How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
We have tried to cover all cookies in this list that we or our service providers use. Please be aware that there may be a delay in updating this list. If you do notice any discrepancies please be sure to let us know.
Performance cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
“By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.”
List of cookies:
Third Parties, such as Google, Facebook, Bing, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok (these are included by way of example rather than an exhaustive list) may use cookies, web beacons (for example the Facebook pixel), and similar storage technologies/tools to collect or receive information from the website (and/or App) and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target advertising. You can opt-out of the collection and use of information used to provide measurement services and target advertising. Help for you to exercise your choices is available at www.aboutads.info/
Duration:
- Utma – this expires after 2 years
- Utmb – expires after 30 mins
- Utmc – session cookie which expires at the end of use
- Utmz – expires after 6 months
Functionality cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local language translation options for text on the website suitable for the region in which you are currently located.
They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
The information these cookies collect are anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
“By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.”
Removing and disabling cookies
If you do not wish to accept cookies on to your machine you can disable them by adjusting the settings on your browser. However, this will affect the functionality of the websites you visit. For more help on how to disable your cookies or delete them visit www.aboutcookies.org