Cookie Policy
25th May 2018
This Cookie Notice will explain to you what cookies are used on our website and what they are used for.
A cookie is a small file containing letters and numbers that is stored on your computer by your web browser. As is the case for most transactional websites, they are essential to our website operation, and help us to improve our website service by understanding how our customers use our site, and to provide a more personalized service.
The cookies that we use are:
| Cookie | Provider | First/Third Party | Domain | Age | Purpose |
| __utma | Google Analytics | Third Party | WorldPay | Persistant | Keeps track of the number of visits a user has made to the site. |
| __utmb | Google Analytics | Third Party | WorldPay | Temporary | Used to calculate the length of a visit from a user |
| __utmc | Google Analytics | Third Party | WorldPay | Temporary | Used to calculate the length of a visit from a user |
| __utmt_UA-65777038-1 | Google Analytics | Third Party | WorldPay | 2 Years | Distinguish users and sessions |
| __utmz | Google Analytics | Third Party | WorldPay | 6 Months | Stores the traffic source and how the user got to your website |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Third Party | WorldPay | 24 Hours | Distinguish users and sessions |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Third Party | WorldPay | 24 Hours | Distinguish users and sessions |
| optimizelyEndUserId | Optimizely website optimisation plaftform | Third Party | WorldPay | 10 Years | The main purpose of this cookie is performance of the user’s experience and the appearance of the site. |
| optimizelyBuckets | Optimizely website optimisation plaftform | Third Party | WorldPay | 10 Years | Used to store the different versions of a web page variants for better comparison and performance testing, to ensure the user gets a consistent experience |
| mhVisitorId | Mediahawk | Third Party | WorldPay | 10 Years | Mediahawk uses this cookie to find out what pages visitors are going to, this information is used to enhance the visitors experience. |
| _mkto_trk | Mediahawk | Third Party | WorldPay | 11 Years | Mediahawk uses this cookie to find out what pages visitors are going to, this information is used to enhance the visitors experience. |
| currency | Lakes Home Centre | First Party | Lakes Home Centre | 30 days | Stores the current currency that a user will see while using the shop functionality |
| mijoshop_language | Lakes Home Centre | First Party | Lakes Home Centre | 30 days | Sets the language of the shop |
| f6442860540e21663392411026aff623 | Lakes Home Centre | First Party | Lakes Home Centre | Temporary | Used by joomla and stores a temporary session for the user which is deleted as soon as the browser is closed. |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Third Party | Lakes Home Centre | 24 Hours | Distinguish users and sessions |
| reg_fb_gate | Third Party | WorldPay | Temporary | Stores the current website address and determines if a user is logged into Facebook | |
| reg_fb_ref | Third Party | WorldPay | Temporary | Stores the current website address and determines if a user is logged into Facebook | |
| reg_ext_ref | Third Party | WorldPay | Temporary | Stores the external referrer when a user clicks a link that takes you to Facebook | |
| fr | Third Party | WorldPay | Temporary | Facebook pixel used for building audiances for advertising on Facebook |
Managing your cookies
Your cookie settings are managed in your web browser, which should automatically be set to enable cookies unless you have changed your settings. It is important, therefore, that you understand how your cookie settings are set up in your web browser.
You can enable, disable or delete cookies by following your browser instructions, which you can usually find in the Tools or Help or Edit menu of a computer. If you chose to disable your cookie settings, then some of the basic shopping functionality of our website will not operate.
