We use cookies on our website (www.hovis.co.uk), which amongst other things, help us to improve your experience of our website and to ensure that it performs as you expect it to. Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information, which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They can improve your experience of using a website, for example, by remembering your preference settings and tracking your use of a website so that it can be improved to meet your needs.
Websites must get consent to send cookies to your computer or mobile device unless the cookies are strictly necessary to provide services to you.
You can set your cookie preferences upon arrival at the website using the onscreen prompt that appears at the bottom of the screen. This highlights all cookies used across the website and allows you to choose which you are happy to accept. You can also remove selected cookies from your browser at any stage.
The tables below explain what cookies we use on our website, why we use them and whether they are strictly necessary or another type of cookie (i.e "statistics" cookies). We also state in the tables whether a cookie is a "persistent" or "session" cookie. The difference is that:
Some of the cookies listed below are those set by our own website. However, we also have cookies on our website that are set by third parties – not Hovis.
Strictly necessary
Strictly necessary cookies are essential to enable you to receive a service on a website. We would not be able to operate our website without using the "strictly necessary" cookies listed below.
Cookie Name | Third Party Provider | Purpose | Expiry Time | Further Info |
CookieConsent | Cookie Bot | These cookies capture and track the end user's cookie consent anonymously for the website. All the data collected remains anonymous and no personal identifiable information is captured. | 1 year | Click here for more info |
Statistics (not strictly necessary)
Statistics cookies collect information about how visitors use a website (for example, which pages visitors go to most often and if they get error messages from web pages). These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. Any information collected by these cookies is anonymous. We only use such information to improve our website.
Cookie Name | Third Party Provider | Purpose | Expiry Time | Further Info |
ka_debug | Vimeo |
Vimeo is a video streaming service provider and is used on the website to better user experience. These cookies are used to track the usage of the Vimeo video player and on what URLs their software has been integrated. |
Session | Click here for more info |
_ga | Google Analytics |
Google Analytics is a software that provides information on how users interact with our website. These cookies are used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site. All the data collected remains anonymous and is used to create an analytical reporting to help us improve the websites' usability and user experience. |
2 years | Click here for more info |
_gid | Google Analytics |
These cookies are used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site. All the data collected remains anonymous and is used to create an analytical reporting to help us improve the websites' usability and user experience. |
1 day | Click here for more info |
collect | Google Analytics |
These cookies are used to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site. All the data collected remains anonymous and is used to create an analytical reporting to help us improve the websites' usability and user experience. |
Session | Click here for more info |
If you would like any information concerning any of the above third party cookies please check directly with the relevant third-party websites for more information. Alternatively please get in contact and we can help clarify any questions you may have.