Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files which are used by web sites to store information in your browser. The following text assumes that you know what a web Cookie is. If you do not, we recommend that you read a page similar to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie 
 
First Party Cookies set by this web site 
 
Online shopping system and other areas 
 
Cookie name: SESID 
Cookie life: Until browser is closed 
Cookie reason: Necessary for sections of the web site to function 
 
Our web site uses a session cookie in order for certain areas of the web site to operate. These session cookies are removed when your browser has been closed. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information, simply random numbers and letters to let us know your browser is still active on our web site. As an example this cookie is required every time a product is added to the shopping basket. It would otherwise be forgotten on the next page. The web site needs a method of remembering you are still there every time you move from page to page and this cookie facilitates that. 
 
Forums / Bulletin Board 
 
Cookie name: forumpost-* 
Cookie life: 6 months 
Cookie reason: To log which IP was responsible for a particular post 
 
These cookies record the source IP address of the user when that user posts a message on to a forum. This cookie is ONLY used for forum moderation purposes. We will not use your IP address to identify you in any way. 
 
Third Party Cookies set by other web sites 
 
Google Analytics 
 
We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on our web site. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This Analytics data is collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site and is not tied to personally identifiable information. We therefore do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are. 
You can find out more about Google's position on privacy as regards its analytics service at: 
http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/privacyoverview.html