COOKIE POLICY

What's a cookie?

A "cookie" is a piece of information that is

stored on your computer's hard drive and which records how you move your way

around a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present

tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies

can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes.

Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your

system.

If you want to check or change what types of cookies you

accept, this can usually be altered within your browser settings. You can block

cookies at any time by activating the setting on your browser that allows you

to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser

settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able

to access all or parts of our site.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies to track your use of our website. This

enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns with

regards how you are using our website. This helps us to develop and improve our

website as well as products and/or services in response to what you might

need or want.

Cookies are either:

Session cookies: these are only stored on your computer

during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your

browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website

without having to log in to each page but they do not collect any

personal data from your computer; or

Persistent cookies: a persistent cookie is stored as a file

on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The

cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website

again. [We use persistent cookies for Google Analytics.]

Cookies can also be categorised as follows:

Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to

enable you to use the website effectively, such as when buying a product and /

or service, and therefore cannot be turned off. Without these cookies, the

services available to you on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do

not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or

remembering where you have been on the internet.

Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and

improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count

visits, identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are most

popular.

Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to

remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to

provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use.

They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog.

The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.