Introduction
This page sets out the cookie policy and explains how we use cookies on our website.
By using our website, you acknowledge your acceptance of the provisions in our cookie policy.
We may amend our cookie policy at any time and all changes will be made on this page. The changes will take effect once they have been posted on the website. Therefore, you should review these terms on a regular basis. By continuing to use the website after the posting of such changes, you will be deemed to have accepted those changes.
What is a cookie
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers, which are transferred to your computer’s hard drive or mobile device when you visit the website. The cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or to another website that recognises that cookie.
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.
Types of cookies used on the website
The cookies We use are analytical cookies that are split between performance cookies and functionality cookies.
Performance cookies collect information about how you use the website. They allow Us to recognise and count the number of visitors to the website and allows Us to see how visitors move around the website when they are using it. This helps Us to improve the way the website works, for example, by ensuring that you find what you are looking for more easily. These cookies do not collect information about your identity. The information these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve the performance of the website. By using the website you agree that we can place these types of cookie on your device.
Functionality cookies allow the website to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced features. These cookies are also used to remember changes you have made to text size, font and other parts of the web pages that you can customise. 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 is usually anonymised and they do not gather information about you that could be used for advertising or remembering where you have been on the internet. By using the website you agree that we can place these types of cookie on your device.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the reasons why we use them in the table below.
We use two types of cookies on this website; strictly necessary and performance cookies. We offer the user the ability to disable any performance (non-essential) cookies we use.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.