Our websites use cookies to enable certain functionality, and for user analytics. By using our site, you agree that we can place these cookies on your device.

Most websites set cookies and browsers are typically set up to accept cookies, at least for the duration of a single browsing session. If you wish to change your cookie preferences you can do so using your browser settings. Your browser’s ‘help’ function will show you how to do this.

We have always used cookies, on this website, and as part of a change in legislation, all websites are now required to provide additional information on what cookies are, how they are used and what benefits they bring. These changes will not affect the way in which you currently use our website.

When we include links to other websites, please bear in mind they will have their own privacy and cookie policies that will govern the use of any information you submit. We recommend you read their policies as we are not responsible or liable for their privacy practices.

What are “cookies”?

Simply, cookies help websites to distinguish individual browsers from each other. Cookies are small pieces of data which are stored for a website by your browser. Every time it loads a page your browser will send that page back the cookies it had set previously. This allows a website to connect your interactions together.

Cookies can’t be shared between websites, and each site can only read and update the cookies it set itself. However, when you visit a single website your browser may connect to others, and each of these may set cookies of their own.

A cookie cannot give anyone access to your computer and doesn’t mean we’re collecting new information from you. If you want more information about cookies, you can get further details on “allaboutcookies.org”: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Some third parties we work with and link to via this website will have their own cookie policy and may ask you to set your cookie preferences with them.

What cookies do we set?

The types of cookies we use are divided into four categories:

• Functional cookies: these cookies let you move around our websites and use all their options. Without them the website would not work as it should.

• Analytics and performance cookies: these allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. Analytics and performance cookies help us improve the way our website works to give improved performance. They tell us how each page is used, which pages are most commonly viewed and whether any errors are reported.

• Customisation cookies: these cookies remember basic information that you’ve entered into the website, so next time you visit our website it’s all there for you. We do not store personal information in cookies.

We use Google Analytics cookies.

·     _ga: Google Analytics cookie. The _ga cookie is used to uniquely identify you as a visitor to this Site. This is achieved by generating two random 32-bit numbers and setting them in a cookie - no personal information or data is tracked.

·     _gat: Google Analytics cookie. The _gat cookie is used to share certain information back with Google.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Additionally, you may encounter cookies or other similar devices used for improving the user experience or providing added functionality on certain pages of the website that are placed by third parties. For example, if you view content or video submitted by another user, there may be a cookie placed within that web page. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties, nor do we have an obligation to do so. 

By using our website (through any device) you agree that this Cookies Policy applies to that use in addition to any other terms and conditions which may apply. By using our website you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device, however you can block these cookies using your browser settings. Again, you can block these cookies if your browser settings allow.

We reserve the right to make changes to our Cookies Policy. Your continued use of the website is taken as meaning that you agree to any such changes.

Blocking Cookies

You can also block cookies 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 site. For guidance on removing cookies using your browser, please visit www.aboutcookies.org