Cookies Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are pieces of code that allow small amounts of information to be passed from your internet browser to our web server. The Granary uses our own cookies, as well as those from third parties. We use Cookies to allow us to remember whether you are logged in to the site and to remember what items you had in your shopping basket.
The Granary will never disclose your personal details to any third parties. All data passed by cookies is anonymous and will never contain your name, address, telephone number or payment details. This policy is the first stage of achieving privacy compliance for all visitors to our site.
Why do we use cookies?
Cookies serve many functions. Some examples are that they allow us to remember whether you are logged in to the site and to remember what items you had in your shopping basket.
Cookies are used with our marketing partners to present you with appropriate offers and advertising as you browse other sites on the internet, based on the products you looked at while on our site.
Cookies also allow us to use a analysis programme called Google Analytics which allows us to see how people use our website. Analytics is completely anonymous.
What cookies does The Granary use?
There are two types of cookie that may be used during your visit to our site:
1. Session cookies
Session cookies are deleted after each visit to our site. For example, when you are browsing our site, it will remember you for the duration of your visit, but the cookie will be removed from your computer as soon as you close down your internet browser. It is session cookies that allow you to add an item to the basket and then move through the checkout. Disallowing these cookies via your web browser will mean you are unable to place an order on this site.
2. Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies remember you for a set period of time allowing products and/or previously viewed products to be displayed the next time you visit our site and whether you logged into or out of your account while browsing.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
The Granary marketing cookies
The Granary work with several partners who serve advertisements or present online offers on our behalf. Most of these third party marketing partners use both session and persistent cookies. These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. All data collected by third party cookies is anonymous and will never contain your name, address, telephone number, email address or payment details. The Granary will never disclose your personal details to third parties without your permission.
Turning off and deleting cookies
It is possible to turn off cookies in your browser. You will need to check the help section of your browser to find out how. Refusing cookies via your web browser will mean that you are unable to make a transactional purchase on The Granary. You can also delete the Cookies in your web browser.
For more detailed information about how cookies work, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.