Cookie Policy

Ruffingtons uses cookies on ruffingtons.co.uk.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work correctly and safely, and work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to us so we can improve our services.

Cookies used by Ruffingtons: 

Strictly necessary (essential) cookies: these are cookies that are needed so that our website can operate. These are cookies that enable you to log in to the secure areas of our site and use the shopping basket as well as cookies which allow our site to function safely and correctly.

Google Analytics (analytical cookies): these cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use and move around our website including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come from and the pages they have visited. We use this information to help us improve our website and to see if there are any areas that are not working properly. In addition, we use Google Analytics to ensure you receive offers of products you are interested in.  Read Google’s overview of privacy and safeguarding data

 

How to block 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 (including how to delete third party cookies), visit About Cookies.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our  website, and it may not work correctly. For more information on cookies for the most common browsers, please refer to the pages below:

Google Chrome
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge
Safari (OSX)
Safari (iOS)
Mozilla Firefox
Android  (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)

Hot Jar

Hot Jar uses software such as heatmaps to track and visualise visitor behaviour. This helps us to better understand our visitors and make the right changes to improve overall user experience on our website. Hot Jar only records interactions with the website, it does not record personal data. For further information and privacy policy, please visit the HotJar website.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical / performance cookies or targeting cookies.

We will update this cookie policy from time to time; therefore we advise that you re-visit this page with every visit. This policy was last updated 29/08/2024.

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