This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how this website uses them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further detail on how we handle visitor information.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used across the internet to make websites function efficiently, to remember preferences, and to provide information to the operators of a site. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services that operate on the site, such as analytics or advertising providers (third-party cookies).
Cookies can be either session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually.
How We Use Cookies
This website uses cookies for the following purposes.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the basic functioning of the website. They enable core features such as page navigation, security and access to certain areas of the site. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled. Strictly necessary cookies do not collect personal information and are not used for marketing or analytics purposes.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the website in aggregate. These cookies collect information such as the number of visitors, the pages most frequently viewed, the time spent on each page, the sources through which visitors arrive at the site, and any error messages encountered. This information is collected in anonymised form and is used solely to improve the performance and content of the website. Analytics cookies do not identify individual visitors.
Advertising Cookies
This website may display advertisements served through third-party advertising networks. These networks may use cookies to serve advertisements that are relevant to your interests based on your browsing activity across different websites. Advertising cookies are set by third-party providers, not by this website directly. The information collected through advertising cookies may include browsing patterns, pages visited on other sites and general interest categories, but it is not used by us to identify individual visitors.
Preference Cookies
Preference cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made, such as your cookie consent settings or display preferences. These cookies improve your experience by avoiding the need to re-enter preferences each time you visit. They do not track your activity on other websites.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on this website are placed by third-party services that we use to operate or improve the site. These include analytics platforms that help us understand visitor behaviour, advertising networks that serve relevant advertisements, and content delivery services that ensure the site loads quickly and reliably. Each third-party provider operates under its own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control the cookies set by third parties, and we encourage you to review their policies directly.
Managing Your Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. When you first visit this website, you will be presented with a cookie consent mechanism that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site, which will trigger the consent mechanism again.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, delete and block cookies from some or all websites. The following links provide guidance on managing cookies in commonly used browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
Please be aware that blocking or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of this website. In particular, disabling strictly necessary cookies may prevent you from accessing parts of the site or cause certain features to behave unexpectedly.
Cookies and Personal Data
The cookies used on this website do not, by themselves, identify you personally. Analytics and advertising cookies collect data in aggregated or pseudonymised form. Where cookie data is combined with other information that could identify an individual, it is treated as personal data and handled in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, as described in our Privacy Policy.
Legal Basis
Our use of strictly necessary cookies is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the website functions correctly. Our use of analytics, advertising and preference cookies is based on your consent, which you provide through our cookie consent mechanism. You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie settings as described above.
This cookie policy is compliant with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR. Further information about your rights and how to exercise them is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in technology or changes in legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed.