Cookies Policy

Like most websites we use cookies and similar tools across our website to improve your experience and our website’s performance

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, e.g. remembering your preferences, recording what you have put in your shopping basket, and counting the number of people looking at a website

How do cookies help us?

Cookies help us to analyse how well our website is performing and allow us to recommend content we believe will be most relevant to you

Certain cookies contain personal information. For example, if you click to “remember me” when logging in, a cookie will store your username. Most cookies won’t collect information that identifies you. Instead, cookies will collect more general information such as how users arrive at and use our website, or a user’s general location

What cookies do we use?

We use five types of cookies to improve our websites performance and enhance your user experience

1. First party cookies

We set these cookies and they can only be read by us

2. Persistent cookies

We use persistent cookies which will be saved on your computer for a fixed period. They won’t be deleted when the browser is closed. We use persistent cookies to recognise your device for more than one browsing session

3. Session cookies

We use session cookies which are only stored temporarily during a browsing session and will be deleted from your device when the browser is closed

4. Third party cookies

We may use third party suppliers who may also set cookies on our website in order to deliver the services that they are providing. These cookies are known as third party cookies

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics cookies in order to evaluate your use of the website and compile reports for us on activity on the website

You can learn about Google Analytics cookies by visiting this site:
www.google.com/intl/en/privacypolicy.html

Can you block our cookies?

Cookies help you to get the most from our website, so please remember that if you do choose to disable cookies, you may find that certain sections of our website do not work properly

How do I disable cookies?

All recent versions of popular browsers give you a level of control over cookies. You can find out how to control cookies in your browser by visiting this site: www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-control-cookies/

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