Cookie Policy
Understand how we use cookies for optimal site performance, tailored ads, and an enhanced user experience.
Toolstation is committed to protecting your privacy. We use cookies on this website and our app to enable visitors to have the best possible experience. We collect analytics information to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the website or app, and how our site or app is performing for our customers. We also use cookies to personalise content and services and to provide social media features.
This cookies policy tells you more about our use of cookies and the choices you have. The information below provides further details about the cookies which are currently in use on our websites and app, and a description of the purpose of each of these cookies.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small files that websites place on your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device. They remember that you have visited the website before. They make it easier for you to maintain your preferences and they enable certain features of the website or app to work, such as the shopping basket. They may also tailor the information or adverts you see on the site or app. This is important to us because we want to make sure our website and app are as user friendly as possible, ensuring you have a good experience when browsing or purchasing.
In addition to the cookies managed by us and our service providers, some cookies are set by other companies which are part of wider advertising networks. The Toolstation website and app may use cookies from a list of known partners such as Google DoubleClick, Microsoft Bing, User Conversion, MediaIQ, Increasingly, Quantcast, Monetate, Redeye and Appnexus to provide you with advertising tailored to your preferences, both on this and other websites or apps. We are providing this information to you as part of our policy and to comply with the law relating to the use of cookies and other information storage technology operating on websites and apps.
Types of Cookies
Session Cookies: These are stored while you’re browsing. They are deleted from your device automatically when you close your browser.
Persistent Cookies: These are saved on your computer or device so they don’t get deleted when you close your browser. We use persistent cookies when we need to remember who you are from one visit to the next, for example to remember your preferences.
Below are more details of the cookies used on our website and app.
Categories of Cookies
Frequently Asked Questions
How Can I Manage or Remove Cookies?
What Happens If I Choose To Disable Cookies?
Policy reviewed May 2025.