How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic in order to improve our website and tailor it to our customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
We reserve the right to:
- Restrict your use and access to our website or part thereof in the event of any unauthorised use.
- Suspend our website or any part thereof.
- Terminate your account at any time if we believe that the information supplied by you is false or incomplete.
List of cookies we collect
The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.
Cookie Name | Cookie Description |
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AWSALBCORS | AWS ID Load Balancer. |
cbCookieAccepted | Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
cbParamList | URL Page parameters used to distinguish RMA TicketGUID and Ticket Details |
form_key | Stores randomly generated key used to prevent forged requests. |
_ga | Used to distinguish users. |
_ga_CH525KVDJW | Used to persist session state. |
_gat_UA-32559805-1 | Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_. |
_gid | Used to distinguish users. |
guest-view | Allows guests to view and edit their orders. |
mage-cache-sessid | The value of this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage. When the cookie is removed by the backend application, the Admin cleans up local storage, and sets the cookie value to true. |
mage-cache-storage | Local storage of visitor-specific content that enables ecommerce functions. |
mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation | Forces local storage of specific content sections that should be invalidated. |
mage-cache-timeout | Facilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster. |
mage-messages | 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 user. |
mage-translation-file-version | Facilitates translation of content to other languages. |
mage-translation-storage | Facilitates translation of content to other languages. |
persistent_shopping_cart | A link to information about your cart and viewing history. |
PHPSESSID | Your session ID on the server. |
private_content_version | Appends a random, unique number and time to pages with customer content to prevent them from being cached on the server. |
product_data_storage | Stores configuration for product data related to Recently Viewed/Compared Products. |
recently_compared_product | Stores product IDs of recently compared products. |
recently_compared_product_previous | Stores product IDs of previously compared products for easy navigation. |
recently_viewed_product | Stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation. |
recently_viewed_product_previous | Stores product IDs of recently previously viewed products for easy navigation. |
section_data_ids | Stores customer-specific information related to shopper-initiated actions such as display wish list, checkout information, etc. |
stf | Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
store | The store view or language you have selected. |
user_allowed_save_cookie | Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
x-magento-vary | Facilitates caching of content on the server to make pages load faster. |
s_sq | Stores data about where and what visitors click on in Adobe Analytics’ Activity Map feature. |
s_cc | Used by: Adobe Analytics. The functionality is to store information about cookies that have been detected on the site. |
s_fid | “fallback” visitor identifier where the s_vi cookie normally used for this purpose is blocked. It contains a randomly generated, unique id. |
_gcl_au | The cookie is used by Google Tag Manager to track and store conversions |
apt.uid | Information Stored, UUID associated with the user |