About Cookies
As part of the new European Union privacy protection laws we are required to inform you when we use tracking features called 'cookies' on our website.
How we use Cookies?
"Cookies" are tiny, harmless text files sent to your computer or mobile when you visit a website.
Most websites use cookies, and in our case we use them to understand where visitors are coming from and how they use our website in order for us to constantly improve the website experience.
We don't use cookies to track individuals or store sensitive information such as your name, address or credit card details.
Third parties (such as social media websites) that feature on this website may also use cookies to ensure their features and processes work properly. Please note we are not responsible for cookie usage on these websites and features.
What to do if you do not consent to us using cookies?
If you do not consent to us using cookies you can restrict or delete them from your browser. To help you change your browsers cookie preferences we have collated some instructions for the most popular browsers. Click here for details of how to change your privacy preferences.
Please note if cookies are disabled the online browsing experience "may" be limited.
What cookies do we use?
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Cookie Type |
What we use them for |
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_utma |
This cookie is what's called a "persistent" cookie, and keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred. |
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_utmb |
Records when a visitor enters a site, and expires at the end of the session. |
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_utmc (session) |
Records when a visitor leaves a site. It expires after 30 minutes if there is no activity. |
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_utmz |
Keeps track of where the visitor came from, search criteria, and geographic region they came from. It expires in 6 months. |
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sIFR |
Sets cookies to prevent pre-fetching of information. It expires at the end of session |
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Some our pages include a Share button, which allows you to smoothly share our content via email, Twitter, Facebook etc… These use the following cookies: |
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_stid |
A random unique identifier used to associate users with topics of interest, based upon the content they consume and share. |
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_uset |
Indicates when a user has been cookied so that the task is not repeated in the next 8 hours. It contains 'Yes' or 'No' depending on whether you have enabled sharing. |
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_unam |
Counts the number of unique users that share content and how many page views are generated from the resulting share. It only identifies you if you have already signed up and have given your consent. |
Our website uses as small amount of animation using Adobe Flash
Player. Please note Flash cookies are stored on your device in much
the same way as usual cookies, but they're managed differently by
your browser. To disable or delete a Flash cookie, see Adobe
Flashplayer Security Settings.
Path to Compliance
The information on this page is part of the action we are currently taking as we work towards higher levels of compliance. It is our policy to continually improve our privacy levels and will post updates on this page.
Further information
If you'd like to learn more about cookies and the EU Directive here are some useful links:
Please note that we can't be responsible for the content or views expressed in these external websites.
