1.0 COOKIES
1.1 What are cookies?
As is common practice with almost all professional websites this website uses cookies. These are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information cookies gather, how we use them and why we sometimes need to store them. We will also tell you how you can prevent cookies from being stored although this may downgrade certain elements of the functionality of this website.
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1.2 How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons which we detail below. You are free to decline cookies, but by doing so you may not be able to take full advantage of all of our services.
1.3 Disabling cookies
You can disable cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help function for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality and features of this and other websites that you visit. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
1.4 The cookies we set
The below list details the cookies used in our website.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Party Cookies | first party | First party cookies are set by the website, you are visiting and they can only be read by that site. | |
| Persistent Cookies | persistent | These usually have an expiration date far into the future and thus stay in your browser until they expire, or until you manually delete them. We use persistent cookies to better understand usage patterns so we can improve the site for our customers. This information is anonymised – when we look at the data, in other words, we look at patterns, but we do not see individuals’ personally identified information (PII). | |
| Session Cookies | session | These are temporary cookies that expire (and are automatically erased) whenever you close your browser. We use session cookies to grant access to content and enable commenting (things you have to log in to do). | |
| wp-settings-1 | persistent | These usually have an expiration date far into the future and thus stay in your browser until they expire, or until you manually delete them. We use persistent cookies to better understand usage patterns so we can improve the site for our customers. This information is anonymised – when we look at the data, in other words, we look at patterns, but we do not see individuals’ personally identified information (PII). |
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties.
From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience from the website.
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