Last updated: April 25, 2018

7. Cookies
    
8. 1. Cookies – what are they?

A "cookie" is a piece of information, like a tag, that is stored on your computer, tablet or phone when you visit a website. It can help identify your device – like your PC or mobile phone – whenever you visit that website.

Cookies are used by most major websites, including Estates and Wines’s. To make the best use of the Site, on whichever device you use, you'll need to make sure your web browser is set to accept cookies.

1. 2. What are cookies used for?

We use cookies and some other data stored on your device to:

• Give you a better online experience;
• Allow you to set personal preferences;
• Protect your security;
• Measure and improve our service, and;
• Work with partners and measure marketing.

1. 3. So what information is kept by the cookie?

A cookie will typically hold:

• The name of the website that it has come from;
• How long the cookie will stay on your device, and;
• A value – usually a randomly generated unique number

1. 4. The cookies we set

We use the following categories of cookies on the Site:

• Category 1: Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the Site and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for such as remembering your login details cannot be provided.

• Category 2: Performance Cookies

These cookies collect anonymous information on how people use the Site. For example, we use Google Analytics cookies to help us understand how customers arrive at the Site, browse or use the Site and to highlight areas where we can improve, such as navigation and marketing campaigns. The data stored by these cookies never records personal details from which your individual identity can be established.

•Category 3: Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember choices you make such as the location you visit the Site from, language preferences, and search parameters such as size, colour or product line. These can then be used to provide you with an experience more appropriate to your selections and to make your visits more personalised and pleasant. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

•Category 4: Targeting Cookies or Advertising Cookies

These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advert as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. The cookies are usually placed by third party advertising networks. They remember the websites you visit and that information is shared with other parties such as advertisers. For example, we use third party companies to provide you with more personalised adverts when visiting other websites.

• Category 5: Social Media Cookies

These cookies allow you to share what you’ve been doing on the website on social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These cookies are not within Estates and Wines control. Please refer to the respective privacy notices of the relevant social media networks to find out how their cookies work.