A cookie is a small text file that is sent from a website to a computer. It contains information about you as a user on the website to personalise your experience. For example, to determine if you are an admin user and, if so, allow you access to the admin area of the site and the correct user profile.
Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your visit to the website and are removed when the browser window is closed. For example, when you close your browser window the relevant authentication cookie is removed and you will need to log in again the next time you visit the website.
Permanent cookies are stored for a period of time and are used to identify you when you return to a website. For example, your username may be remembered on the login page.
WHAT DO WE USE COOKIES FOR?
We use functional cookies to:
- remember you when you visit this website and let you login more easily by using your stored login details if you have ticked to use this facility.
- create personalised journeys through the website to make it more relevant to you.
- make our website work.
- analyse visits made via different channels, such as search engines, Google Adwords etc.
CAN YOU TURN OFF COOKIES & WHAT EFFECT DOES IT HAVE?
Most modern browsers allow you to turn off cookies and you can find out how to do this via the Help facility in the browser menu. Switching off cookies is very likely to restrict your use of the website and affect the way in which it operates.
We do not use cookies from third-party advertisers on this site.
Performance cookies
If this site has code from a Third Party site, the Third Party site may set Third Party cookies on your computer:
- if the page with the code is viewed, eg Google Analytics or YouTube,
- if you click the link to the Third Party site eg Facebook, Twitter, Google +1, LinkedIn, Vimeo, AddThis.
The intrusion level of Third Party cookies vary and you should check their Privacy Policies for more details.
The following third party cookies may be active on this site, you can view the details of which cookies are currently enabled via your browser (see below instructions).
Google Analytics
We use this service to improve your experience on this site.
- The service:
- This service runs in the background and drops one or more cookies to your computer, or handheld device. It helps us measure how you interact with our websites content by tracking your user journey and site interactions. The cookies store non-identifiable information about your browsing history, we use this data to analyse patterns and trends to help improve your experience.
- The data Google Analytics stores about you:
- Non-identifiable data such as, visits, pages views, time on site, and the journey you take through the site.
For more details on Google Analytics please visit their website http://www.google.com/analytics/
Can I disable cookies?
Yes, however, some of these electronic tools may need to collect and process personal data in order to function correctly. If you choose to switch off or block these tools, elements of our site may not work correctly for you.
Instructions for managing your cookies
The following guides provide instructions on how to enable, disable or delete cookies stored by your browser: