Cookies

We use a minimal number of different cookies on our site. If you do not know what cookies are, or how to control or delete them, then we recommend you visit http://www.aboutcookies.org for detailed guidance.

The list below outlines the cookies we use on the site. The first time you visit our site you will be asked whether you accept cookies or not. You can change your selection at any time by clicking on the hovering ‘cookie policy’ button that will appear in the bottom left of your browser once your initial choice has been made.

You should also read our privacy policy in conjunction with this information about cookies.

What happens when you say ‘no thank you’ to cookies?

It’s important to note that in order to process your request not to use cookies, a cookie will be placed in the folder of your web browser to ‘remember’ the fact that you have said ‘no’ to cookies. Opt-out cookies are created by a website and enable you to block that same website from installing future cookies from this server. This opt-out cookie tells the website not to install third party advertiser or other cookies on your browser.

If you are not happy, then you should either not use this site, or you should delete the cookies having visited the site, or you should browse the site using your browser's anonymous usage setting (called "Incognito" in Chrome, "InPrivate" for Internet Explorer, "Private Browsing" in Firefox and Safari etc.).

First Party Cookies

These are cookies that are set by this website directly.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on our website. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This Analytics data is collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site and is not tied to personally identifiable information. We therefore do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.

You can find out more about Google's position on privacy as regards its analytics service at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en-GB Visitors may choose to opt-out of Google Analytics tracking with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

More information on session cookies and what they are used for at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/cookies/session-cookies-used-for.html

Third Party Cookies

These are cookies set on your machine by external websites whose services are used on this site. Cookies of this type are the sharing buttons across the site allow visitors to share content onto social networks. Cookies are currently set by Twitter, Facebook, YouTube. In order to implement these buttons, and connect them to the relevant social networks and external sites, there are scripts from domains outside of our website. You should be aware that these sites are likely to be collecting information about what you are doing all around the internet, including on this website. You should check the respective policies of each of these sites to see how exactly they use your information and to find out how to opt out, or delete, such information.

Functional Cookies

These are cookies that are used to store and record information about choices that you have made, and they also allow us to tailor the website to suit your needs. 

Further information about restricting cookies

If you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this in your Internet browser. Links to advice on how to do this for the most popular Internet browsers are provided below for convenience and will be available for the Internet browser of your choice either online or via the software help (normally available via key F1).

Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Google Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647&p=cpn_cookies

Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-GB/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences