Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 31st May 2024
Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on our website (Site). This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy which set out who we are, how to contact us, what data is collected, how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and supervisory authorities if you have a complaint.
1 COOKIES
A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. your smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our Site. When we use cookies on our Site, you will always be informed by a pop-up within the Site.
Cookies help us to recognise you and your device and allow us to store some information about your preferences or past actions, including your location data (for more information, please see our Privacy Policy).
For example, we may monitor how many times you use our Site, which parts of the Site you go to, location data. This information helps us to understand use of the Site by our users. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.
For further information on our use of cookies, including a detailed list of your information which we and others may collect through cookies, please see below.
For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
2 CONSENT TO USE COOKIES
We will ask for your consent to place cookies or other similar technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested (e.g. to allow you to remain logged-in to the Site as you navigate within the Site and use the Site functionalities).
You can withdraw any consent to the use of cookies by setting the cookie to ‘allow’ or ‘disallow’. It may be necessary to refresh or restart the Site for the updated settings to take effect.
3 OUR USE OF COOKIES
The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
Cookie Type | Name | Purpose | Cookie Requirement |
rc::a | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Required | |
rc::c | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Required | |
Stripe | _ab | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Required |
Stripe | _mf | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Required |
Stripe | __stripe_mid | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Required |
Stripe | __stripe_sid | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Required |
Stripe | id | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Required |
Stripe | 1 | This cookie is used in conjunction with the payment window - The cookie is necessary for making secure transactions on the website. | Required |
Auction Marketer | hex (32) | Used to manage server calls to the website's backend systems. | Required |
_ga | It is primarily used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. | Not Required | |
analytics_storage | It controls whether analytics data (such as page views, user interactions, etc.) can be stored and processed. | Not Required | |
ad_storage | It controls whether data related to advertising (such as advertising cookies) can be stored and processed. | Not Required | |
ad_user_data | It includes information such as user IDs, device information, and demographic details that can be used to target ads more effectively. | Not Required | |
ad_personalization | It involves tailoring ads to individual users based on their interests, behaviours, and demographics. | Not Required |
4 HOW TO TURN OFF ALL COOKIES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DOING SO
If you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your device settings so that cookies (including those which are essential to the services requested) are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our Site. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the guidance on cookies published by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
5 CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
This policy was published on 31st May 2024 and last updated on 31st May 2024. We may change this cookies policy from time to time, when we do we will inform you via the Services or by sending an email to the email address you provided when you signed up to the Services.
