This Cookie Policy sets out information about the cookies used on websites belonging to the Phaidon International Group, as described below (“Phaidon”), and the choices you can make about the way we use cookies.

The Phaidon International Group includes:

• Phaidon International (UK) Limited

• Phaidon Holdings Ltd

• Phaidon International USA Inc

• Phaidon International (Deutschland) GmbH

• Phaidon International (Schweiz) GmbH

• Phaidon International (PTY) Ltd Singapore

• Phaidon International (Hong Kong) Ltd

1. About Cookies

1.1. Our Site may use “cookies” to enhance User experience. A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

1.2. Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

1.3. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

1.4. Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.

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2. Our cookies

2.1. We use both session and persistent cookies on our website.

2.2. We use ga.js cookies for Google Analytics tracking and reporting, allowing us to review site performance and to optimise pages to create a better customer experience.

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3. Analytics cookies

3.1. We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.

3.2. Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.

3.3. The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names: ga.js.

3.4. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.

3.5. Our analytics service provider's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

3.6. We use Google Analytics’ 3rd-party audience data (age, gender, and interests) to better understand the online behavior of our customers.

3.7. We also work with other companies that collect information about your online activities and browsing habits so that we can provide advertising that is better targeted to suit your interests and preferences.

3.8. You may see ads on other websites, including on Google, because we work with Google and other similar companies to target our ads based on information we or they have collected, including information that was collected through automated means (such as cookies and web beacons).

3.9. You may opt-out of Google Display Network ads’ by changing your preferences at http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.

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4. Blocking cookies

4.1. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. Depending on the type and version of browser you are using, you will have to follow a specific process to configure your browser to refuse to accept cookies.

4.2. Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

4.3. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features on our website.

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5. Deleting cookies

5.1. You can delete cookies already stored on your computer. Depending on the type and version of browser you are using, you will have to follow a specific process to manually delete cookie files already stored on your computer.

5.2. Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

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6. Our details

6.1. This website is owned and operated by Phaidon Holdings Limited.

6.2. We are registered in England and Wales under company registration number 08615385, and our registered office is at 21 Lombard Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3V 9AH.

6.3. Our principal place of business is at 21 Lombard Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3V 9AH.

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7. You can contact us:

7.1.1. by post, using the postal address given above;

7.1.2. using our website contact form;

7.1.3. by telephone, on the contact number published on our website from time to time.

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