Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device by your browser when you visit some web pages. They are used for several things, such as remembering whether you've visited the site before and they help us ensure the advanced features on www.lockshopdirect.co.uk work.

Cookies contain information about the use of your computer but do not include any personal information about you (they don't store your name, for instance).

Some cookies are required for the web site to work properly and choosing to disable them in your browser might affect the functionality of www.lockshopdirect.co.uk.

Our Cookie Policy

This policy explains how cookies are used on the www.lockshopdirect.co.uk web site and how you can control the cookies that may be used on this site. By accessing www.lockshopdirect.co.uk you agree that this Cookie Policy will apply whenever you access the web site on any device.

How We Use Cookies On www.lockshopdirect.co.uk

The following cookies are used on this site.

PHPSESSID	This is a cookie designed to store and identify your unique session ID on the website. It does not contain any personal information and usually looks something like 1234567890abcdef. This information is deleted as soon as you close all browser windows. This cookie is essential to www.lockshopdirect.co.uk because it allows you to login, add products to your basket and make purchases. It would be impossible to implement a convenient shopping mechanism without cookies or something like them that's why PHPSESSID is always turned on.
cookie_lang	This cookie saves the language selection on the site so the next time you visit it will be automatically selected. The cookie expires in a year.
cookie_visit	This is a cookie that records your IP address during the first visit and the number of the visit. It is used for various analytical studies and for anti-fraud purposes.
cookie_user_login cookie_user_password	These two cookies store login and password information for a year if you choose an option to "remember me" in the login form.
_utma _utmb _utmc _utm	Our website uses Google Analytics cookies to monitor traffic sources and make different reports. These cookies enable Google to determine your IP address (which is stored anonymously on their servers), whether you are a returning visitor to the site and to track the pages that you visit during your session.

Third-party service cookies

Social sharing, video and other services we offer are run by other companies. These companies may place cookies on your computer when you use them on our site or if you are already logged in to them. Here is a list of places where you can find out more about specific services that we may use and how they use cookies:

- Facebook's data use policy
- Twitter's privacy policy
- Google Cookie Use and Privacy