Cookies Policy

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto ‘terminal equipment’ (e.g. a computer or smartphone) when the user accesses a website. It allows the website to recognise that user’s device and store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions.

Types of cookie include:

Session cookies – remain on your computer, tablet or phone during a single browsing session, for example to remember items in a shopping basket. They do not remain on your computer, tablet or phone once you have closed your browsing session.

Persistent cookies – remain on your computer, tablet or smartphone between browsing sessions, for example to authenticate you, or remember your preferences between visits.

First-party & third-party cookies – first-party cookies are set by the web site being visited, third-party cookies are issued by a different web site to that being visited.

The cookies used on our web site comply with the EU Privacy Directive, adopted by the UK in its updated Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations on 16 May 2016.

We may use the following categories of cookies on our website:

Strictly necessary: these are cookies which are essential for certain features of our website to work. These cookies do not record identifiable personal information and we do not need your consent to place these cookies on your device. Without these cookies we will be unable to provide all or part of our services to you.

Performance monitoring: we use these cookies to collect details on an anonymous basis about how you use our websites. This information may be used to help us improve our websites and understand how effective our adverts are. In some cases, we use trusted third parties to collect this information for us, but they only use the information for the purposes explained.

Functionality: these cookies are used to provide services or remember your settings. These cookies are aimed at enhancing your user experience by remembering your preferences. The information these cookies collect is anonymous and does not enable us to track your browsing activity on other websites.

The types of cookies we use are:

The types of cookies on our website are:

1. Session Cookies

Session cookies are strictly necessary in order for you to use our website. This cookie allows the website to respond to visitors, delivering pages as you browse. Session cookies expire when you leave the website and are not stored on your computer and do not contain any personal data.

2. Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies are a third party cookie. This is a tracking cookie which enables us to track how popular a site is and to record visitor trends over time. These cookies are set by Google Analytics for anonymous web site visitor statistics. Information captured by Google Analytics includes date and time of visit, pages looked at, length of time on those pages, IP address, computer and browser type and how you arrived at our web site (e.g. through a search engine or via another web site). This information is not used to identify any individual; it is only collected to provide us with an understanding of how people find and use our web site, and to help us improve our web site and our services. You can view the Google Analytics privacy policy here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en

3. Third Party Cookies

Some pages on our website may use third party services or software, such as videos and maps. These third party services may set cookies on your device.

By using our web site you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your computer or device.

Website links

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of third parties. Please note that if you follow a link to any of these websites, such websites will apply different terms to the collection and privacy of your personal data, and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check before you submit your information to these websites.

Consent

In most cases we will ask for your consent to use cookies on this website. Please note that we do not require your consent where the cookie is essential in order for us to provide you with a product or service you have requested.

Accepting / blocking cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies you can block any cookies from any website through your browser settings. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website.

Please note that if you share your computer, accepting or blocking the use of cookies will affect all users of that computer. For more information on how to disable cookies in your browser please see the Information Commissioner’s Office website. https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/