Cookie Statement

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, e.g. remembering your preferences, counting the number of people looking at a website or improving the responsiveness of a website.

Although most browsers automatically accept cookies, you can choose whether or not to accept cookies via your browser’s settings. You may also delete cookies from your device at any time. However, please be aware that if you do so, you may not be able to fully experience some of the features on this website,

Further information about managing cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through sites such as https://www.aboutcookies.org/.

Below is a list of the types of cookies used on this website:

Browser Performance

This website is built using common internet platforms. These have built-in cookies which help with browser compatibility and help improve performance, e.g. through the quicker loading of content.

Site Preferences

Our cookies may also be used to remember your site preferences or seek to enhance your experience, e.g. personalising a greeting or content or by remembering your email address and name after you have posted a comment so that you do not have to re-enter them when you chose to post again. 

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how site visitors use this website. This helps us to improve the quality and content of this website. The aggregated statistical data covers items such as total visits or page views, and referrers to this website.

Advertising

We use third party advertisements on this website. Some of these advertisers may use cookies when they advertise in order to provide advertisements more relevant to you.

Social Sharing

We use ‘Social Buttons’ to provide you with additional functionality to share content from this website to social media websites and email. Use of these ‘Social Buttons’ may result in the respective social media website placing a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use. Please review the respective terms of use and privacy policies of these sites to understand exactly how they use your information and to find out how to opt-out, or delete, such information.

Links to External Websites

This website contains links to external websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy or cookie practices of these external sites. These sites may have their own privacy and cookie notices. We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie notices of these sites when you leave this website to visit them.