Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device (PC, smartphone, tablet etc) when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and to target the content displayed to the user’s interests.

To find out more about cookies, take a look at All About Cookies.

Do we Use Cookies?
Yes, we use cookies to better understand how our website is used.

Types of Cookies

• First Party Cookies
  Are served directly by the website operator to your computer and are often used to recognise your computer when you revisit a site and to remember your preferences as you browse.
• Third Party Cookies
  Are served by the service provider on behalf of the website operator and can be used by the service provider to recognise your computer when you visit other websites. These are most commonly used for website analytics or advertising purposes.
• Session Cookies or Persistent Cookies
  In addition, cookies can be “Session Cookies” which your computer automatically removes once you close the browser. “Persistent Cookies” will survive on your computer until an expiry date specified in the cookie itself is reached. We use both session and persistent cookies.

Categories of Cookies We Use

• Performance Cookies
  These cookies let us know when you have visited our site so we can monitor our websites performance. These cookies do not collect information that identifies the user. They help us to know which pages are most and least popular and to see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
• Functionality Cookies
  These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers who services we have added to our pages.
• Strictly Necessary Cookies
  These cookies enable the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are essential for users to move around our website and to use its features. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

What Information Do We Collect using Cookies?
We may collect some, or all, of the information available from cookies when you visit our website, depending on how you use it. We monitor how people use our website so we can improve it. If you choose to visit our website, we may use cookies to record information about:

• The areas of the website you visit;
• The amount of time you spend on the site;
• Whether you are new to the site, or have visited it before;
• The country, region, city associated with your IP address or device;
• How you came to our website – i.e. through an email link or search engine;
• The type of device and browser you use;
• How you use the website and the quality of your experience;
• Any error messages that you receive on the site;
• If you submit our contact details form, we will collect input information such as name, email address and phone number.

Website Statistics Analytics
Google Analytics
This provides information about your use of the website and is stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operations and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google for these purposes.

For more details please read Google Analytics overview of data privacy and security.

You can always opt-out of Google Analytics cookies by using Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.