Hello there!
Thank you for checking out our cookie policy. We are committed to ensure our website and the use of cookies, complies with UK laws on privacy and data protection. This policy sets out the types of cookies we use, the exact cookies used on our website, whether we are using any third-party cookies, how you can control our use of cookies, what their expiry dates are and how you can get in contact with us for more information.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files of information, usually containing letters and numbers, that websites store on your browser, or the hard drive of your computer. You must however agree to these cookies being stored for them to be stored on your device.
Our website needs to use these cookies so we can understand what works well with our website, and what we can do to improve. These cookies also allow us to distinguish you from other website visitors, helping us to provide you with a seamless experience on our site.
What type of cookies do you use?
We use the following cookie types:
Essential Cookies – These can also be known as Strictly Necessary Cookies, and they’re very important for us to make sure our website runs as it should. As a result, these cookies are always automatically enabled, to make sure our website works sufficiently. Some examples of uses of essential cookies include the distribution of website traffic across multiple servers – without the website speed being affected, enabling the use of a shopping basket and facilitating the checkout process.
Functionality Cookies – These make your experience on our website easier by remembering user preferences, and simplifying interactions. Some examples of what these cookies enable include remembering your language preferences, font sizes, your log-in details, and items in your shopping basket.
Advertising Cookies – These can also be known as Targeting Cookies. These cookies track your visits to our website, including the pages you visit, and any links you have followed from said pages. This information is then used to display adverts to you, based on what we have learned about your preferences from these cookies.
To provide you with the best, tailored browsing experience, we may share this information with third-parties, so they can display adverts based on what we know you like.
What exact cookies do you use on your website?
We’ve provided a detailed breakdown below of all the cookies we use on our website, and why we use them.
Name and Type of Cookie and Why do we use this?
Essential Cookie - XSRF-TOKEN via the following domains:
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e.comwixapps.net
This cookie is a Wix cookie, and is essential to keep our site secure.
This cookie is used for security reasons on our site, and works to stop security attacks on our website, such as Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.
This cookie has a duration of your session length.
Essential Cookie - bSession via the following domains:
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e.comwixapps.net
This cookie is a Wix cookie, and enables your browsing session to be managed effectively.
This cookie is essential for our site to:
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Identify and track user sessions
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Remember what you do on the website, including items in your shopping basket
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To keep your information safe
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Customise your experience by allowing us to see things you’re interested in on the website and,
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Ensure the website is fast by storing important information on your device, rather than asking the server to do this.
This cookie has the duration length of your session.
Essential Cookie – hs via the following domain:
This cookie is a Wix cookie, is used for security reasons on our site.
This cookie is essential for our website to:
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Distinguish legitimate users from potential threats
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Maintain session state during browsing
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Identifies and tracks user sessions and,
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Analyse website usage, so we can improve our website’s performance
This cookie’s duration is only for the length of your session on our website.
Essential Cookie - svSession via the following domain:
This cookie is a Wix cookie, and is used for session management and tracking purposes.
This cookie enables us to:
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Identify unique visitors and,
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Track a visitor’s session on our site
This cookie has a duration of 14 months.
Essential Cookie – ssr-caching via the following domain:
This cookie is a Wix cookie, and is used to make our website faster and more reliable. It does so by storing pre-loaded page content.
This cookie is essential for our site to:
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Speed up searches and page loading times – this is because the content is already prepared
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Be able to handle multiple users at once without the site speed being affected and,
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Be clearly visible on search engines, allowing more users to access the website
This cookie’s duration is for 24 hours.
Functional Cookie - _wixUIDX via the following domain:
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wix.com
This is a Wix cookie, and it’s purpose is to authenticate visitors on our website across different sessions, and works to maintain the session state.
This improves our website visitor’s experiences, by maintaining login states and ensuring user sessions are consistent across different pages.
This cookie is a persistent cookie, meaning it remains on your device for an extended period until you clear your cookies.
As a rule of thumb, this duration on our website is usually 7 months, however we always recommend you ensure you are clearing your website cookies regularly, as this time period could increase or decrease.
Essential Cookie – wixSession2 via the following domain:
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wix.com
This Wix cookie is used to manage and track visitor sessions on the website, and helps to maintain the state of the visitor’s interaction with the site during a single visit.
This cookie is necessary for the basic functioning of the website, particularly for managing user sessions and ensuring that the website behaves as expected during the user’s visit.
The duration of this cookie is 3 months.
Advertising Cookie - _fbp via the following domain:
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studiosimple.co.uk
This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisements you may be interested in. This cookie tracks users across websites to present more relevant ads based on their preferences and interactions.
This cookie has a duration of 90 days.
Essential Cookie – consent-policy via the following domain:
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studiosimple.co.uk
This cookie is essential for us to comply with the relevant GDPR legislation, and is used to store our website visitor’s consent preferences regarding cookies.
This cookie helps to remember whether the visitor has accepted or declined the use of certain types of cookies.
This cookie has a duration of 1 year.
Do you use any Third-Party Cookies or Trackers?
We do not currently use third-party cookies, however we do use third-party trackers. Trackers are small pieces of code or scripts used to monitor and collect data about a website visitor’s behaviour and activities. The main purpose of a tracker is to build a profile of the user for various uses, most commonly for advertising purposes.
We have no control over the trackers third-parties use. We work with the following third-parties who may use the following trackers:
Name of Third-Party Tracker the Third-Party Provider and Why are these used?
_fbp – Facebook Pixel
This is commonly used for tracking users and gathering data about their activity on websites, which helps in targeting Facebook ads to the right audience.
This tracker has a duration of 90 days.
Facebook Connect – Facebook
This tracker is used because we have Facebook integrated on our website. This tracker works by tracking the interactions with these features, such as you logging into Facebook.
This tracker has a duration of 2 years.
_ga - Google Analytics
Google Analytics
This is an analytical tracker used to collect data on website traffic and user behaviour.
It helps us to understand how visitors interact with our website, including which pages they visit, how long they stay, and where they come from.
Google Analytics is crucial for optimizing website performance and marketing strategies.
This tracker has a duration of 2 years.
How can I control these cookies?
You are able to control your use of cookies on our website. You can do the following:
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Reject all cookies; and
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Select certain cookies you wish to use, and reject other cookies.
To decide which cookies our website sets, follow the below steps:
You can choose which cookies we can set by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” button during the Cookie Banner pop up when you launch our website and selecting the following:
Essential cookies ALWAYS ACTIVE
Enable Marketing Cookies OFF
Enable Functional Cookies OFF
Enable Analytics Cookies OFF
You can select “Reject All” in our cookie banner. But if you do so, this also blocks essential cookies, which means you may not be able to access all parts of our website, and our website may not work to the best of its ability for you. This also rejects third-party cookies and/or trackers.
You can also deactivate third-party cookies with your chosen browser. These steps vary slightly dependent on your browser choice, but more often than not can be located on the Settings page.
Google Analytics also provide the option for you to opt out of being tracked by them across all websites you visit. To do so, we recommend visiting http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout]
What is the Expiry Period for your cookies?
Not including our use of essential cookies, all cookies and trackers expire after 2 years.
How do I ask you for more information?
If you’d like to learn more about our use of cookies, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with us on the following details: