Firwood Timber & Plywood Co Ltd - Cookie Policy
What are cookies and do we use them?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer when you visit websites and use other digital services. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
This website uses Essential Cookies, Google Analytics & Marketing. These cookies collect anonymous user data and do not involve the processing of personal data.
These cookies help us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website to tailor it to our customer’s needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Cookies help us provide a more functional website by enabling us to monitor which pages our customers find useful. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Further details of the cookies used on this site and their respective functions are included in the tables below.
Essential Cookies
| Type | Cookie | Cookie Function |
|---|---|---|
| Web Essential | PHPSESSID | Stores the unique session ID for a user’s session. This cookie does not contain personal data. It preserves the visitor’s session state across page requests (e.g., maintaining your shopping cart). Maximum duration: 30 days. |
Optional Cookies
| Type | Cookie | Cookie Function |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | __ga | Tracks user behaviour across sessions and visits, enabling insights into user engagement and website performance. Maximum duration: 2 years. |
| Google Analytics | __gid | Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited, helping track user behaviour across sessions. Maximum duration: 24 hours. |
| Google Analytics | __gat | Manage the volume of data requests sent to Google Analytics servers, ensuring optimal performance. It is set for a maximum duration of 1 minute. |
| Google Analytics | AMP_TOKEN | It retrieves a token that can be used to link a user's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) session with their non-AMP session. It is set for a maximum duration of 1 year. |
| Google Analytics | __utma | Used to distinguish users and sessions. It is set for a maximum duration 2 years. |
| Google Analytics | __utmb | Used to detect new sessions or visits. It is set for a maximum of 30 minutes. |
| Google Analytics | __utmc | Helps determine whether a user is a new user on the site and is only stored for the duration of your session. It is set for a maximum of the session duration. |
| Google Analytics | __utmz | Stores the traffic source or campaign to explain how a user reached the site. It is set for a maximum duration of 6 months. |
| Google Analytics | __utmv | Store visitor variable data, such as the pages accessed within a visit. It is set for a maximum duration of 2 years. |
| Google Analytics | __grecaptcha | Stores information related to the reCAPTCHA service, which analyses user behaviour to determine if the user is a human. It is set for a maximum duration of 2 years. |
| Google Ad | NID | Used to remember user preferences. It is set for a maximum duration of 6 months. |
| Google Ad | DSID | Helps link user activity across devices if the user is signed into their Google account. It is set for a maximum duration of 2 weeks. |
| Google Ad | IDE | Used to deliver, measure, and personalize ads. It is set for a maximum duration of 2 weeks. |
| Google Ad | __gads | Stores information about the ads displayed to users and their interactions with them. It is set for a maximum duration of 13 months. |
| Google Ad | ANID | Used for advertising purposes, such as serving relevant ads and measuring ad campaign performance. It is set for a maximum duration of 2 years. |
| Google Ad | FPAU | Tracks user behaviour on-site, enabling ad effectiveness measurement, reporting, and unique visit tracking. It is set for a maximum duration of 90 days. |
| Google Ad | __gpi | Used to store information about user interactions with ads. It is set for a maximum duration of 13 months. |