Orchid

What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that websites attach to your computer when you visit them.

Why are they used?
There are a number of reasons for placing cookies on your computer, they’re actually downloaded to your web browser on any device.

Firstly, they help website owners by tracking a visitor’s activity while they are using the website which means the site owner can analyse that information and improve the visitor’s experience. They can highlight problems on a site like a broken link for example.

Cookies can save information about a visitor, such as login details or a name and email address. This means that the visitor doesn’t have to keep typing in the same information every time they visit. They can also remember past purchases which can save a visitor time if re-ordering. Cookies cannot store, save or collect sensitive information, such as account details.

Third Party Cookies
These days more and more websites are subscribing to advertising campaigns that store third party cookies in a visitor’s browser in the hope that they will increase sales. These cookies can track the visitor across the internet. Although they’re not malicious, they can be intrusive and annoying. You’ll know when you’ve picked up a third-party cookie when you’re followed around by advertisements for products that you’ve recently viewed.

Can I Remove or Delete Cookies?
Yes, you can, by going into the privacy settings in your browser. The downside is that you will almost certainly lose a lot of the functions on websites that you visit regularly.

Our Cookie Policy
When you first arrive on this website, you are offered an opportunity to except or decline the use of cookies. There is a link in the notice leading to this page that might help you with your decision.

We only use cookies for analytical purposes to improve our visitor’s shopping experience.

We do not and will not use third-party cookies (see above).

If you experience any advertising activity that originated from our website, please report it to us.

Our Privacy Policy
All information that we collect from you will be treated in the strictest confidence, your privacy is extremely important to us. We shall always follow all of the legal requirements that are in place to protect you.

We may pass on your personal information if required to do so by law.

We will never sell your information on, to third parties.

We will never pass your information to a third party, excepting third party associates who will need delivery information, such as couriers and in some cases, The Royal Mail.

Certain third-party service providers that we use, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them, regarding your purchase-related activities.
We recommend that you read their privacy policies so as to be aware of the manner in which your personal information will be handled by them.