What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer (or other electronic device) when you access our website. Cookies contain information about the use of your computer or handheld device, for example, pages viewed, IP address, but they do not save personal details which could identify you, for example, your contact details.
Why are cookies used?
We use cookies on this website to:
- Recognise you whenever you visit this website
- Obtain information about your preferences, online movements and use of the internet;
- Carry out research and statistical analysis to help improve our content and services and to help us better understand our visitor requirements and interests;
- Target our marketing and advertising campaigns more effectively by providing interest-based advertisements that are personalised to your interests; and
- Make your online experience more efficient and enjoyable.
The information we obtain from our use of cookies will not contain your personal data. Although we may obtain information about your computer [or other electronic device] such as your IP address, geographical location, your browser and/or other internet log information, this will not identify you personally.
In certain circumstances we may collect personal information about you—but only where you voluntarily provide it by completing an online form (see our Privacy Policy).
In most cases we will need your consent in order to use cookies on this website.
Your consent
There is a notice on our home page which describes how we use cookies and which also provides a link to our website privacy policy. If you use this website after this notification has been displayed to you, we will assume that you consent to our use of cookies for the purposes described in this website cookie policy and our website privacy policy.
Third-party cookies
We work with third party suppliers who may also set cookies on our website, for example Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Vimeo. These third party suppliers are responsible for the cookies they set on our site. If you want further information please go to the website for the relevant third party. You will find additional information in the table below.
Cookies used on this website
| Cookie name | Purpose of cookie |
|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google AdSense. This cookie is used by Google Analytics to understand user interaction with the website. |
| _gid | Google Universal Analytics. This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. |
| sc_is_visitor_unique | StatCounter unique visitor tracking cookie. This cookie is used to store a random ID to avoid counting a visitor more than once. |
| KMCookiesAccepted | A cookie to detect if you have acknowledged the cookie policy notice |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Generic cross site request forgery prevention cookie |
| _gat_UA-49857441-1 | Google analytics tracking cookie. This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. |
| NID | This cookie is used to a profile based on user’s interest and display personalized ads to the users. |
| _ga | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. |
| sc_medium_source | This cookie is set by the website and used to determine the source of your visit to the website. |
How to manage cookies
If you do not want to accept cookies, you can prevent analytical cookies from being used . We still set some functional cookies to ensure the website operates efficiently however you can also change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted at all. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to the Information Commissioner’s webpage on cookies: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/