Understanding Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies help us to improve your experience when using our website.

1. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site.

  • Website Functionality: To provide you with a great experience on this site, we use cookies to remember your preferences for how this site runs when you use it.
  • Analytics: We use analytics cookies to track how visitors interact with our website, which helps us understand what content is popular and how we can improve the site. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit.
  • Third-Party Cookies: In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. For example, this site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site.
  • Performance Cookies: These collect information about how you use our website, e.g., which pages you visit, and if you experience any errors. These cookies do not collect any information that could identify you and are only used to help us improve how our website works.
  • Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences.

3. Managing Your Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by setting or amending your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

4. More Information

Hopefully, that has clarified things for you. For more detailed information on our data practices, please review our Privacy Policy. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.