What are cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data sent from websites you visit and is stored in your web browser. Some cookies are essential for websites to work and others assist in analysing visits to ensure users receive the best experience. No information that identifies you personally is collected.
What cookies do we use?
We use different types of cookies, some of which are essential for our website to work. We use both ‘first-party cookies’ and ‘third-party cookies’.
First-party cookies are set by us and we use them and the data that they gather for our own purposes which allow us to analyse the use of our website.
Third-party cookies are set by other websites that are connected to our website, for example a social network whose share buttons we display (such as Facebook and Twitter). We also use cookies provided by Google Analytics to collect information about how users move around the website and record preferences, which allow us to make improvements to the user experience. For further details, see Google’s privacy policy.
These third parties can recognise your computer or device when you visit both on our website and elsewhere on the internet.
These cookies are anonymous and do not gather information that can personally identify you.
Types of cookies
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential to allow our website to work and enable features such as our online forms. Without the use of these cookies, many features of our website would not operate. These cookies do not retain any information which could identify users.
Performance cookies
These cookies collect anonymous information about how users move around the website and record preferences which allow us to make improvements to the user experience. These cookies include those provided by Google Analytics – you can find out more here.
Functionality cookies
These are cookies which enhance the browsing experience and remember preferences which users have previously made.
Targeting and Advertising cookies
These cookies are used to collect information about users' behaviour to be able to display relevant products and adverts. They do not collect personal information and are similar to performance cookies.
How Can i manage cookies?
You can manage cookies through your browser settings at anytime and decline cookies if you prefer.
Internet Explorer: Select Tools in the top navigation bar in your browser, and go to Options then Privacy to adjust the cookie settings.
Google Chrome: Select Tools in the top navigation bar in your browser, and select Options then the Under the Hood tab, Privacy then Content settings.
Mozilla Firefox: Select Tools in the top navigation bar in your browser, and go to Options, then select Privacy and click on Cookies.
Safari: Select the cog icon in the top navigation bar in your browser and select Preferences, then Security to access cookie options.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org