What is a cookie and what do they do?
A cookie is a small text file which sits on your device or browser and assists with information flow and functionality. We uses cookies to provide you with a better online experience and, in particular, to tell us how and when pages of our websites are visited.
For instance, cookies can send general information about how the site is used, which can be used for maintenance and improvement. These cookies don’t capture your personal data and we wouldn’t be able to identify people from the information. They simply log numbers and provide grouped information about site navigation – this tells us if people can find what they want.
Do I Have to Accept Cookies?
You may reject cookies, however, the site functions will be affected. Cookies help our site to work properly. You’ll be able to browse the site without cookies but some standard functionality may not work. By accepting cookies, you allow us to improve your browsing experience. To withdraw consent, you can reject or delete cookies. Please see the Managing Your Cookies section below on how you can adjust your browser settings.
Consent
By browsing our site you agree that we and the selected third parties in this notice can use (as described in this notice) data collected by the cookies you allow. If you do not agree, you can withdraw your consent by setting your browser to reject cookies, see below.
Managing Your Cookies
There are several ways to manage cookies. You can:
- set your browser to prevent cookies from being accepted. More information should be in your browser’s “help” menu. How to adjust your browser will depend on which browser you’re using.
- set some browsers to send you an alert when a website is trying to place a cookie on your browser. block cookies by activating the setting on your browser to refuse all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies including strictly necessary cookies, site access and features can be limited or not available.
- delete cookies stored in your browser by “clearing cookies”. This will only delete cookies already stored. It won’t prevent new ones being accepted unless you change the acceptance settings. Also, clearing your cookies on one browser of one device does not automatically clear them on another. You need to clear all browsers on all devices, independently.
- refuse specific cookies, by using that cookie’s opt-out process, in the table at the end of this notice.
We are not responsible for the content or cookies from external websites. If you follow a link from our site to a third party site, they will have their own privacy and cookie notices.
The cookies we use
The table below identifies the cookies that are applied on our websites, their purpose and how you can manage them:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics Cookies | _ga, _gat, _gid | Google third party cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site. This grouped data helps us improve the site. It may provide benchmarked data and broader market information as well.More info is available hereYou may opt-out of Google analytics directly by using a plug-in from Google: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptoutUsing this plug in will opt you out of all of the Google cookies below.Click here to opt-out of Google Analytics for this site only |
| Opted out of Google Analytics | _ga_NVEBQ1BNHZ | This cookie is used to opt-out of tracking for this site |
| Cookie Consent Status | acceptCookiePolicy | This cookie remembers that the customer has accepted the cookie consent banner. It’s stored in the user’s browser for one year and means you don’t see the banner again. We don’t receive any information from it.This strictly necessary cookie lasts for 1 year. |
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org