Cookie Notice


What are cookies?

Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is stored on your device when you visit a website. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our website.

There are two main types of cookie:

Session cookies — these are deleted when you finish browsing a website and are not stored on your computer longer than this

Persistent cookies — these are stored on your computer after you have finished using a website so that the website provider can remember your preferences the next time you use it

Cookies can be set by the website you have browsed, i.e. the website displayed in the uniform resource locator (URL) window. These are called first party cookies. Third party cookies are set by a website other than the one you are browsing. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you would prefer. Some personalised services on our website may not be available if you choose to disable cookies.

Consent

If you continue to use our website we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies from our website. However, if you would prefer to change your cookie settings, you can do so at any time — see below ‘Controlling our use of cookies’.

Controlling our use of cookies

Most browsers automatically accept cookies unless you change your internet browser settings. If you wish to restrict, block or delete the cookies which are set by any websites, you can generally do this through your browser settings. These settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your internet browser.

For more information about how to reject cookies using your internet browser settings please consult the “Help” section of your internet browser (or alternatively visit http://www.aboutcookies.org).

If you set your internet browser preferences to block all cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

If you delete cookies relating to this website we will not remember things about you, including your cookie preferences, and you will be treated as a first-time visitor the next time you visit the site.

The cookies we use

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of the Site. They include, by way of general example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of the Site, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

  • Analytical/performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the Site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the Site works by, for example, ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to the Site. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

  • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to the Site, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the Site and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies on our Site, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance or targeting cookies. We may also use third party cookies to help us with market research, revenue tracking, improving Site functionality and monitoring compliance with our terms and conditions.

If you click on a hyperlink from our Site to any third party websites, you may be sent cookies from these third party websites. These websites have their own privacy and cookie policies which we cannot control. Please check the third party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

Queries

If you have any queries or concerns relating to the above policy, please do not hesitate to contact our Data Protection Officer on 01482 223 553.