1. Information about our use of cookies
1.1 Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
1.2 A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
1.3 We use the following cookies:
1.3.1 First party cookies. These are cookies that are created by our site directly.
1.3.2 Third party cookies. These are cookies set on your machine by external websites whose services are used by our site. We have no control over these cookies.
1.4 You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Cookie Type | Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Party Cookie | PHPSESSID | This contains anonymous session data that monitors how you use the site and remembers your preferences. | 7 days |
| First Party Cookie | cookieStatus | This cookie is used to save your acceptance of the use of cookies on our website. This is to prevent us from showing you the cookie message when you have already accepted it. | 10 days |
| Third Party Cookie | Google Analytics | We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on our website. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This Analytics data is collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site and is not tied to personally identifiable information. We therefore do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are. You can find out more about the cookies used by Google for its analytics service at:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage |
You can find out when the Google Analytics cookies expire by clicking on the following link:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage |
1.5 You 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.