We use a number of different cookies on our website.
A cookie is a text file that tracks our users' navigation of the site and stores that information on the hard drives of their PC, mobile phone or other web-connected device. There is nothing malicious about the use of cookies - in fact they are essential for websites to operate efficiently and to the best expectations of their users.
Cookies allow us to understand our visitors' habits and preferences, enabling us to customise our web services and provide an enhanced user experience. The use of cookies is standard in many industries and you will find them in use on most major websites.
Cookies in use on the Stak Trading website
The cookies in use on the Stak Trading website are split into the following categories:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the correct functioning of the website - without them you cannot use essential features, such as: logging in, adding items to your basket.
- PHPSESSID - allows our server to identify your current session and allow you to log in, track items in your basket, etc
Functionality Cookies
These cookies provide useful functionality to users of the website and allow us to remember your personal preferences.
- cookie_popup - allows our website to know that you have accepted the cookie policy
- currency - allows our server to identify your currently selected currency (if applicable)
- language - allows our server to identify your currently selected language (if applicable)
- view_settings - allows our website to remember your view settings - this is deleted when you close your browser
- display - allows our website to remember your view settings between sessions
Performance Cookies
These cookies are used by Google Analytics to help us track the performance of our website - the data from these cookies is used anonymously and only in aggregate reports - it is not possible to identify an individual user. For more information on Google Analytics, please see the Google Analytics Privacy Overview.
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Gaining your consent
If you continue to use this website without changing your settings, we will take this to mean you are giving your consent to the use of cookies on our website. This is in accordance with guidance from the Information Commissioner's Office.
If you choose not to allow cookies, you do so on the understanding that certain parts of the website may not function correctly.
How do I disable cookies?
Cookies can be disabled or removed from your computer using your browser's settings. Please follow the instructions below to disable cookies (for most major browsers):
- Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955
- Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647
- Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
- Opera: http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/