Cookies

Keeping you informed about the cookies we use

Last updated – 05 January, 2021

When you visit our website, it may store information through your browser from specific services, usually in the form of cookies.

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or application which are used for remembering something about you as you browse. For example, remembering who you are if you’re logged in, or remembering your shopping cart contents as you browse the site before checkout.

Why we use cookies

We use cookies to

Keep you signed in to your account.
Remember information you have given us about yourself so you don’t have to give it to us again.
Help us understand where our website traffic is coming from and how people use our site and interact with our services so we can continue to improve them and provide content our visitors love.
Help us show you ads that are tailored to you and reflect your interests rather than show you any random advert.
Keep track of your shopping cart contents while you browse the site before check out.
Help us suggest articles or products you may be interested in.
Help us remember your personal preferences and settings so the site is just as you like it on every visit.
Remember your progress as you use our tools or services, so you can pick up exactly where you left off.

Below is a list of cookies we use. We constantly update this list of cookies as the website evolves and therefore recommend you checking for new changes occasionally.

Required cookies

These cookies are an essential part of the website and are strictly necessary for the website to function.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

We use cookies to keep track of shopping cart data as you browse the site and to allow you to complete purchase. These cookies contain information about the cart, its contents and a unique code for each customer so it knows which customer a particular cart belongs to. No personal information is stored within these cookies.

Website functionality

Cookie name	Purpose
Cookie name PHPSESSID	Purpose Required to allow users to remain logged in to the site (contains a unique identifier for your session on the website).
Cookie name wordpress_logged_in_[hash]	Purpose Used to indicate when you’re logged in to the site.
Cookie name wordpress_test_cookie	Purpose Used to determine whether or not the browser has cookies enabled.
Cookie name wordpress_[hash]	Purpose Used to store your authentication details when logged in to your account.

E-commerce

Cookie name	Purpose
Cookie name woocommerce_cart_hash	Purpose Used to keep track of shopping cart contents prior to checkout.
Cookie name woocommerce_items_in_cart	Purpose Used to keep track of shopping cart contents prior to checkout.

Payment processing

Cookie name	Purpose
Cookie name wp_woocommerce_session_[HASH]	Purpose Used to associate a shopping cart session and its contents with a customer. Also stores cart session expiration time. For guest shoppers this a randomly generated cryptographically strong ID.
Cookie name _stripe_mid	Purpose Used by stripe to remember who you are and enable us to receive payments without storing any credit card information on our own servers.
Cookie name _stripe_sid	Purpose Used by stripe to remember who you are and enable us to receive payments without storing any credit card information on our own servers.

Functional cookies

These cookies allow you to personalise your browsing experience by remembering choices you make to give you better functionality and personal features.

Cookie name	Purpose
Cookie name wp-settings-[UID]	Purpose Using you unique User Identification Number UI, this is used to customise your view of the admin interface and your account.
Cookie name wp-settings-time-[UID]	Purpose Using you unique User Identification Number UI, this is used to customise your view of the admin interface and your account.
Cookie name Resolution	Purpose Used to store the default or custom resolution/display area of the website.

Cookie name	Purpose
Cookie name privacy-consent	Purpose Used to remember your privacy preferences and consent to our use of cookies.
Cookie name privacy-content-gfonts	Purpose Used to remember your privacy preferences and consent to our use of cookies.
Cookie name privacy-content-gmaps	Purpose Used to remember your privacy preferences and consent to our use of cookies.
Cookie name privacy-content-gtracking	Purpose Used to remember your privacy preferences and consent to our use of cookies.

Performance cookies

We use Google Analytics to help us understand where our website traffic is coming from and how people use our site so we can continue to improve it and our services.

Cookie name	Purpose
Cookie name _ga	Purpose Used to distinguish users.
Cookie name _gid	Purpose Used to distinguish users.
Cookie name _gat	Purpose Used to throttle request rate.
Cookie name _gat_gtag_UA_	Purpose Google Analytics - Used to measure how users interact with pages across our site