Cookie Policy
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you access most websites on the internet.
The law which applies to how we use cookies on a user's equipment such as their computer or mobile device has changed.
Bes.co.uk make use of cookies to help provide functionality like our shopping cart and automatic sign.
These are vitally necessary in order for you to move around the website and add products in to the shopping cart.
In addition to these vitally necessary cookies we also make use of Google Analytics. This is an analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets a cookie in order for BES the use of its services and to compile reports for us on our site usage.
By using this site we'll assume you are happy to receive all cookies on the BES website.
If you wish to alter your cookie settings, you can do so via your web browser. Please find instructions on how to manage cookie for some of the most popular web browser below.
Alternatively remove the check from the box below. This will block all none essential cookies.
I agree with Cookie Policy
Internet Explorer
Click on 'Tools' then select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab. Medium is the default setting. higher settings will restrict your ability to use our site.
Firefox
Click on 'Tools' then select Options, then select the Privacy icon. From the drop down menu labelled 'Firefox will:' select 'Remember History'. Setting 'Never Remember History' will restrict your ability to use our site.
Google Chrome
Click on 'Tools' (or the spanner icon) then select 'Options' or 'Settings'. Click on 'Under the Hood/Bonnet' tab. In the 'Privacy' you see 'Cookie Settings' the default value is 'Accept Cookies Only from Sites I vist'. Setting this to 'Block All Cookies' will restrict your ability to use our site.
Strictly necessary
Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality such as user login and account management. The website cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies.
| Provider / Domain | Name | Description | Expiration |
| www.bes.co.uk | product_data_storage | Stores configuration for product data related to Recently Viewed / Compared Products. | 1 hour |
| www.bes.co.uk | recently_viewed_product_previous | Stores product IDs of recently previously viewed products for easy navigation. | 1 hour |
| www.bes.co.uk | recently_viewed_product | Stores product IDs of recently viewed products for easy navigation. | 1 hour |
| .linkedin.com | AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used to store information about the time a sync with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the Designated Countries | 1 month |
| .www.bes.co.uk | PHPSESSID | Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages. | 1 hour |
| .jotfor.ms | JOTFORM_SESSION | This cookie is used to maintain a user session by the form provider to ensure that user inputs are remembered across form pages. It does not store personal data. | 1 month |
| www.bes.co.uk | recently_compared_product | Stores product IDs of recently compared products. | 1 hour |
| www.bes.co.uk | recently_compared_product_previous | Stores product IDs of previously compared products for easy navigation. | 1 hour |
| .bes.co.uk | _clck | This cookie is used to track user interactions and engagement on the website to improve user experience and website functionality. | 1 year |
| www.bes.co.uk | CookieScriptConsent | This cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly. | 1 year |
| .bes.co.uk | _ttp | This cookie is used to track user interaction and behavior on the website for site performance and usage analysis. This information is used to improve the user experience and optimize the website's functionality. | 1 year |
| .linkedin.com | li_gc | Used to store guest consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes | 6 months |
| .bes.co.uk | _tt_enable_cookie | This cookie is used to remember the user's preferences regarding the use of cookies on the website. | 1 year |
| www.bes.co.uk | mage-banners-cache-storage | Stores banner content locally to improve performance. | Session |
| www.bes.co.uk | mage-cache-sessid | The value of this cookie triggers the cleanup of local cache storage. When the cookie is removed by the backend application, the Admin cleans up local storage, and sets the cookie value to true. | 1 hour |
| .reviews.co.uk | __cf_bm | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 30 minutes |
| .reviews.io | __cf_bm | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 30 minutes |
| .bes.co.uk | _clsk | This cookie is associated with Microsoft Clarity analytics software. It is used to store information about the user's session and to combine multiple page views into a single user session for analytics purposes. | 1 day |
| www.bes.co.uk | mage-messages | Tracks error messages and other notifications that are shown to the user, such as the cookie consent message, and various error messages. The message is deleted from the cookie after it is shown to the shopper. | 1 hour |
| .www.bes.co.uk | jftest | test | 1 second |
| .www.bes.co.uk | form_key | This cookie is used to facilitate content caching on the browser to make pages load faster. | 1 hour |
| www.bes.co.uk | form_key | This cookie is used to facilitate content caching on the browser to make pages load faster. | 1 day |
| nosto.com | 2c.cId | Assigns a unique identifier to each browser for tracking visits and interactions. This process, akin to web analytics services like Google Analytics, helps build customer profiles based on site activity by using the unique random identifier. | |
| nosto.com | 2c.dId | Activated when the cross-device feature is on, this cookie merges customer profiles from multiple devices by storing a previous customer ID as a device ID. | |
| nosto.com | 2c.dc | Utilized for managing pop-up status (e.g., discounts) and tracking which pop-ups have been displayed or minimized. |
Performance
Performance cookies are used to see how visitors use the website, eg. analytics cookies. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor.
