In this policy we use the term “cookies” to refer to cookies and other similar technologies covered by the EU Directive on privacy in electronic communications.
What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that, if you agree, we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. If you do not want a cookie you can set your browser to deny it, however, if you do turn cookies off, this may limit the service that we are able to offer.
By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
We use the following cookies:
Session cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website and ensure that you do not get asked for the same information you have already given during your visit to our website. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser.
Analytical cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. They collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site, which site the user came from, the number of each user’s visits and how long a user stays on the site. These cookies are used to create web statistics usage at aggregated level.
Preference cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region). [These preferences are remembered, through the use of persistent cookies, and the next time you visit you will not have to set these again].
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf.
Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by following the instructions at the following web address: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout , however please note that, if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. The data will be held by Google until the account is deleted.
Other Third Party Cookies
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, we have no control over these third party cookies. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
