Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website but they cannot access the hard drive. They only contain and transfer to the server as much information as you have disclosed to a website. Cookies are not computer programs and they can’t be executed as code. They help remember your preferences, track usage and support functionality.

There are two types of cookies – session cookies and persistent cookies.

Session cookies store information about your page activities. They are stored only while your browser is open. They are deleted automatically when you close the browser. They are used for things like remembering which pages you’ve visited while on our website.

Persistent cookies are stored on your computer and not deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies can retain your preferences, which can be used in future browsing sessions. They can also be used to provide information about visitor numbers to the site, the average time spent on a particular page and, generally, the performance of the website.

 

Use of Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience, analyse site usage, assist with our communications efforts and improve our website to make it more user friendly.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Required cookies: These are essential for the website to work properly. They help with things like security and page navigation. You can’t turn these off.
• Functional Cookies: These remember your settings – like language or region – so the site feels more tailored to you and you have a better experience each time you visit our website.
• Performance Cookies: These help us understand how visitors use our site. We use tools like Google Analytics to see which pages are popular and how we can improve. The data is anonymous.

Collecting this information helps us understand how our website is being used so we can improve its performance and to help us customise your experience when you visit our website.

Third Party Websites

We use tools like social media and SEO trackers that may place cookies. These can track your activity across websites to show you more relevant content elsewhere. For instance, certain widgets and videos are embedded via links from platforms like YouTube. These embedded elements may include cookies set by third parties. Details about these cookies can be found in the privacy or cookie policies provided by the respective third-party services.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie settings tool to opt out of non-essential cookies. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. If you choose to reject cookies, some features of our site may not function properly.

If you want to know more on how we handle personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.