Cookie Policy

Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information about who we are and how we use cookies on our website. This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy relating to customers and website visitors which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information generally in relation to website use, as well as your rights in relation to your personal information and details of how to contact us and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you have a complaint.

WHO ARE WE?

This website is operated by Premier Polytunnels Ltd. We are a family run business with more than 35 years’ experience in the design and development of polytunnels, as well as providing information and advice on our website for our customers and website visitors in relation to construction and fitting of our polytunnels and growing guides. For more information, please see the ‘About Us’ page on our website.

OUR WEBSITE

This cookie policy relates to your use of our website https://www.premierpolytunnels.co.uk/.

You may be able to link to other websites from our website, which are owned and operated by certain trusted third parties to, e.g. allow you to connect with our content on social media, to enable you to watch instructional videos embedded on our website, and to access further information and guidance that may be of use to you. These third party websites are hyperlinked only and are not integrated as part of our website. These other third party websites may also use cookies or similar technologies and should have their own separate cookie policies. For privacy information relating to these other third party websites, please review their cookie policies and privacy notices as appropriate.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files which are placed onto your device (e.g. computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our website. We use cookies on our website. These help us to recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences or past use of the website.

We use cookies on this website to: 

• obtain information about your preferences and use of our website;
• carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content, products and services and to help us better understand our visitors’ requirements;
• target our marketing and advertising campaigns more effectively by providing content that’s personalised to your interests including marketing to you on social media;
• recognise your device whenever you visit this website;
• and make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.
  

This information helps us to build a profile of our visitors. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means we won’t be able to identify you individually.

For further information on our use of cookies please see below. For further information on cookies generally, including how to control and manage them, visit the guidance on cookies published by the ICO, or www.allaboutcookies.org.

WHAT OTHER SOFTWARE DO WE USE?

We also use pixels. These are small pieces of software developed and provided by advertisers and social media service providers. They’re integrated into the website to provide you with more relevant ads which are tailored to your interests.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE AND HOW LONG DO THEY LAST FOR?

The cookies we place on your device fall into the following categories – please see the table below for which are applicable:

• Strictly necessary (or essential) cookies – these cookies are required for the smooth running and operation of our website. They enable core functionality for your cart, checkout and account login. They also support security, network management and accessibility.
• Functional cookies – these cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our website. They enable us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). The information collected by these cookies is anonymous and can’t track your browsing activity on other websites.
• Analytical and performance cookies – these cookies allow us to count visits and to see how visitors move around our website when they’re using it. They help us to improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that visitors are finding what they’re looking for easily, so we can optimise performance. All information these cookies collect is anonymous.
• Social media cookies – These cookies are set by a range of social media services we use to embed content into our site. They can track your browsing across other sites, and build-up a profile of your interests. If you don’t allow these cookies, you won’t be able to see embedded content on our site.
• Targeting cookies – these cookies may be set through our website by our advertising partners. They uniquely identify your browser and device to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites you may visit, including on social media channels. We’ll use this information to record your visit to our website, the pages you’ve visited and the links you’ve followed. If you don’t allow these cookies, the adverts you see will be less targeted and you will experience less personalised offers and products. 

The cookies we place on your device are stored for the following duration – please see the table below for which are applicable:

Session cookies – these allow our website to link your actions during a particular browser session. They expire each time you close your browser and don’t remain on your device afterwards. 

Persistent cookies – these are stored on your device in between browser sessions. These allow your preferences or actions across our website to be remembered. They will remain on your device until they expire, or until you delete them from your browser cache. Details of their duration are set out below. 

THE COOKIES WE USE

The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:

YOUR CHOICES ABOUT COOKIES

We’ll ask for your permission to place non-essential cookies or other similar technologies on your device when you visit our website, except where they are necessary (or essential) for us to provide you with a service that you have requested (e.g. to enable you to put items in your shopping basket and use our check-out process or to enable you to register or log in to your customer account). 

There’s a cookie banner on our homepage which asks for your consent to place these non-essential cookies or other similar technologies on your device. Where our cookie table (above) indicates that we use necessary (or essential) cookies, we will use your personal information on the basis that it is in our legitimate interests to do so as strictly necessary (or essential) cookies are necessary for our website to work. 

You can change your mind by updating your preferences at any time on your device by configuring your browser and in our preference centre. 

DOES THIS COOKIE POLICY COVER WEBSITES OTHER THAN OURS?

Links within our website to other websites, such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, YouTube and Bing, are not covered by this cookie policy. You should review the privacy information on those websites to find out how they may use your personal information.

Third parties that our website links to may also use cookies, over which we have no control. The third parties may include, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services such as web traffic analysis services. These third-party cookies are likely to be analytical or performance cookies or targeting cookies and will each have their own cookie policy in place that can provide you with further information that explains how they will use cookies. 

THIRD PARTY ACCESS TO THE COOKIES

The cookies we use will only be accessed by us and those third parties named above for the purposes referred to in this Cookie Policy. Those cookies will not be accessed by any other third party. 

DISABLING GOOGLE ANALYTICS COOKIES

You are able to opt-out of Google Analytics cookies by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available from https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. 

HOW TO TURN OFF ALL COOKIES AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF DOING SO

If you do not want to accept any cookies, you may be able to change your browser settings so that cookies (including those which are essential to the services requested) are not accepted. 

You can also delete all cookies that are already on your device and you can set most browsers to prevent cookies from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit our website and some services and functionalities may not work or may stop working properly.

For further information about cookies and how to disable them, please go to the guidance on cookies published by the ICO or www.allaboutcookies.org.

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about the information in this cookie policy, or about our handling of personal information more generally, or if you would like more detailed information on a particular point, you should contact us by email at info@premierpolytunnels.co.uk.

HOW WILL YOU TELL ME ABOUT CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY?

This policy was published in January 2026 and last updated in January 2026. 

We may change this policy from time to time. When we do, we will update our website with the new version of this Cookie Policy.