| Provider / Domain | Name | Description | Expiration |
| .bes.co.uk | _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. | 1 year 1 month |
| .bes.co.uk | _ga_DDEPBK6HNF | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. | 1 year 1 month |
| www.bes.co.uk | _clsk | This cookie is associated with Microsoft Clarity analytics software. It is used to store information about the user's session and to combine multiple page views into a single user session for analytics purposes. | 1 day |
Targeting
Targeting cookies are used to identify visitors between different websites, eg. content partners, banner networks. Those cookies may be used by companies to build a profile of visitor interests or show relevant ads on other websites.
| Provider / Domain | Name | Description | Expiration |
| .bes.co.uk | _uetvid | This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website. | 1 year |
| .c.bing.com | SRM_B | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website. | 1 year |
| .bes.co.uk | _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services | 3 months |
| .c.bing.com | MR | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie which we use to measure the use of the website for internal analytics. | 7 days |
| .c.clarity.ms | SM | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie which we use to measure the use of the website for internal analytics. | Session |
| .c.clarity.ms | ANONCHK | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | 10 minutes |
| www.clarity.ms | CLID | This cookie is usually set by Dstillery to enable sharing media content to social media. It may also gather information on website visitors when they use social media to share website content from the page visited. | 1 year |
| .linkedin.com | UserMatchHistory | This cookie is used to track visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented based on the visitor's preferences. | 1 month |
| .www.linkedin.com | bscookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year |
| .c.clarity.ms | MR | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie which we use to measure the use of the website for internal analytics. | 7 days |
| .linkedin.com | bcookie | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie for sharing the content of the website via social media. | 1 year |
| .tiktok.com | _ttp | This cookie is used to track user interaction and behavior on the website for site performance and usage analysis. This information is used to improve the user experience and optimize the website's functionality. | 1 year |
| .linkedin.com | li_sugr | This cookie is used to track users as they interact with LinkedIn services embedded on websites, which can be used for analytics and targeted advertising purposes. | 3 months |
| .clarity.ms | MUID | This cookie is widely used my Microsoft as a unique user identifier. It can be set by embedded microsoft scripts. Widely believed to sync across many different Microsoft domains, allowing user tracking. | 1 year |
| .twitter.com | personalization_id | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | 1 year 1 month |
| .doubleclick.net | test_cookie | This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. | 15 minutes |
| .bes.co.uk | _uetsid | This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site. | 1 day |
| .bing.com | MUID | This cookie is widely used my Microsoft as a unique user identifier. It can be set by embedded microsoft scripts. Widely believed to sync across many different Microsoft domains, allowing user tracking. | 1 year |
| .t.co | muc_ads | This cookie is used for targeting and advertising purposes. It helps track and personalize advertising content to enhance user experience. | 1 year 1 month |
| .bes.co.uk | _fbp | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers | 3 months |
| .doubleclick.net | IDE | This cookie is set by Doubleclick and carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | 1 year |
| .linkedin.com | lidc | This is a Microsoft MSN 1st party cookie that ensures the proper functioning of this website. | 1 day |
Functionality
Functionality cookies are used to remember visitor information on the website, eg. language, timezone, enhanced content.
| Provider / Domain | Name | Description | Expiration |
| www.bes.co.uk | mage-cache-storage-section-invalidation | This cookie is used to facilitate content caching on the browser to make pages load faster. | 1 hour |
| .jotfor.ms | userReferer | This cookie is used to track the referring website from which the user navigated to the current website. | 1 month |
| www.bes.co.uk | mage-cache-storage | This cookie is used to facilitate content caching on the browser to make pages load faster. | 1 hour |
| .bing.com | MSPTC | This cookie is used to track user engagement and interaction with the website to enhance customer experience and website functionality. It may collect information about how users navigate and use the site, helping to identify preferences and improve service delivery. | 1 year |
| .jotfor.ms | guest | This cookie is used to track or enhance the browsing experience of guest users on the website. It typically stores preferences and usage data to provide temporary personalization and functionality without the need for user registration. | 1 month |
Unclassified
Unclassified are cookies that do not belong to any other category or are in the process of categorization.
| Provider / Domain | Name | Description | Expiration |
| .www.bes.co.uk | price_display_preference | Session | |
| www.bes.co.uk | magepal-google-analytics4 | 1 hour | |
| .bes.co.uk | 2c.cId | 1 year 1 month | |
| .www.bes.co.uk | customer_image_preference | Session |