A
cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to
the cookie file of the browser of your computer's hard disk so that the
website can remember who you are. A cookie will typically contain the
name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of
the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
Two types of cookies are used on the Website: Session Cookies which are
temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until
you leave the Website. Persistent Cookies which remain in the cookie
file of your browser for much longer (though how long will depend on
the lifetime of each specific cookie). Most major websites use cookies.
Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you.
Webshopping.co.uk collect cookies on the Website and information we collect -
Session Cookies: To allow you to carry information across pages of the
Website and avoid having to re-enter information. Persistent Cookies:
To help us recognise you as a unique visitor (just a number) when you
return to the Website.To compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that
allow Webshopping.co.uk to understand how users use our Website and to
help us improve the structure and content of the Website. Maclink
cannot identify you personally in this way.
Third Party Cookies.
Third parties serve cookies via the Website. These are used for the
following purposes: To serve advertisements on the Website and track
whether these advertisements are clicked on by users. To control how
often you are shown a particular advertisement. To count the number of
anonymous users of the Website.To provide security within transactions.