Cookie Policy

COOKIE POLICY

What are cookies?

Cookies are small encrypted text files that are stored on your computer or other device (such as smart phones or tablets) when visiting a website. Cookies are essential to effective operations on our website as they help tailor products and services and increase ease of access by remembering various items.

Cookies collect information about purchasing behaviour and journey routes around the site. We do not use cookies to collect or record information on users’ name, address, other contact details and personal payment details.

It is possible to turn off your cookies through your website browser settings however this will affect the functionality and experience of our site.

We are becoming increasingly transparent to meet our customers’ needs and recent legislation.

Which cookies do we use?

We have categorised our cookies into two sections; First and Third party cookies.

  • First Party Cookies

Bridgmans does not use first party cookies as those are essential for shopping basket and sign-in functions

  • Third party cookies

We work carefully with selected suppliers who also use cookies on our website. Cookies enable certain functions to run. Below is a list of all of the main cookies that our suppliers use and what they are used for.

Cookie Name Cookie Purpose

Google Analytics

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Google Analytics stores the type of referral information in a cookie and establishes using two cookies a session.

What happens if I opt out of cookies?

As Bridgmans is a non-transactional site, you will be able to browse our website at ease.

How do I opt out of cookies?

Opting out of cookies in Internet Explorer

1. Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window
2. Click on ‘Internet options’
3. Click the ‘Privacy’ tab
4. Move the slider to choose your settings

Opting out of cookies in Safari

1. Click on the Cog icon at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option
2. Select ‘Security’
3. Cookie settings are shown
4. Choose your settings

Opting out of cookies in Google Chrome

1. Click on the ‘Tools’ menu
2. Select ‘Options’
3. Click the ‘Under the Bonnet’ tab
4. Click ‘Content settings’
5. Click the ‘Cookie settings’ tab and choose your settings

Opting out of cookies in Mozilla Firefox

1. Click on ‘Menu’ then ‘Options’
2. Select ‘Privacy’
3. Select ‘Cookies’
4. Choose your settings

Opting out of cookies in Opera 6.0

1. Choose the menu ‘Files’
2. Select ‘Preferences’
3. Select Privacy

Opting out of cookies in AOL

1. From the AOL toolbar, select ‘Settings’
2. Select ‘Internet Options’
3. Select ‘Use your Internet Explorer Settings to set advanced browser options’
4. Select the ‘Privacy’ tab
5. Select ‘Advanced’
6. Deselect override automatic cookie handling button
7. Choose your settings

Opting out of Flash Cookies

If you’d like to control the use of these cookies, Adobe’s website offers tools to do this. If you are using Mozilla Firefox to browse the internet, you can use an add-on to find and delete flash cookies.

Further Information

If you would like more information about cookies in general and how to manage cookies please visit