This Cookie Policy explains how Britvic Soft Drinks Limited and its group companies (collectively “Britvic”, "we", "us", and "ours") use cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our websites ("Websites") or interact with our emails. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies". Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognise your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
How long do cookies last?
All cookies have expiration dates that determine how long they stay in your browser:
Session Cookies – these are temporary cookies that are placed on your device during your browsing session and then expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies – these are designed to last for a pre-defined period of time, which varies depending on the nature of the cookie. Persistent cookies stay in your browser until they reach their individual expiry date, or until you manually delete them.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Websites to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Websites. Third parties may serve cookies through our Websites for advertising, analytics and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Websites and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Website you visit):
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What are these cookies? |
How can I choose |
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Necessary website cookies
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Necessary cookies are used for functions on the website, such as security, accessibility, and checkout. You can disable these through your browser settings, but the website will not be able to function correctly.
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Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the Website to you, you cannot refuse them.
You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings as described below under the heading “How can I control cookies?”. However, this will likely cause issues with the website functionality if you do so.
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Analytics
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We would like to use Google Analytics, Dot Digital, and Hotjar analytics tools to collect and report information on how you use our website. This information allows us to improve our website experience and cannot be used to directly identify you.
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To refuse these cookies, you can do so by going to the section ‘How can I control cookies?’ or when first visiting the website and clicking ‘Manage Settings’ on the cookie banner.
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Personalisation Cookies
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We would like to use personalisation cookies to make sure we provide the most relevant content to you. When you provide your outlet type, we will store this information and then serve tailored content to you.
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To refuse these cookies, you can do so by going to the section ‘How can I control cookies?’ or when first visiting the website and clicking ‘Manage Settings’ on the cookie banner.
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Function |
Who serves this cookie |
What does this cookie enable |
Cookie Type |
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__RequestVerificationToken
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The cookie is used to validate form posts to prevent CSRF attacks.
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The cookie is set on each form within the website then validated on the post request of the form
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The cookie is used to prevent any attacks through website forms
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Necessary
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_ga
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The cookie is for usage of google analytics on the website.
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Google
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It allows the website to use Google Analytics and collect analytics data
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Analytics
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_gid
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The cookie is for usage of google analytics on the website.
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Google
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It allows the website to use Google Analytics and collect analytics data
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Analytics
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_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress
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The cookie is for usage of HotJar on the website.
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HotJar
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It allows the website to use HotJar and collect analytics data
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Analytics
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_hjFirstSeen
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The cookie is for usage of HotJar on the website.
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HotJar
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It allows the website to use HotJar and collect analytics data
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Analytics
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_hjid
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The cookie is for usage of HotJar on the website.
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HotJar
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It allows the website to use HotJar and collect analytics data
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Analytics
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_hjIncludedInPageviewSample
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The cookie is for usage of HotJar on the website.
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HotJar
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It allows the website to use HotJar and collect analytics data
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Analytics
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_hjTLDTest
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The cookie is for usage of HotJar on the website.
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HotJar
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It allows the website to use HotJar and collect analytics data
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Analytics
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basketId
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This cookie is used for controlling the basket on the site and general shop area
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Umbraco UCommerce plugin is in control of the basket id and is automatically generated
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Allows the use of the shop area of the website
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Necessary
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businessType
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The cookie is a string value which is set if the personalisation banner has been used
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The cookie is set by the personalisation banner
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Allows us to use personalisation to serve/display different content for a user
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Personalisation
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businessTypeId
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The cookie is a string value which is set if the personalisation banner has been used
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The cookie is set by the personalisation banner
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Allows us to use personalisation to serve/display different content for a user
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Personalisation
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hide_registration_banner
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This cookie is used to hide/display the registration banner on landing pages
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Website server
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It allows the website to determine whether the registration banner is shown or hidden
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Necessary
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MenuMakerId
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This cookie is used to determine whether the user should have access to the menu maker integration within the website
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Website server
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Allows the use of the menu maker tool
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Necessary
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personalisationGroupsCookiesDeclined
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The cookie stores a boolean value to determine whether personalisation groups should be allowed. This cookie will only need to be set via the Cookie control if the user does not accept the cookies applicable to personalisation
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The cookie is set or removed by Javascript once the current cookie banner has been accepted/declined
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This cookie is used to create personalisation groups - if set this tells the package to ensure no more personalisation group cookies are set for the user.
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N/A
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personalisationGroupsNumberOfVisits
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The cookie is used to track the number of times the person has came to the site once the user has been assigned to a personalisation group.
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Umbraco Personalisation Package
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It allows personalisation groups to determine how many times that particular personalisation group has visited the site
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Personalisation
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personalisationGroupsNumberOfVisitsSessionStarted
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The cookie is used to track the number of times the person has came to the site once the user has been assigned to a personalisation group.
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Umbraco Personalisation Package
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It allows personalisation groups to determine how many times that particular personalisation group has visited the site
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Personalisation
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personalisationGroupsPagesVisited
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The cookie is used to track page ids that have been visited once the user has been assigned to a personalisation group
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Umbraco Personalisation Package
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It allows personalisation groups package to determine what pages have been visited therefore dictating what content might be best for what user
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Personalisation
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yourAuthCookie
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The cookie is set one the user has logged into their account on the Sensational Drinks website.
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Website server
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The cookie is used to verify whether the user is logged into the system and is issued via the standard ASP.NET identity platform that comes with Umbraco
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Necessary
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Other tracking technologies
Cookies are not the only way to recognise or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognise when someone has visited our Websites. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Websites to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Websites from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of e-mail marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
Flash cookies and Local Shared Objects
Our Websites may also use so-called "Flash Cookies" (also known as Local Shared Objects or "LSOs") to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention and for other site operations.
If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash Cookies (referred to "information" on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time).
Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content.
Targeted advertising
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Websites. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. This can be accomplished by them using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details or other personally identifying details unless you choose to provide these.
If you wish to opt out of targeting and interest-based advertising, you may visit the following websites for more information on how to do this: www.networkadvertising.org/choices or www.aboutads.info/choices)
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking Manage your Cookie Settings.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
For more information on cookie management and blocking cookies for a wide variety of browsers, visit All About Cookies.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
If you wish to opt-out of tracking by Google Analytics you can use their Opt-out Browser Add on here.
What about google chrome or other browser cookies?
Separately to our use of Google Analytics cookies, when you access the Website via Google applications such as Google Chrome, Google may collect user information for the purpose of Google serving personalised advertising across your devices. Google is able to place these advertising cookies on the devices used by visitors to the Site because we use Google services to run the Website. However, these cookies are dropped for Google’s own purposes and as such we do not have any control over how or when they are dropped. You will need to opt out of receiving these cookies via your Google settings. For further information about these cookies please see: https://policies.google.com/technologies/types?hl=en-US. Please note that other browsers may use similar tools.
How often will you update this Cookie Statement?
We may update this Cookie Statement from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Statement regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us on +44(0)1217111102.
