Britannia Reeds St Albans

Cookies Policy

Cookies are small text files which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or application. There are session cookies - which disappear when you close your browser, and persistent cookies - which remain on your hard drive until you clear the cookies yourself.

We use a number of different cookies on our site. If you do not know what cookies are, or how to control or delete them, then we recommend you visit http://www.aboutcookies.org for detailed guidance.

The list below describe the cookies we use on this site and what we use them for. Currently we operate an ‘implied consent’ policy which means that we assume you are happy with this usage. If you are not happy, then you should not use this site, delete the cookies having visited the site, or you should browse the site using your browser’s anonymous usage setting (called “Incognito” in Chrome, “InPrivate” for Internet Explorer, "Private Browsing" in Firefox and Safari etc.)

First Party Cookies

These are cookies that are set by this website directly.

"Cookie Compliance Message" - Persistent cookie - This will appear at the top of the page when you visit the site for the first time. When you click "Continue" the message disappears and a cookie is stored on your computer. This allows the site to know that you understand our use of cookies. After clicking "Continue" the message will no longer appear unless you delete cookies or have visited the site using your browser's anonymous usage setting as detailed above.

The following aspects of our site create a session cookie. These are used to authenticate users and improve performance, and expire at the end of the visitor's browser session. These are essential cookies as they are necessary for full functionality of the website and give the user the best possible experience.

"Find a Teacher" section (PHPSESSID cookie) which can be remotely updated by admin.

"Email Forms" and other forms - a session cookie is used.

"Shopping Cart" - used when purchasing goods. A session cookie is used to remember your login for you and what you have put in the shopping basket. These we deem strictly necessary to the working of the website. If these are disabled then various functionality on the site will be broken.

More information on session cookies and what they are used for at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/cookies/session-cookies-used-for.html

Third Party Cookies

These are cookies set on your machine by external websites whose services are used on this site. You should be aware that these sites are likely to be collecting information about what you are doing all around the internet, including on this website.

"Shopping Cart" - PayPal - A session cookie is used to remember your login for you and what you have put in the shopping basket. These we deem strictly necessary to the working of the website. If these are disabled then various functionality on the site will be broken.

You should check the respective policy of PayPal to see exactly how they use your information and to find out how to opt out, or delete, such information.