This website uses cookies and similar technologies for various purposes, including to distinguish you from other users of the website.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file containing ‘an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) which is stored on your computer to hold data about the website. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies:
- A persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date;
- A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Why we use cookies and similar technologies
When you access our website, we use cookies to create an enjoyable and easy online experience for you. These are the main types of cookies that we may use and why we use them:
- Strictly necessary cookies – These are essential and without them you would not be able to use our website as expected. For example, they allow a user to navigate back and forth between pages without losing their previous actions from the same session.
- Performance / Analytics cookies – These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website such as which pages are viewed most often or if they get error messages on web pages. These cookies do not collect your personal information but are used to help us improve and to determine the most popular areas of our website.
- Functionality cookies – These cookies enable a website to save information which has already been entered (such as usernames, language choices and your location), so that it can offer you improved and more personalised functions. Functional cookies are also used to enable features you request such as playing videos. These cookies collect anonymous information and cannot track your movements on other websites.
- Targeting or advertising cookies – These cookies collect information from you on your device to show you advertisements based on your interests. This information can be shared with other advertisers to measure the performance of their advertisements.
Deleting or blocking cookies and other technologies
Cookies on our Website
We use the following cookies on our website:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
| Cookie Name | Description | 1st or 3rd Party | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpdef_lockout_* | This cookie is set by the website’s security plugin to enforce temporary access restrictions when suspicious activity (such as repeated failed login attempts) is detected. | 1st | Temporary (typically up to 1 hour) |
| cookieyes-consent | This cookie name is associated with CookieYes which is used to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on their subsequent visits to this site. | 1st | 1 year |
| csrftoken | This cookie is used for security purposes to help protect the website from fraudulent or malicious requests. It contains a unique identifier that ensures actions (such as submitting forms) are performed by the user and not by an external attacker. | 1st | Session |
Performance Cookies
| Cookie Name | Description | 1st or 3rd Party | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to recognise repeat visitors and understand how people use the website. It assigns a unique ID to each user so we can track visits and improve our site. | 1st | 2 years |
Updating your cookie preference
You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the CookieYes preference centre available on our website. This allows you to review and update your consent choices for different categories of cookies (such as analytics or marketing). Any changes you make will take effect immediately and will apply to future use of cookies on your device.
You may also clear cookies through your browser settings if you wish to remove any previously stored cookies.