Updated: 18/10/2023, 18:28
What are cookies?
Cookies and similar technologies are very small text documents or pieces of code that often contain a unique identification code. When you visit a website or use a mobile application, a computer asks your computer or mobile device for permission to save this file on your computer or mobile device and gain access to information. Information collected through cookies and similar technologies may include the date and time of the visit and how you use a particular website or mobile application.
Why do we use cookies
Cookies make sure that during your visit of our online shop you remain logged in, all items remain stored in your shopping cart, you can shop safely and the website keeps running smoothly. The cookies also ensure that we can see how our website is used and how we can improve it. Furthermore, depending on your preferences our own cookies may be used to present you with targeted advertisements that match your personal interests.
What type of cookies do we use?
Necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. Some of the following actions can be performed by using these cookies.
– Store articles in a shopping cart for online purchases
– Save your cookie preferences for this website
– Saving language preferences
– Log in to our portal. We need to check whether you are logged in.
Performance cookies
These cookies are used to gather statistical information about the use of our website, also called analytics cookies. We use this data for performance and website optimization.
How can I switch off or remove cookies?
You can choose to opt out of all but the necessary cookies. In the settings of the browser, you can change the settings to ensure that cookies will be blocked. Most browsers provide you with an explanation on how to do this in the so-called ‘help-function’. However, if you block the cookies, it is possible that you will not be able to enjoy all the technical features our website has to offer and it may negatively affect your user experience.
We have made it easy to manage your consents.
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The cookies we use on our website
Updated: 18/10/2023, 18:28
| Name | Purpose | Domain name | Expiration time | Provider | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPSESSIONID*** | This Cookie is only set during the visit. It does not store or send anything. | www.areco.co.uk | Session | Cookie | |
| cookiefirst-consent | This cookie saves your cookie preferences for this website. You can change these or withdraw your consent easily. | areco.co.uk | a year | Cookie First | Cookie |
| cookiefirst-consent | This cookie saves your cookie preferences for this website. You can change these or withdraw your consent easily. | areco.co.uk | Persistent | Cookie First | Local storage |
| cookiefirst-id | This cookie contains your unique ID so CookieFirst can identify unique visitors to this website. | areco.co.uk | Persistent | Cookie First | Local storage |
| Name | Purpose | Domain name | Expiration time | Provider | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Registers a unique ID for a website visitor to track how the visitor uses the website. The data is used for statistics. Data transfer to third countries: USA. Google LLC. is certified under the Data Privacy Framework, indicating that your rights as a data subject can be guaranteed. | .areco.co.uk | 2 years | Google LLC. | Cookie |
| _ga_******** | This cookie stores a unique ID for a website visitor and tracks how the visitor uses the website. The data is used for statistics. Data transfer. to third countries: USA. Google LLC. is certified under the Data Privacy Framework, indicating that your rights as a data subject can be guaranteed. | .areco.co.uk | 2 years | Google LLC | Cookie |
| _gat | Set by Google Analytics to control the request rate. | .areco.co.uk | a minute | Google LLC | Cookie |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID for a website visitor to track how the visitor uses the website. The data is used for statistics. Data transfer to third countries: USA. Google LLC. is certified under the Data Privacy Framework, indicating that your rights as a data subject can be guaranteed. | .areco.co.uk | a day | Google LLC | Cookie |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | This cookie is being set by Hotjar for performance and analytics purposes. | .areco.co.uk | 30 minutes | Cookie | |
| _hjFirstSeen | This cookie is being set by Hotjar for performance and analytics purposes. | .areco.co.uk | 30 minutes | Cookie | |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample_******* | This cookie is set to tell Hotjar whether this visitor is included in the data sample defined by our site’s daily session limit. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. | .areco.co.uk | 2 minutes | Hotjar | Cookie |
| _hjSession_****** | A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session. | .areco.co.uk | 30 minutes | Hotjar Ltd | Cookie |
| _hjSessionUser_****** | Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | .areco.co.uk | a year | Hotjar Ltd | Cookie |
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