All about cookies that are used on our web pages

What are cookies?

A cookie is a piece of data that a website places in your computer web browser's memory. The information the cookie contains is set by a web server and it can be read again when the user next visits a website.
Cookies are useful for remembering things that you did when you last visited that website, which may include commencing a quote or purchase.

Are cookies risky to my computer or to my privacy?

They are not computer programs and cannot be used to circulate viruses which could damage your computer. Cookies are text files which contain a reference to a website or page and a relevant piece of information which will help the website to provide a better service to you. Typically, when you first visit a website, a cookie is stored in your web browser so that next time you visit, the data contained within the cookie can be read by the site. The data may tell the site what you were looking at last time so that you do not need to repeat the process, or may remember certain preferences you made such as text size, colour or layout.
Cookies on our site do not store sensitive information about you such as your name, address or payment details.

What's good about cookies?

'Essential cookies' enhance our website performance by remembering important information and user preferences and are essential for the operation of the website.

'Analytical cookies' track user behaviour on websites. They collect data (e.g., pages visited) to improve site functionality and enhance user experience. We use Google Analytics.

'Marketing cookies' track online activity to deliver targeted advertising. They help advertisers profile users accurately and share data with other organizations.
We do not use cookies to market products to you.

The cookies that we use

Cookie name	Description	Holds personal information?	Type	Duration
homePage	Remembers the page where you entered our site	No personal info	Essential	Disappears within minutes of closing our web page
PHPSESSID	Allows us to keep you progressing through the site	No personal info	Essential	Disappears within minutes of closing our web page
currency	If relevant, stores the preferred currency used for some purchases	No personal info	Essential	Disappears within minutes of closing our web page
WWpartner	If relevant, holds the reference for the partner who sent you to this site to track referred sales	No personal info	Essential	Disappears within minutes of closing our web page
WWpartnerID	If relevant, holds the partner ID to track referred sales	No personal info	Essential	Disappears within minutes of closing our web page
complianceCookie	(Up to June 2024) Used to record your cookie preferences	No personal info	Essential	Remains for up to 9 months
cookieConsent	(From June 2024) Used to record your cookie preferences	No personal info	Essential	Remains for up to 9 months
rc::a	Set to ensure that input to the site is human and not a machine (for example a web bot)	No personal info	Essential	Remains continuously until deleted
rc::c	Set to ensure that input to the site is human and not a machine (for example a web bot)	No personal info	Essential	Disappears within minutes of closing our web page
incap_ses_XXXX_XXXXXXX	Placed by as part of our website payment security	No personal info	Essential	Remains for up to 6 months
visid_incap_XXXXXX	Placed as part of our website payment security	No personal info	Essential	Remains for up to 12 months
Affc	Facilitates payment of referral commission fees to ad partners when the user makes a purchase. This cookie is only set when a visit is by clicking a link on a partner site	No personal info	Essential	Remains for 30 days
_ga	Enables us to distinguish unique users and assigns a unique client identifier	No personal info	Analytics	Typically remains for up to 18 months
_ga_XXXXXXXXX	Works with cookie _ga whilst you are on our site	No personal info	Analytics	Typically remains for up to 18 months
_gid	Similar to cookie _ga but is used to differentiate between users and sessions	No personal info	Analytics	Remains for 24 hours
_gat_XX_XXXXXX_X and _gat_gtag_XX_XXXXXX_X	Temporary control mechanism to manage data traffic	No personal info	Analytics	Disappears within seconds or minutes

Cookies from social networks

If you use share products and content with social networks like X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, these companies may set a cookie. You can read their cookie policies:

https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy
https://x.com/en/privacy
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB

How do I opt out of cookies on this website?

Use the cookie control on this page - the little cookie on the bottom left of this web browser window.

Alternatively You can manage the cookies that you allow on your computer through the internet browser that you use. But please note that this website will not function properly without the essential cookies.