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Use of cookies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer (or other electronic device) when you access our website. We use cookies on this website to:

  • Keep track of the items stored in your shopping basket
  • Recognise you whenever you visit this website (this speeds up your access to the site as you do not have to log on each time)
    carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content and to help us better understand our visitor and customer requirements and interests
  • Make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.
  • The information we obtain from our use of cookies will not usually contain your personal data. Although we may obtain information about your computer or other electronic device such as your IP address, your browser and/or other internet log information, this will not usually identify you personally. In certain circumstances we may collect personal information about you‚ but only where you voluntarily provide it (e.g. by completing an online form) or where you purchase goods or services from us.

In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this website. The exception is where the cookie is essential in order for us to provide you with a service you have requested.

Description of cookies

The table below is designed to provide more information about the cookies we use and why:

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics to help analyse how users use the site. The tool uses cookies which are taxed filed placed on your computer, to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. The information is then used to evaluate visitors‚ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for Auto Extract Systems.
It does not collect any Personally Identifiable Information of visitors to the site. Google will not associate IP address with any other data held by Google.

Cookies Set By Google Analytics:

  • _ga GA Google Analytics cookie, used to distinguish users.
  • _gat GA Google Analytics cookie, used to throttle request rate

Wordfence

Wordfence uses cookies for three tasks:

  • To uniquely identify visitors shown in Wordfence Live traffic.
  • To track a user who was previously logged into WordPress but has logged out to ensure that Falcon cache does not show that user cached pages.
  • If a user has visited a unique page that allows them to bypass country blocking a cookie is set to identify that user so that country blocking does not prevent them from viewing the site.

Cookies set by WordFence:

  • wordfence_verifiedHuman – Wordfence Cookie used to verify if the visitor is a bot or human
  • wfvt_1614852471 – Wordfence Tracks a user duration so that so that the page views can be grouped together

How to turn off cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to: www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.