This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how this website uses them, what information they collect, and how you can control or disable them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides broader information about how we handle your data.
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used across the internet to make websites function correctly, to improve user experience, and to provide information to website operators. Cookies can be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services that the website uses (third-party cookies). They may last for the duration of your browsing session (session cookies) or remain on your device for a set period of time (persistent cookies).
How We Use Cookies
This website uses a limited number of cookies, each serving a specific and necessary purpose. We do not use cookies for advertising, retargeting, behavioural tracking, or building user profiles. The cookies active on this site fall into the following categories.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation, security, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function correctly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled. Strictly necessary cookies do not collect information that could be used to identify you personally. They are set in response to actions you take on the site, such as setting your privacy preferences or loading a page. These cookies are first-party, session-based, and are deleted when you close your browser.
Analytics Cookies
We may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies collect information about which pages are visited, how long visitors spend on each page, how visitors arrived at the site, and whether any errors were encountered. All data collected by analytics cookies is aggregated and anonymised — it does not identify individual visitors. We use this information solely to improve the content, structure, and performance of the website. Analytics cookies are only set with your consent. If you do not consent to analytics cookies, they will not be placed on your device, and the website will continue to function normally.
Cookies We Do Not Use
For clarity, the following types of cookies are not used on this website: advertising or marketing cookies, social media tracking cookies, cross-site tracking cookies, personalisation cookies that build a profile of your interests, and any cookies that share your data with advertisers or data brokers. We do not participate in any advertising networks, and no third-party advertising scripts are loaded on our pages.
Managing and Disabling Cookies
You have full control over the cookies stored on your device. You can manage cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers allow you to block all cookies, block only third-party cookies, delete cookies when you close the browser, or receive a notification before a cookie is set. The method for managing cookies varies between browsers. Below are links to cookie management instructions for the most common browsers:
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the website. Disabling analytics cookies will have no impact on your browsing experience.
Consent
In accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR, strictly necessary cookies are placed without requiring your consent, as they are essential to the operation of the site. For all other cookies, including analytics cookies, we will seek your consent before placing them on your device. You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using any cookie consent mechanism provided on the site. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Third-Party Cookies
If we use a third-party analytics service, that service may set its own cookies on your device when you visit our site. We do not control the cookies set by third parties, but we select services that are committed to privacy and that offer anonymisation of collected data. For information about how a specific third-party service handles cookies and data, we encourage you to review that service’s own privacy and cookie policies.
External links on this website lead to third-party sites that have their own cookie practices. We are not responsible for the cookies set by those sites. We recommend reviewing the cookie policy of any external site you visit.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in legislation, or updates to regulatory guidance. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to check this page periodically. Your continued use of the website after changes are published constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Further Information
For more general information about cookies and how they work, you can visit allaboutcookies.org, an independent resource maintained by consumer privacy advocates. For information about your data protection rights under UK law, visit the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.