Introduction
At LabShop, we want to make sure that the website we operate looks as good as possible but is also easy for you to use. To help us to do this, our website uses cookies.
Cookies help us to assess how you use our
website and also how we can improve our website. This means we have the
information we need to regularly evaluate whether our website really meets your
needs. Some of the cookies we use improve the functionality of our website, so
if you choose to disable cookies on your browser, you might find that you can't
access some aspects of our website, or that parts of the website don't function
in the way that you might expect them to.
Please see the "How We Use
Cookies" section below for more specific details about how we use our
cookies.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small file of letters and
numbers that we put onto your computer, if you agree. Cookies allow us to
recognise that you have visited our website before and to remember your
preferences.
Cookies can help us to remember your
website login so that you don't need to type it into the website every time you
return, or to remember the goods that you have clicked to purchase on one page
so that they are added to your basket.
Cookies also help us to collect
information about the pages that you visit on our website and alert us to any
error messages that you may be faced with, which helps us to ensure that any
system faults are rectified quickly.
How We Use Cookies
The cookies we use help LabShop to
provide you with the most valuable user experience we can offer, whilst you
browse our website. We are required by law to provide you with clear and
comprehensive information about the cookies that we use and if this page does
not answer all of your queries please feel free to contact us.
Our cookies do not store information
which could be used to identify you personally, such as your contact details.
We use the following cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are cookies that are required for
the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable
you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of
e-billing services. Without these cookies, services you have requested, like shopping
baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Analytical / Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count the
number of visitors to our website and to see how visitors move around our
website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website
works, for example, ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for
easily. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All
the information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to recognise you
when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for
you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice
of language or region).
What Cookies Does LabShop Use?
Please note, by using the LabShop website
& our online services, you agree that we can place these types of cookies
on your device.
Phpsessid - A session
identifier cookie that disappears after the browser is closed. This is a unique
ID that references the database entry, holding information such as the basket
contents, logged in status and other information.
LS_username - This cookie
remembers the login username of the visitor but only if the visitor requested
our website to remember their credentials.
LS_password - This cookie
remembers the password of the visitor but only if the visitor requested our
website to remember their credentials.
Google Analytics (_ga) - This
cookie collects Non-personal information used to track a visitors route through
our website. This is used to find at which point customers have abandoned the
checkout process and is used to improve the website. You can read more
information on the cookies used by Google Analytics on their information page.
How Do I Block Cookies?
Cookies can be removed explicitly through
functionality built into most web browsers. You may also set your web browser
(e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer or Google Chrome) to notify you of cookie
placement requests, to ask for permission to accept them, or to decline cookies
completely. 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.
What Will Happen If I Disable Cookies?
If you choose to disable access to cookies on your browser you may not be able to login, register or purchase from our website.