COOKIES NOTICE

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer, which records how you navigate around a website so that when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes. 

Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system. If you want to check or change what types of cookies your browser accepts, this can usually be done within your browser settings. You can block cookies at any time by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website (and most other websites).

We use cookies to track your use of our website. This enables you to use the services provided on our website and to inform us how you use our website. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as products and/or services in response to what you might need or want. These cookies can be categorised as follows: 

Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, such as allowing you to browse our website without having to enter log in details for each page or buy a product and/or service. Without these cookies, the services available to you on our website cannot be provided and therefore these cookies cannot be disabled. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing nor do they record where you have been on the internet.

Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources and see which areas of our website are most popular. You can choose to disable these cookies using the checkbox on the cookie management page.

Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and can be used to provide enhanced features. For instance, these cookies may be used to store you user preferences on your account page or we could use them to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised. You can choose to disable these cookies using the checkbox on the cookie management page.

Targeting cookies: These cookies can be used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you, but can also limit the number of times you see an advertisement, and be used to chart the effectiveness of an ad campaign by tracking users’ clicks. They can also provide security in transactions. They are usually placed by third-party networks. They can remember that you have visited a website, and this information can be shared with other organisations, including other advertisers. They cannot determine who you are though, as the data collected is never linked to your profile. You can choose to disable these cookies using the checkbox on the cookie management page.