties we use) may view the IP address of the device that you use to connect to the internet using a web beacon.

We (or the third parties we use) use only the redacted part of the IP address to determine the broader physical location of the device so that we can`t identify your precise location. This helps us to understand from what geographic regions (e.g. city, province, country, like Slough, United Kingdom) our Site visitors come in order to change the way we present our Site to you, to enhance your visit or to customize our marketing content. If we want to collect your precise location data for our advertising purposes, we obtain your consent to this.

A URL (uniform resource locator) is a unique identifier or address for each resource on the internet, in effect it is the address for the web page that you are visiting. We use this information to see which sites and pages are visited and the way that you navigate through our Site.

Device IDs

Device IDs are distinctive numbers associated with a smartphone or similar handheld device from which the internet can be accessed. We use device IDs for the same purposes for which we use cookies, as described in this policy.

Device fingerprinting

Device fingerprinting is a way to combine certain attributes of a device e.g. its operating system, the type and version of browser being used, language settings and IP addresses etc. which are used together to identify unique devices. To the extent that fingerprinting is used, we use it for the same purposes for which we use cookies.

How we use cookies?

We use different types of cookies on our Site for various purposes set out below.

Some of these cookies are placed by us and others by third-parties (e.g. social media platform, advertising and analytics providers etc.).

You can find more information about the individual cookies used and the third parties which set the cookies on this Site in your browser, as well as in the Cookie Consent Portal.

Required cookies – These cookies are required for the operation of our Site, to enable core Site functions, to ensure the Site is secure and to enable us to manage the network. They are sometimes referred to as “strictly necessary” or “essential” cookies. Without these cookies the Site cannot function properly. They include, for example, cookies that allow us to remember your cookie consent preferences and balance network load, enable you to log into secure areas of our Site and to access user accounts or online forms, use a shopping cart, make use of e-billing services, and download voucher coupons.

Functional and analytical cookies – These cookies are either functional or analytical. They are used to improve functionality, improve and personalise browsing experience, and to analyse Site traffic and usage.

Analytics cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Site. They help us understand and measure how you interact with our Site, allow us to gather statistics about our Site visitors to better understand them and to improve the way our Site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. Analytics cookies also allow us to test new Site content, features or interactions so we can improve the Site experience and appearance for all.

Functional cookies are used to enhance what you can do on our Site. Examples include to help us to give you better and customized user experience to test and provide the best Site design, layout and content, and to remember choices you have made between sessions This enables us to enhance and personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

In addition, certain third-party cookies are necessary to allow some Site-embedded functionalities to work. These cookies are dropped by third parties only if you interact with certain functionality on the Site. Provided that consent is required in your country, at each place on our Site where this applies, you will be told that cookies will be placed on your device by the relevant third party and that by clicking on the given functionality, you are indicating that you consent to the setting of cookies by that third party. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to use the functionality. These cookies cannot be managed through our Cookie Consent Portal but can be disabled and deleted via your browser settings, as explained below.