What is a cookie

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to your device 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.

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

The cookies used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the ICC UK Cookie guide. A list of all the cookies used on this website by category is set out below.

What types of cookies are used on this website?

1. Strictly necessary cookies - Session and Security token
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like details about your account and your personal preferences, cannot be provided.

2. Performance cookies - Google Analytics
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.

By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.

How can I disable the Google Analytics cookies?

To provide website visitors with more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics, Google have developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to indicate that information about the website visit should not be sent to Google Analytics.

If you wish to opt out, you can download and install the add-on from: opt-out plug-in

Where can I find more information?

You can find more information about cookies at:
www.allaboutcookies.org
www.youronlinechoices.eu

For a video about cookies visit:
www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/data-on-the-web/cookies

You can find information about Google Analytics cookies at:
www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.