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What are Cookies? 

A cookie is a small data file, typically containing letters and numbers, downloaded onto your device when you access our website. These cookies enable us to collect information about how our websites and services are being used and to manage them more efficiently.

How do Berry Bros. & Rudd use cookies? 

We use cookies for a number of reasons. Some are necessary for the website to function correctly, such as ensuring your security or remembering the contents of your basket. We also use cookies to optimise the performance of the website.

 

We also use cookies in conjunction with analytics software, which allows us to track and measure patterns of behaviour so that we can improve your website experience.  You can disable cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, if you chose to do this you may not be able to use all of the features of our website.

  

Details of the cookies that we use, their purpose, and how long they are stored on your device, are set out in the table below.

 

Cookies on BBR.com

 

Strictly necessary

 

Source

Cookie name

Duration

Purpose

bbr.com

inBondMode

SessionRemembers the selected price option as users move between pages.

bbr.com

retailMode

SessionRemembers the selected price option as users move between pages.

bbr.com

INGRESSCOOKIE

SessionThis cookie is used for load balancing and session stickiness. This technical session identifier is required for some website features.

bbr.com

JSESSIONID

SessionGeneral purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written in JSP. Usually used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server.

bbr.com

OptanonAlertBoxClosed

1 yearThis cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and, in some cases, only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one-year lifespan and contains no personal information.

bbr.com

OptanonConsent

1 yearThis cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the user’s browser when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor.

bbr.com

pages_viewed

SessionRemembers previous pages as users move between pages.

www.google-analytics.com

pages_viewed

SessionRemembers previous pages as users move between pages.

bbr.com

_ga

2 yearsThis cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports. By default, it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.

bbr.com

_gat_UA-4917168-1

SessionThis is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.

bbr.com

_gid

SessionThis cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited.


 

Statistics

 

Source

Cookie name

Duration

Purpose

bbr.com

_clck

1 yearUsed by Microsoft clarity to persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site, on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.

bbr.com

_clsk

SessionUsed by Microsoft clarity to connect multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording.

www.bbr.com

_clsk

SessionUsed by Microsoft clarity to connect multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording.

bbr.com

_ga_J5GM4NYPBM

2 yearsThis cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports. By default, it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.

bbr.com

_gaexp

75 daysUsed to determine a user's inclusion in an experiment and the expiry of experiments a user has been included in.

bbr.com

_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress

SessionThis cookie is used by HotJar to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie.

bbr.com

_hjFirstSeen

SessionIdentifies a new user's first session on a website, indicating whether or not Hotjar's seeing this user for the first time.

bbr.com

_hjIncludedInPageviewSample

SessionThis cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit.

www.bbr.com

_hjIncludedInSessionSample

SessionThis cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the data sampling defined by your site's daily session limit.

bbr.com

_hjSession_507189

SessionA cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.

bbr.com

_hjSessionUser_507189

1 yearHotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.

bbr.com

_hjTLDTest

SessionWhen the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.

bbr.com

_uetvid

389 daysThis is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website.

www.clarity.ms

CLID

1 yearIdentifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity.

www.bbr.com

ln_or

SessionUsed to determine if Oribi analytics can be carried out on a specific domain.

c.clarity.ms

SM

SessionThis is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie which we use to measure the use of the website for internal analytics.


 

Preference

 

Source

Cookie name

Duration

Purpose

bbr.com

scarab.profile

1 yearThis cookie is used to display personalized product recommendations on the page.

bbr.com

scarab.visitor

1 yearThis cookie is used to display personalized product recommendations on the page.

spotify.com

sp_landing

SessionCookie associated with embedding the Spotify audio player.

spotify.com

sp_t

1 yearThis domain is owned by Spotify, a USA based music streaming service. Spotify provides a number of tools to embed into websites, which enable the tracking of users and non-users across domains.
 

Marketing

 

Source

Cookie name

Duration

Purpose

bbr.com

_fbp

89 daysUsed by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers

bbr.com

_uetsid

SessionThis cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site.

linkedin.com

AnalyticsSyncHistory

29 daysUsed in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service.

c.clarity.ms

ANONCHK

SessionThis cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website.

linkedin.com

bcookie

1 yearThis is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie for sharing the content of the website via social media.

www.linkedin.com

bscookie

1 yearUsed by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.

recommender.scarabresearch.com

cdv

1 yearCollects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.

youtube.com

CONSENT

2 yearsThis cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website.

linkedin.com

lang

SessionThere are many different types of cookies associated with this name, and a more detailed look at how it is used on a particular website is generally recommended. However, in most cases it will likely be used to store language preferences, potentially to serve up content in the stored language.

linkedin.com

li_gc

179 daysUsed to store consent of guests regarding the use of cookies for non-essential purposes

linkedin.com

li_sugr

89 daysUsed by LinkedIn to make a probabilistic match of a user's identity outside the Designated Countries.

linkedin.com

lidc

SessionThis is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website.

mention-me.com

mm_allocation

180 daysMention Me tracking ID used to identify any unique browser using the Mention Me flow and to keep track of which offers you are participating in order to give you a more consistent experience.

mention-me.com

mm_id

180 daysMention Me tracking ID which serves to identify any unique browsers using the Mention Me flow.

mention-me.com

redirecttoflow

SessionMention Me tracking ID used to make a redirect to client's site seamless for certain customer journeys. Expires after 5 minutes.

c.bing.com

SRM_B

389 daysThis is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website.

linkedin.com

UserMatchHistory

29 daysThis cookie is used to track visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented based on the visitor's preferences.

youtube.com

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

179 daysThis cookie is set by YouTube to keep track of user preferences for YouTube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the YouTube interface.

recommender.scarabresearch.com

xp

1 yearControl cookie used in connection to the website’s Content Delivery Network (CDN).

youtube.com

YSC

SessionRegisters a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.


If you have any further questions relating to our use of cookies, then please email us at privacy@bbr.com.

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