Cookies

Our Cookie Policy

Use of cookies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer (or other electronic device) when you access our website. We use cookies and other online tracking devices such as action tags, single-pixel gifs on this website to:

• recognise you whenever you visit this website;
• obtain information about your preferences, online movements and use of the internet;
• carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content and to help us better understand our visitor requirements and interests;
• make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.

The information we obtain from our use of cookies will not usually contain your personal data. Although we may obtain information about your computer or other electronic device such as your IP address, your browser and/or other internet log information, this will not usually identify you personally. In certain circumstances we may collect personal information about you—but only where you voluntarily provide it (eg by completing an online form)

In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this website. The exception is where the cookie is essential in order for us to provide you with a service you have requested.

Consent

There is a notice on all pages which describes how we use cookies and which also provides a link to our website privacy policy. If you use this website after this notification has been displayed to you, we will assume that you consent to our use of cookies for the purposes described in this website cookie policy and our website privacy policy.

Third-party cookies

We work with third party suppliers who may also set cookies on our website, for example eg Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Adobe Flashplayer which we use to display video content. These third party suppliers are responsible for the cookies they set on our site. If you want further information please go to the website for the relevant third party. You will find additional information in the table below.

Description of cookies

The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why:

Name of cookie	Owner	Purpose for the cookie
__utma	Google Analytics	This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit to this site. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to this site and it is updated with each page view. This information is stored by Google and subject to their privacy policy, which can be viewed here https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl=uk
__utmb	Google Analytics	This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with this site. Each time a user visits a different page on your site, this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes. This information is stored by Google and subject to their privacy policy, which can be viewed here https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl=uk
__utmc	Google Analytics	This cookie is set by Google for historical reasons and is no longer used. This information is stored by Google and subject to their privacy policy, which can be viewed here https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl=uk
__utmz	Google Analytics	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. This information is stored by Google and subject to their privacy policy, which can be viewed here https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl=uk
CraftSessionId	CMS	This cookie is issued by Craft CMS and contains a unique ID to help recognise when a anonymous user attempts to log in. This cookie contains no personally identifiable information.
CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN	CMS	This cookie is issued by Craft CMS and contains a unique ID that is used to verify that any form requests to the site are coming from valid user sessions. This cookie contains no personally identifiable information.

How to turn off cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website.For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.

How to turn off cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website.For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.