A cookie is a small data file which is downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. When you return to a previously visited website – or visit a website that uses the same cookies – that website will recognise these cookies and therefore your device. 

Cookies perform essential functions, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your site preferences and generally improving your browsing experience. 

Differences between first and third party cookies 

Cookies may be set by the site you are visiting or by another site prior to or during your visit. These are known as first and third party cookies. 

First party cookies belong to the website domain that appears in the browser address bar. In our case this will be cds-print.co.uk and we may set these cookies when you visit in order that we can recognise you when you return. 

Third-party cookies belong to website domains different from the one shown in the address bar. Some web pages can feature content from third-party domains (such as banner ads). This is why you might sometimes see one of our ads on pages you visit after coming to our site. Other sites may also set cookies on your device during a visit to our site. These sites will be an approved partner of ours, such as sites which allow web chat sessions or surveys. 

Differences between session and persistent cookies 

There are two types of cookies placed during a website visit. These are called session and persistent cookies. 

• Session cookies are set at the start of a visit and remain active only while that visit continues. They primarily support navigation through the site as they remember which pages you have been on and what interactions you may have had with the site already. These cookies are normally deleted automatically when you close your browser. 

• Persistent cookies are set during a first visit to a site but will carry an expiry date or time. This cookie will remain on your device until either you clear your cookies or the expiry is reached. They can be used for analytical purposes to track visits over time, for example we could see how many people visited a particular page and then came back to view it again later. 

Neither of these types of cookies is used to collect or share personal information. 

How to control which cookies are used/set on your devices 

When you visit the site for the first time, or if you visit after clearing your cookies, you may see a pop-up on the page.

This cookie notice allows you to either accept all cookies and continue with your visit or click on Cookies Settings to change your cookies settings. 

When you click on Cookies Settings you will see our cookie preference centre.

From here you can set your preferences or accept all and continue with your visit. 

Types of Cookies 

There are a number of different types of cookies that are used on this website and they will fall into the four following categories: 

• Strictly Necessary Cookies 

• Analytics Cookies 

• Functionality Cookies 

Strictly Necessary Cookies 

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will no longer be functional. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.  

Analytics Cookies 

These cookies help us to understand how visitors engage with the website. We may use a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics. In addition to reporting site usage statistics, data collected may also be used, together with some of the advertising cookies described, to help show more relevant ads across the web and to measure interactions with the ads we show. 

The Analytics cookies we use are: 

Functionality Cookies 

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.  

Things to consider 

If multiple users access your device, their choices will also apply to you unless they are changed. This means you may also see messages based on sites visited by them. 

If you choose to turn some cookies off, we will stop collecting new data from you, but may still use data that has been collected in the past. You are able to delete stored cookies by going to your browser settings. 

Change settings from within your browser 

Our cookie manager makes it easy for you to enable and disable certain cookies but won’t stop all cookies from other websites being set. To do this you may change your settings from within your browser. 

The instructions for these vary from browser to browser and they may change from time to time as new versions are released. 

Find out how to manage cookies in common browsers such as Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Safari on the Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) website.