Cookies Policy
We use and engage certain providers to use cookies on our website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small amounts of data that are stored on your browser, device, or page you are viewing. Some cookies are deleted once you close your browser, while others are retained even after you close your browser so that you can be recognised when you return. For more information about cookies and how they work, please visit All About Cookies at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies, and allow certain third parties to place cookies on our website, in order to provide the website and services, gather information about how you use our website to enhance your personalised experience, and to understand use patterns to improve our website, products, and services.
We use the following cookies:
- Operational: to operate our website including for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas. These “session” cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- Analytical/Performance: to allow us to recognise and count the number of users of our website and understand how such users navigate through our website. This helps us improve how our website works. For example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily. We use [insert name of analytics provider e.g. Google Analytics]. Our cookies are listed in the schedule below.
- Functional: to improve the functional performance of our website and make it easier for you to use. For example, cookies are used to remember that you have previously visited and asked to remain logged into it. These cookies qualify as persistent cookies because they remain on your device for us to use during your next visit. You can delete these cookies on your browser settings.
- Cookie Pop Up – We use a cookie to determine if you have read our cookies consent pop up and to ensure we do not show it to you again when you dismiss it.
What to do if you do not want cookies on your computer?
You can review your cookie choices in your browser settings. If you disable or delete certain cookies, you might not be able to access or use important functions or features of our website, and you may be required to re-enter your login details.
For more information on Google Analytics and how cookies are controlled, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
The following first-party cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
Purpose
Temporary session cookie, required to ensure a smooth user experience when using our website. Contains no personally-identifiable data. Deleted when you close your browser.
Strictly Necessary
Yes
Expiration
1 year from set/update
Purpose
This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit to our site from that web browser. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits our site, a new __utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to our site and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics
uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security
measure.
Strictly Necessary
No
Expiration
2 years from set/update
Purpose
Used to throttle request rate.
Strictly Necessary
No
Expiration
10 minutes
Purpose
This cookie is no longer used by the ga.js tracking code to determine session status.
Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user. For backwards compatibility purposes with sites still using the urchin.js tracking code, this cookie will continue to be written and will expire when the user exits the browser.
Strictly Necessary
No
Expiration
Not set
Purpose
This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with our site. When a user views a page on your site, the Google Analytics code attempts to update this cookie. If it does not find the cookie, a new one is written and a new session is established. Each time a user visits a different page on our site, this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes, thus continuing a single session for as long as user activity continues within 30-minute intervals. This cookie expires when a user pauses on a page on your site for longer than 30 minutes.
Strictly Necessary
No
Expiration
30 minutes from set/update
Purpose
This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach your site, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation in our site. The cookie is updated with each page view to your site.
Strictly Necessary
No
Expiration
6 months from set/update
Purpose
This cookie permanently hides the tab informing users about our new cookie policy. The message appears on all pages but once you click the ‘close’ button, this cookie remembers your choice for future visits.
Strictly Necessary
No
Expiration
1 year from set/update