Cookie Policy

Information about our use of cookies

Our site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our site and also allows us to improve it. This Cookie Policy applies to information collected through your use of our website. Our Cookies generally do not collect personal information about you, however, if they do, our Privacy Policy applies.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that are saved onto your computer or another device when you visit our site.
Cookies store small pieces of information. For example, one type of cookie will remember you have visited our site before.
Cookies help us to improve your visit and experience when browsing our site by, for example, storing certain information so you don’t have to re-enter it on subsequent visits.
Cookies also assist us in tracking which pages of the website you have visited.
We use both persistent cookies (which stay with your computer and will work until their expiry date, unless deleted by you beforehand) and session cookies (which expire when you close your browser).

Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our site. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our site, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

Name	Description	Expiry
_ga	Google Analytics: This helps us count how many people visit our site by tracking if you’ve visited before	2 years
_gat	Google Analytics: This is used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made	Session
_gid	Google Analytics: Registers unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website	Session
collect	Google Analytics: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels	Session
cookieconsent	Cookie Consent 3: This is used to remember if you have consented to the use of cookies on our site (Button click on first site visit)	1 year

Most internet browsers are initially set up to automatically accept Cookies. You can change the settings to manage Cookies being sent to your device.

Please be aware that if you use your browser settings to block or amend certain cookies your browsing experience may change for the worse.

We may update, change, modify, add or remove portions of this policy at any time, and any changes will become effective immediately. Please visit this page periodically if you want to keep up to date.