Kingfisher uses cookies on this website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or other device by websites that you visit. This page explains the cookies we use and what we use them for, and lets you turn them on or off. (Some cookies are necessary in order for our website to work properly.) We also explain below which other companies use cookies on our website and what they use them for, and lets you turn those other companies’ cookies on or off.
Our website uses cookies in order to make the website easier to use, to support the provision of information and functionality to you, as well as to provide us with information about how the website is used so that we can make sure it is as up to date, relevant and error free as we can. Further information about the types of cookies that are used on our website is set out box below.
As well as the options provided below, you can choose to restrict or block cookies through your browser settings at any time. For more information about how to do this, and about cookies in general, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu. However, please be aware that restricting or blocking cookies set on our website may impact the functionality or performance of the website, or prevent you from using certain services provided through the website.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the use of the features and services on our website.
If you block these cookies we cannot guarantee access to the services provided through our website or be sure how our website will perform during your visit.
Examples of how we use these cookies include:
- Remembering information you have entered into forms on our website (so that you don’t have to re-enter this information if you use your browser’s “back” and “forward” buttons to navigate through a form).
Functional cookies
Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your user name, log in details or language preferences, and any customisations you make to pages on our website during your visit.
Examples of how we use these cookies include:
- Providing individual services, such as watching a video or commenting.
- Sharing information with our partners to provide a service on our website. The information shared is only to be used to provide the service, product or function you requested, and not for any other purpose.
- Remembering if we’ve already asked you if you want to fill in a survey.
- Remembering your location.
- Remembering your preferred language.
Performance and analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how people use our website. They collect information such as which pages on our website visitors go to most often, which features they use, and which websites people have visited before they visit ours. We use this information to improve our website and provide a better user experience.
Examples of how we use these cookies include:
- Monitoring and providing statistics on how our website is used.
- Helping us improve our website by measuring any errors that occur.
- Providing feedback to our affiliates, and third parties we have allowed to link to our website, regarding users accessing their sites. This information may be used by those third parties to improve their sites or services.
- Testing the website’s design and operability.
Different web browsers may use different methods for managing cookies. Please follow the instructions below, from the web browser manufacturers directly, to configure your browser settings*
* These links are to third party sites, over which we have no control – no liability can be claimed if they are inaccurate.
List of cookies
| Name | Description | Category | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASP.NET_SessionId | General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server. | Strictly necessary | Session |
| AWSALB | AWS ELB application load balancer | Strictly necessary | 6 days |
| AWSALBCORS | This cookie is managed by AWS and is used for load balancing. | Strictly necessary | 6 days |
| AWSALBTG | AWS Application Load Balancer Cookie: Load Balancing Cookie: Used to encode information about the selected target group. | Strictly necessary | 6 days |
| AWSALBTGCORS | AWS Application Load Balancer Cookie. Load Balancing Cookie: Used to map the session to the instance. | Strictly necessary | 7 days |
| __CookieConsentV300 | Used to check whether the user has read the cookie disclaimer and has hit 'Accept All', 'Decline All' or 'Save Preferences.' | Strictly necessary | Persistent (180 days) |
| _cfuvid | The _cfuvid cookie is used by Cloudflare to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address for the purpose of enforcing rate limiting rules. | Strictly necessary | 1 Year |
| JSESSIONID | General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written in JSP. Usually used to maintain an anonymous user session by the server. | Strictly necessary | 1 Year |
| __cf_bm | The __cf_bm cookie is a cookie necessary to support Cloudflare Bot Management, currently in private beta. As part of our bot management service, this cookie helps manage incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. This is a CloudFoundry cookie | Strictly necessary | Session |
| _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. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners. | Performance Cookies | 1 Year |
| _ga_xxxxxxxxxx | NAUsed by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device. | Performance Cookies | 1 Year |
| _crowdcontrol_session_key | This domain is owned by Bugcrowd which provides a multi-solution SaaS platform for security testing and vulnerability insights, as well as managing a community of security researchers for bug bounty programs. | Functional Cookies | Session |
Last updated: December 2024