A cookie is a small piece of data sent to your browser by a website you visit. It helps the website remember information about your visit, like a preferred language or other settings. This can make using some sites easier on your next visit, and more useful to you. They play an important role and without them using the internet would be a much more frustrating experience.
Why we use cookies
We use cookies to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how people use our site and to help us improve the structure and content. This enables us to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Most internet browsers are initially set up to automatically accept cookies. You can change the settings to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device. There are many ways to manage cookies; please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about how to adjust or modify your browser settings.
Types of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are used to enable core site functionality and make the site easier for you to use. They do not contain any personal information and are automatically deleted when you close your browser. We cannot identify you personally from this information. Cookies we have defined as 'Strictly Necessary' will NOT be used to, gather information that could be used to advertise products or services to you, or remember your preferences or username beyond your current visit
Google Analytics Cookies
These cookies provide us with statistics on how our website is used, so that we can measure and improve the performance of the site, using a service provided by Google.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies enhance the functionality of the website by storing your preferences.
Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by providing information about the areas visited, the time spent on the website, and any issues encountered, such as error messages. This helps us improve the performance of our websites. These cookies don’t identify you as an individual. All data is collected and aggregated anonymously. These cookies are also used to, see how effective our adverts are (we don't use this information to target adverts to you when you visit other websites) and to test different designs of our website.
Cookies we have defined as 'Performance' cookies will NOT be used to gather information that could be used to advertise products or services to you on other websites, remember your preferences or username beyond your current visit, or target adverts to you on any other website
