A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a website’s computer and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Many sites do this whenever a user visits their website in order to track online traffic flows and record information about your online preferences.
Our site may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of our site and to provide and improve our services.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.
By using our site, you may also receive certain third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than us. We use third-party cookies on our site for analytics, advertising, social media interaction and logged administrative purposes. For more details, please refer to the above table. These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of our site.
All Cookies used by and on our site, are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.
See the table below for the list of Cookies used by our site:
Cookie | Name | Purpose | Further information |
Google Analytics and Google+ |
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | Click here for an overview of privacy at Google |
Renamed frequently |
Facebook use cookies to recognise you when you log in, for security, advertising, localisation and analytics. | Click here for an overview of privacy at Facebook | |
_twitter_sess | To remember your logged in Twitter session. | Click here for an overview of privacy at Twitter | |
Content Management System |
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* If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our Service or Website. Our company keeps track of the pages you visit on our website, in order to determine what portion of our Website or Service is the most popular or most used. This data is used to deliver customised content and promotions within our Website and Service to customers whose behaviour indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Analytics
We use ‘analytical’ cookies which, in conjunction with our web server’s log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our website and which parts of the website are most popular. This helps us gather feedback so that we can improve our website. Our analytics cookies include Google Analytics. To opt-out of Google Analytics, click here or to find out more information about Google Analytics security and privacy click here.
Targeting
We may use Remarketing with Google Analytics to advertise online and make ads more relevant. Remarketing cookies will be used by third parties (including Google) to show our ads on websites other than our own.
Both us and third parties (including Google) will also use Remarketing cookies – both first-party (such as Google Analytics) and third-party – to serve more relevant ads to users based on past visits to our website, whether those users are on our website or on other websites. To opt-out of Remarketing or to control your ad preferences, click here. Remarketing cookies expire 90 days from the time that the cookie is set or updated (whichever the later).
Social Media
In order to enhance your internet experience and to make the sharing of content easier, some pages on our website contain tools or applications that are linked to third party social media providers such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Through these tools or applications, the social media service provider may set its own cookies on your device. We do not control these cookies and you should check the social media service provider’s website for further details about how they use them.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided below.
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt-out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or https://www.youronlinechoices.com. You may opt-out by clicking here: https://preferences.truste.com/ (or if located in the European Union, by clicking here: https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/). Please note this does not opt you out of being served advertising. You will continue to receive generic advertisements.
Changes to Our Cookie Policy
We may change this Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time, or as may be required by law. Any changes will be posted on this page.