Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

About cookies

Cookies consist of pieces of text, often including unique identifiers, that are sent by web servers to web browsers, and which may then be sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and to identify users returning to a website.

Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. A persistent cookie consists of a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, which will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

Cookies on this website

We use both persistent and session cookies on this website, depending on the option you choose in your account for remembering login details.

We will send to you the following cookies:

  1. "gbk" - Checks login status (persistent OR session cookie, depending on options chosen).
  2. "gbkcurr" - Remembers your currency choice.
  3. "gbkcookie" - Checks whether you have accepted the cookie warning.
  4. "gbktemp" - Temporary basket for none registered users (persistent for 30 days).
  5. "ASPSESSION_" - Random session data.
  6. "sc_is_visitor_unique" - For recording visitor stats.
  7. "DYNSRV" - Our website is hosted on multiple servers, this cookie points to the correct server.

Third party Cookies on this website

We will send to you the following third party cookies:

Facebook (like/share box)

  1. "wd" - Screen resolution.
  2. "sb" - Random number/text.
  3. "fr" - Random session data.
  4. "dpr" - ID number.
  5. "dat" - Random number/text.

How we use cookies

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We may use the information we obtain from your use of our cookies for the following purposes:

  1. To recognise your computer when you visit our website, and remember your basket;
  2. To check your login status;
  3. To improve the websites usability;

And that's it! No other cookies are stored on the site.

Blocking cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. For example:

  1. in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block all cookies" using the sliding selector;
  2. in Firefox you can block all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options", and un-checking "Accept cookies from sites" in the "Privacy" box.

Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

Deleting cookies

You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer:

  1. in Internet Explorer, you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835);
  2. in Firefox, you can delete cookies by, first ensuring that cookies are to be deleted when you "clear private data" (this setting can be changed by clicking "Tools", "Options" and "Settings" in the "Private Data" box) and then clicking "Clear private data" in the "Tools" menu.

Obviously, doing this may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

Contact us

This website is owned and operated by GBK UK Limited.

If you have any questions about our cookies or this cookies policy, please contact us.