What is a Cookie?

Cookies are small files that may be placed by a web site on a user’s PC. They are used to store information that may be needed while browsing the site, or on a future visit. This may include personal data, or anonymous information such as previously visited pages or items stored in the shopping cart.

What is the law on Cookie usage?

A recent (2011) change in EU regulations requires that consent must be obtained before using any cookie that is not ‘strictly necessary’ for the functioning of the site. It is not yet clear how this will be interpreted in law.

What Cookies do we use?

Cookie	Name	Purpose	More information
Google Analytics	_utma _utmb _utmc _utmz	These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.	Click here for an overview of privacy at Google
Shopping Cart	ACTINIC_CART ACTINIC_CONTACT ACTINI_REFERER LAST_SECTION_URL CART_CONTENT	ACTINIC_CART. Records the session file of the shopping cart ACTINIC_CONTACT. Checkout 'Remember Me' function - stores contact information to avoid the need for re-entering for subsequent orders ACTINI_REFERER. Returns the customer to the last page visited after completion of the checkout LAST_SECTION_URL. Used by the 'Back' link on the Product Page, to return the visitor to the correct Section Page CART_CONTENT. Stores the cart value and item count for the shopping cart summary	These cookies are necessary for the correct functioning of the associated elements of the site
Add This	Add This	Our website uses a popular social sharing widget provided by AddThis to allow you to easily share our products and information across social media networks.	Please refer to the AddThis website for more information about their cookies http://www.addthis.com/privacy
Affiliate Window Cookies	aw1001	We are part of the BSI affliliate scheme run by Affiliate Window. When you click on a BSI product to buy a PDF, you will be redirected to the BSI website. The AW cookie is set when you click on one of our links and used to let BSI know which website referred you	The cookie contains: An id for the referring website, An id for the ad on which you clicked, An id for the group of ads to which the ad belongs, The time you clicked, An id for the product

Don't Want Cookies?

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org

Unfortuantely it is not practical for us to offer a cookie-free version of our website. Please be aware that failing to allow cookies will mean that many aspects of our website will not function correctly.