We use cookies and similar tools across our website to improve accessibility, track performance and enhance your user experience. This policy explains how we do that.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files which a website may put on your computer or mobile device when you first visit a web site or web page. In their most basic form they can store data on your browser so that when you return, some of the settings (including the cookie setting itself) will be remembered. Some other analytical cookies store data about how you use the website, what type of device you are using and whether it is a computer or mobile device, so that we can use the information to implement features that may improve your experience on our website. The BBC have a detailed article that explains much more about cookies.

View the BBC article about cookies.

What types of cookies do we use?

We use two main types of cookies:

• Essential/Functional cookies - these are core to the functioning of the website or have been deemed essential in order for the website to function properly.
• Behavioural cookies - these are used to gather data about how you use the website, what device you use and more so that we can try and improve the website and your experience.

Details of cookies we use.

Essential
These cookies cannot be disabled

CookieID	ASPSESSIONIDCCRTBQTS
Cookie Name	ASP session ID
Description	This cookie allows our web servers to respond to your actions on the website, like moving from page to page and checking forms are entered correctly. Without it the website wouldn't work.

CookieID	cCookie
Cookie Name	Cookie value
Description	This cookie stores whether you have enabled cookies or not.

CookieID	cCSS
Cookie Name	Stylesheet ID
Description	This cookie is used for accessibility purposes and simply holds the value of the type of style sheet chosen to view the website with. It is set when selecting whether to view text at the normal size or larger font size.

Behavioural

You can choose whether to have these enabled or disabled.

Cookies are currently Enabled - Disable the cookies

CookieID	__utma
Cookie Name	Google Analytics User ID
Description	Allows us to use the Google Analytics reporting tool to count visits to the website and improve our website. More info found here.

CookieID	__utmb
Cookie Name	Google Analytics 30m Session
Description	Allows us to use the Google Analytics reporting tool to count visits to the website and improve our website. More info found here.

CookieID	__utm2
Cookie Name	Google Analytics Session
Description	Allows us to use the Google Analytics reporting tool to count visits to the website and improve our website. More info found here.

CookieID	__utmz
Cookie Name	Google Analytics Source
Description	Allows us to use the Google Analytics reporting tool to count visits to the website and improve our website. More info found here.

Manage cookies yourself.

You can actually control what cookies you allow using your own web browser. John Lewis have a very good article describing how you can access the cookie settings for a variety of browsers.

View the article about managing cookies in your browser.http://www.johnlewis.com/#manage