Cookie Policy

This website is operated by Verve Partners Limited (“Verve”) for and on behalf of Screwfix Direct Limited (“Screwfix) (hereafter together referred to as “we”, “us” “our”).

We use 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. We also use cookies to try to ensure that our online adverts reflect the interests of web users. Further information about the types of cookies that are used on our website is set out 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.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, and providers of external services like website analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control, although we may receive services from these third parties (including, for example, and website analytics). These cookies are likely to be performance cookies or targeting cookies (as described below).

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:

Name Purpose Expires
__RequestVerificationToken Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. Session
ASP.NET_SessionId Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests Session
dnn_IsMobile Determines the device used to access the web site. This allows the w eb site to be formatted accordingly. Session

Functional cookies

Functional cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your username, 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:

Name Purpose Expires
language Saves the user's preferred language on the web site. Session
Analytics
This is a redundant cookie that will appear but will not be collecting data
they are used to identify the user of the session and use that data for navigation through content personalisation N/A
Analytics_VisitorId
This is a redundant cookie that will appear but will not be collecting data
they are used to identify the user of the session and use that data for navigation through content personalisation N/A

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:

Name Purpose Expires
Google Analytics These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website and blog, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. 2 years from refresh

Different web browsers may use different methods for managing cookies. Please follow the instructions below, from the web browser manufacturer 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.