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Cookies also help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to analyse which pages you find useful and which you do not. However, it is important to note that while they do this, cookies in no way give us access to your computer or any information other than the data you choose to share with us.

Some of our cookies are used to simply collect information about how visitors use our website and these types of cookies collect the information in an anonymous form. Where there is a login process relating to buying products or services from us we also use cookies to store personal registration information so that you do not have to provide it to us again on subsequent visits. The cookies we use on this website are set out in the table below, with some information explaining how they are used.

If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can choose to accept or decline them when you enter our website and see the cookie notice. You can also disable cookies on your computer by changing the settings in the preferences or options menu in your browser. Furthermore, you are able to set your browser to reject or block cookies or to tell you when a website tries to put a cookie on your computer. You can also delete any cookies that are already stored on your computer’s hard drive.

However, please be aware that if you do delete and block all cookies from our website, parts of the site will not then work. This is because some of the cookies we use are essential for parts of our website to operate. Likewise, you may not be able to use some products and services on other websites without cookies.

To find out more about cookies, including seeing what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

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NameDomainDescriptionExpiry
__cfduid.foxedquarterly.comUsed to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. Used by our security layer.1 year
_ga.foxedquarterly.comUsed to distinguish users on the Google Analytics platform.2 years
_gat.foxedquarterly.com1 minute
_gid.foxedquarterly.com1 day
PHPSESSID.foxedquarterly.comUsed for managing user session on the website.Session
__lotl, _lotr.foxedquarterly.comUsed by a service called Lucky Orange which covers our online chat and activity across the website.6 months
_lo_u, _lo_uid.foxedquarterly.com2 years
_lo_v.foxedquarterly.com1 year
_lorid.foxedquarterly.com10 minutes
lo_session_in.foxedquarterly.comSession
ct_checkjs.foxedquarterly.comUsed to check whether JavaScript is available within the browser.Session
ct_cookies_test.foxedquarterly.comUsed to check whether cookies are enabled within the browser.Session
apbct_cookies_test, apbct_page_hits,
apbct_prev_referer, apbct_site_landing_ts,
apbct_timestamp, apbct_visible_fields, apbct_visible_fields_count, ct_fkp_timestamp, ct_pointer_data,
ct_ps_timestamp, ct_sfw_pass_key, ct_timestamp, ct_timezone
.foxedquarterly.comUsed for a service called CleanTalk which stops spam bots from leaving comments in our blog.Session
__stripe_mid, __stripe_orig_props, __stripe_sid, cookie_banner_ack, country, machine_identifier, merchant, mp_eb71b6171a4f7ed97de9b7a0395b7ca5_mixpanel, private_machine_identifier, user, lang.foxedquarterly.com, .stripe.comUsed for Stripe functionality at checkout. These cookies allow you to make purchases via debit/credit cards.Various
newsletterModalRead.foxedquarterly.comWhen our newsletter display appears, you have the option to dismiss this. We store a cookie to remember your preference, to avoid disturbing your online experience with us.1 week
orderId, orderHash.foxedquarterly.comThese are cookies to represent your unique basket.1 week

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