Last Updated: 05 August 2026

Cookie Policy

Version: 1.0

Data Controller

Macfarlane Group UK Limited

Company No.

01630389

Registered Address

Siskin Parkway East, Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry CV3 4PE

DPO Contact

[email protected]

ICO Registration

TBC

Supervisory Authority

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), United Kingdom

Introduction and Scope
About Cookies
Types of Cookies and How We Use Them
List of Cookies Used by Polyformes
Managing and Opting Out of Cookies
Further Information
Policy Updates & Amendments

1. Introduction & Scope

Macfarlane Group believe in being clear and open about how we collect and use data related to you. This Cookie Policy covers the use of cookies and similar technologies between your device and the website, www.suttonspp.com, which is the website for A.E. Sutton limited (trading as Suttons Performance Packaging), one of our subsidiary brands. We have a cookie list that is regularly updated to reflect the cookies and similar technologies that we use on www.suttonspp.com.

For the purposes of this policy, “Macfarlane”, “we”, “our” or “us” refers to Macfarlane Group UK Limited and/or Suttons Performance Packaging.

Please note that this Cookie Policy is an extension of our Group Privacy policy, which you can see here. Each of our brands has their own Cookie Policy, detailing a list of the cookies used on that specific site.

2. About Cookies

2.1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small, encrypted text file that is stored on your computer or device, via your web browser, at the request of websites you visit.

Cookies help record things like your preferences and settings, which helps us give you the information you need on our website and enable us to give you the most consistent and relevant experience when you visit our website. We also use cookies to improve our website, track how you use our services and find out if they were effective.

2.2. Temporary vs. permanent cookies

Some cookies will be removed as soon as you leave our website because we don’t need to store this information between visits. These are called “temporary” or “session” cookies. In contrast, “persistent” cookies enable us to recognise you when you make return visits to our websites. Typically, these kinds of cookies will expire when they reach a specific expiration date, unless you delete them sooner.

2.3 Other tracking technologies

In addition to cookies, we use similar technologies referred to as “tags”, “tracking pixels”, “local storage”, “scripts” or “device identifiers”. These identifiers are implemented our websites and may be used alongside cookies to enable information to on or transmitted to and from the device you use to access this website.

In this policy, we collectively refer to these technologies as cookies. For more information on the type of cookies we use, see section 4. For a list of cookies specific to this site, please see section 5.

2.4. First-party vs. third-party cookies

First-party cookies are set by the website you visit. Only the website you are visiting can access and read those cookies.

Third-party cookies are set by someone other than the owner of the website you visit. These cookies can be used to track you on other websites that use the same third-party service.

Cookies on our websites may be set by us, third parties we’re working with or independent third parties, such as advertisers.

2.5 Personal identity and cookies

Typically, cookies do not contain information that can personally identify you. However, they may be associated with personal data held elsewhere (see our privacy policy for more information).

3. Types of Cookies and How We Use Them

We use different types of cookies on our websites. These include the types of cookies below.

Type of Cookie

How We Use Them

Strictly necessary cookies

Strictly necessary cookies (also called essential cookies) are required for the basic functions of our website(s). For that reason, you can’t opt out of these cookies. We restrict these cookies to only what is essential for us to deliver the services you have requested. This can include but is not limited to things like remembering consent preferences (e.g. the ability to accept or reject cookies), security or bot protection, language preferences, etc.

Performance and analytics cookies

Performance cookies, also called analytics cookies, help us gather statistics and information to help us improve our websites and services. We restrict these cookies to only what is essential for us to deliver the services you have requested. This can include but is not limited to things like remembering consent preferences (e.g. the ability to accept or reject cookies), security or bot protection, language preferences, etc.

Functionality / functional cookies

These cookies are designed to heighten your user experience, by remembering preferences and settings. Unlike strictly necessary cookies, functional cookies are not required for the website to operate, but they do deliver a more personalised experience.

Marketing and advertising cookies

Marketing and advertising cookies are primarily used to track a user’s online behaviour and show them personalised adverts based on their interests. These cookies can track users across multiple platforms and help advertisers deliver targeted campaigns.

4. List of Cookies used by Suttons Performance Packaging

When you visit www.suttonspp.com, you will be shown a banner asking you what cookies you would like to accept or decline. Below is a list of cookies used by this website.

If you are looking for the cookies used by one of our other brands, please visit that individual website and view the local cookie policy.

Type

Duration

Description

OptanonAlertBox Closed

Strictly necessary

1 year

This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no personal information.

OptanonConsent

Strictly necessary

1 year

This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor.

_ga

Performance and analytics

1 year

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. For more information about Google’s processing of your personal data, please consult Google’s Privacy and Termssite.

_ga_xxxxxxxxxx

Performance and analytics

1 year

Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device.Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device.

_pk_id*

Performance and analytics

1 year

This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_id is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie. It is used to recognize visitors and hold their various properties.This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_id is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie.

_pk_ses*

Performance and analytics

A few seconds

This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_ses is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie. It shows the visitor?s active session. If the cookie doesn?t exist, it means that the session ended more than 30 minutes ago and was counted in the _pk_id cookie. This cookie name is associated with the Piwik open source web analytics platform. It is used to help website owners track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is a pattern type cookie, where the prefix _pk_ses is followed by a short series of numbers and letters, which is believed to be a reference code for the domain setting the cookie.

__Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN

Marketing and advertising

5 months

YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.

__Secure-YEC

Marketing and advertising

A few seconds

__Secure-YNID

Marketing and advertising

5 months

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

Marketing and advertising

5 months

This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos

VISITOR_PRIVACY_ METADATA

Marketing and advertising

5 months

YSC

Marketing and advertising

Session

5. Managing Cookies and Opting Out

You have the right to manage your cookie and consent preferences, including amending which cookies you accept or opting out of all cookies.

5.1 Managing cookies on this website

To manage cookies on this website, please follow the below process:

Click on the cookie icon in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Use the toggles on the menu to select which cookies you would like to enable/disable.
Select “save your preferences” to set these cookies moving forward.

Please note that using this process you can update and change your cookie preferences any time you visit the website.

5.2 Managing cookies via your browser

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox?redirectslug=delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored&redirectlocale=en-US

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc

If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

6. Further Information

6.1 Further information from Suttons Performance Packaging and Macfarlane Group

For further information about how Suttons Performance Packaging and Macfarlane Group treats your data, of for any other queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

To contact Suttons Performance Packaging please contact:

Trading Address

16 Albert Way, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6US

Contact

[email protected]

To contact Macfarlane Group or our Data Protection Office (DPO), please contact:

Registered Address

Siskin Parkway East, Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry CV3 4PE

DPO Contact

[email protected]

6.2 Further information about cookies

If you’d like further information about cookies, information can be found on the ICO website, AboutCookies.org or AllAboutCookies.org.

7. Policy Amendments and Updates

Any changes we make to this policy in the future will be posted on this page and, if appropriate, notified to you by email so please check this page regularly

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