Cookie Policy
This cookies policy describes the way in which cookies are used on this website and how you can enable or disable cookies. In particular, it covers the following:
REVIEWED: 04/09/2023
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer when you visit websites and use other digital services. Website operators commonly place cookies on your computer or device when you access the site and can also choose to allow third parties to do this.
Cookies are generally used to ensure the security and effective operation of the website, so that it works properly when you visit and navigate the site. However, sometimes cookies are also placed to help make improvements to the site, by helping the operator to understand how users interact with it or to provide advertisements based on your areas of interest.
How do we use cookies and why?
We use different cookies on our website for different reasons.
To provide you with as much information as possible about how and why we use different cookies, we have included more detailed information about the types of cookies we use and what they do in the tables below.
Cookies | Function |
Web server cookies | These are session cookies used to manage user sessions. Where cookies are disabled, this enables the web server to include that information as query parameters in URLs hosted on the server to help manage the session. |
Policy read cookies | These cookies record users accessing our website Privacy Policy through the popup and selecting their cookie preferences, so that we can tailor the appearance of related popups on subsequent visits. |
Region selection cookie | This monitors the geographic region that users are accessing the site from, so that we can ensure the correct version of the site is displayed according to that region. |
Google analytics: _utma; _utmb; _utmc; _utmt; _utmz | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, the pages they have viewed and their regional location. |