Cookies are tiny files that are stored on your device or within your browser. They contain information that allows us to recognise if you have visited our website before, what preferences you set (if any), and how you use the site. Cookies help us make improvements and provide a better service. They are anonymous and we do not use the information to identify you as an individual. Some are essential, some are not.
Privacy control
In order to comply with EU law, our website must inform you of the presence of non-essential cookies on our site, as well as provide you with a method of indicating that you do not wish for cookies to be stored on your device. In order to do this effectively, we have implemented the Privacy Control solution on our site which can be found at the footer of our page, under ‘Cookie Settings’. The purpose of this solution is to inform you and to assist you in easily disabling non-essential cookies should you so wish. None of the non-essential cookies that we use are in any way harmful or malicious.
How to disable cookies in your browser
Please click the green tab at the bottom left corner of your screen to disable cookies used by this website. Alternatively, to set your cookie preferences for all websites that you visit, you can disable cookies from your browser and delete all cookies currently stored on your device. Click “help” on your browser’s menu for instructions on how to implement these changes. Please note that if you choose to disable cookies from your browser, it may prevent you from taking full advantage of certain websites and some may fail to work.
Types of cookies used
Cookie Type | Purpose | Potential Intrusiveness to Customer |
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Essential | These cookies are essential for our site to function. They are used to ensure that log-ins are secure. | Low |
User Engagement | Our site uses some social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, comment fields on blogs, forums and forms. These allow a certain element of user engagement and these cookies enable this to happen. These types of cookies are non-essential for the functionality of our site. | Low |
Google Analytics | These cookies collect information; none of which is personal or traceable back to an individual; that helps us to see how many visitors come to our site and how they use it. This is so that we can produce reports that will lead to site improvements going forward, and allow us to provide better services to our visitors. These types of cookies are non-essential for the functionality of our site. See Google’s privacy policy to learn more | Low |
Privacy Control | Privacy Control; our cookie management solution; uses a cookie to tell us whether or not to place non-essential cookies on your device. No personal information is stored. This cookie is non-essential for the functionality of our site. | Low |