United Biscuits (UK) Limited Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that your browser places on your computer or mobile device that enables a website to recognise your device and capture and store information

How we use cookies

We use cookies to provide certain functionality on the site (e.g. social sharing) and to provide us with information on visitor numbers and trends

Functional Cookies

These cookies are used to tailor the website to you by storing your preferences, and to enable certain functionality within the site.

Cookie Description
addthis AddThis is used to provide social sharing functionality across McVities. AddThis may set Cookies when displayed on screen. Please refer to the relevant pages on AddThis (www.addthis.com) for more information.
__atuvc used to track number of times the site was shared.

Performance Cookies

The cookies are used to enhance the performance of the website.

Cookie Description
Google Analytics Tracks site usage to help us identify ways of improving the site. These are 3rd party cookies that can be identified by __utm prefixes. Please refer to Google Analytics (www.google.co.uk) for relevant cookie information.
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media6degrees.com 3rd party tracking cookies that help us identify visitor trends and ways of improving the site. Please refer to the relevant pages on m6d.com for further information.
inboxtag Used for tracking site usage and trends for reporting & to help identify improvements that can be made.

Cookies are used throughout our websites and disabling them may prevent you from using certain parts of the sites. If you want to disable Cookies please follow the instructions below (if your browser isn't covered please consult the instructions for your browser).

Managing cookies in Microsoft IE 6, IE 7 and IE 8:

  1. In the browser, choose Tools
  2. Select Internet Options
  3. Click the Privacy tab
  4. Adjust the 'Settings' slider to 'Medium' or below to enable cookies, or adjust towards the top to disable all cookies.

Managing cookies in Mozilla Firefox:

  1. In the browser, choose Firefox (or 'Tools' at the top of your browser window) and select Options
  2. Click the Privacy tab
  3. Check the box labeled 'Accept cookies from sites' to enable to cookies, or uncheck it to disable cookies
  4. Click OK

Managing cookies in Safari:

  1. From the Safari menu (Mac) or Edit menu (Windows), click Preferences
  2. From the Security dialog box > Accept Cookies, to enable cookies click to select 'Always', or click to select 'Never' to disable cookies.
  3. Click Close

Managing cookies in Google Chrome

  1. Click the 'wrench' icon
  2. Click Options
  3. Select the 'Under the Hood' tab
  4. Under 'Cookie Settings' select 'Allow all cookies' from the drop-down to enable cookies, or 'Block all cookies' to disable cookies.
  5. Click 'Close'