Our Cooking Policy
What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data that websites collect from visits and that can identify a web-enabled user device such as a computer, laptop, PDA, mobile, smartphone or tablet (delete as applicable).
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
What Cookies Do We Use and Why?
Necessary:
These are essential to enable you to move around the website and use its features.
Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry/Retention |
PHPSESSID | Magento | To store the logged-in user's username and a 128-bit encrypted key. This information is required to allow a user to stay logged in to a website without needing to submit their username and password for each page visited. Without this cookie, a user is unable to proceed to areas of the website that require authenticated access. | 180 Days |
private_content_version | Magento | Appends a random, unique number and time to pages with customer content to prevent them from being cached on the server. | 180 Days |
persistent_shopping_cart | Magento | Stores the key (ID) of persistent cart to make it possible to restore the cart for an anonymous shopper. | 180 Days |
form_key | Magento | A security measure that appends a random string to all form submissions to protect the data from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). | 180 Days |
store | Magento | Tracks the specific store view / locale selected by the shopper. | 180 Days |
login_redirect | Magento | Preserves the destination page the customer was navigating to before being directed to log in. | 180 Days |
mage-messages | Magento | Tracks error messages and other notifications that are shown to the user, such as the cookie consent message, and various error messages, The message is deleted from the cookie after it is shown to the shopper. | 180 Days |
mage-cache-storage | Magento | Local storage of visitor-specific content that enables e-commerce functions. | 180 Days |
mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation | Magento | Forces local storage of specific content sections that should be invalidated. | 180 Days |
mage-cache-sessid | Magento | The value of this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage. | 180 Days |
product_data_storage | Magento | Stores configuration for product data related to Recently Viewed / Compared Products. | 180 Days |
user_allowed_save_cookie | Magento | Indicates if the shopper allows cookies to be saved. | 180 Days |
mage-translation-storage | Magento | Stores translated content when requested by the shopper. | 180 Days |
mage-translation-file-version | Magento | Stores the file version of translated content. | 180 Days |
section_data_ids | Magento | Stores customer-specific information related to shopper-initiated actions such as display wish list, checkout information, etc. | 180 Days |
Session:
These are used to store information about or change settings for a user session. They last only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser.
Name | Provider and Description | Purpose | Expiry/Retention |
mage-messages | Magento | Tracks error messages and other notifications that are shown to the user, such as the cookie consent message, and various error messages. The message is deleted from the cookie after it is shown to the shopper. | 180 Days |
Preferences/Functional:
These allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username). The information these cookies collect is anonymised (i.e. it does not contain your name, address, etc.) and they do not track your browsing activity across other websites.
Name | Provider and Description | Purpose | Expiry/Retention |
PHPSESSID | Magento | To store the logged in user's username and a 128bit encrypted key. This information is required to allow a user to stay logged in to a web site without needing to submit their username and password for each page visited. Without this cookie, a user is unable to proceed to areas of the web site that require authenticated access. | 180 Days |
persistent_shopping_cart | Magento | Stores the key (ID) of persistent cart to make it possible to restore the cart for an anonymous shopper | 180 Days |
login_redirect | Magento | Preserves the destination page the customer was navigating to before being directed to log in. | 180 Days |
section_data_ids | Magento | Stores customer-specific information related to shopper-initiated actions such as display wish list, checkout information, etc. | 180 Days |
_ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | 2 Years |
_gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | 24 Hours |
_gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 Minute |
Marketing/Advertising/Performance:
Name | Provider and Description | Purpose | Expiry/Retention |
_ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | 2 Years |
_gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users. | 24 Hours |
_gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 Minute |
recently_viewed_product | Magento | Stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation. | 180 Days |
recently_viewed_product_previous | Magento | Stores product IDs of previously viewed products for easy navigation. | 180 Days |
recently_compared_product | Magento | Stores product IDs of recently compared products. | 180 Days |
recently_compared_product_previous | Magento | Stores product IDs of previously compared products for easy navigation. | 180 Days |
How to Change Cookie Settings?
You can control, accept and decline cookies.
If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our site, and any preferences will be lost if you delete cookies.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by scrolling down to the bottom banner of our website and clicking ‘Cookie Settings’ under ‘My Account’.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow users to control cookies through their browser settings.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Cookies and Data Protection
If you would like to know how we collect and process your personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.
Policy Revision
This policy was updated on 03/06/2025.