We use cookies to gather visitor marketing information (which tell us where visitors came from and what they searched for and which pages they read and how many times they visited), to help manage users and therefore improve visitor experience. We do not gather personal information and do not sell information to others through the use of Cookies. By using this website you accept that we use Cookies for these purposes.
If you do not accept cookies (which is an option for most visitors browsers) your experience of this website may be impaired. We will review this Policy in relation to future technical or legal changes, and will amend as required. You can remove any Cookies set by this website (or other websites) if you wish - here is advice on how.
What is a cookie and what is inside a cookie?
Most websites you visit will use cookies to improve your user experience, enabling that website to 'remember' you, either for the duration of your visit (a 'session cookie') or for repeat visits (a 'persistent cookie').
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, storing your preferences, help when shopping, and generally improving your experience. Cookies improve the interaction between you and the website.
Some websites use Cookies to enable them to target advertising based (for example) on your location and browsing habits, we do not do this.
Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting ('first party cookies') or they may be set by other websites who run content on the page you are viewing ('third party cookies').
A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a websites server and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers.
Types of Cookie:
First party cookies
First party cookies are set by the website you are visiting and can only be read by that site.
Third party cookies
Third party cookies are set by a different organisation to the owner of the website you are visiting. For example, the website might use a third party analytics company who will set their own cookie to perform this service. The website you are visiting may also contain content embedded from other websites that may set their own cookies.
More significantly, a website might use a third party advertising network to deliver targeted advertising on their website. These may also have the capability to track your browsing across different sites.
Session cookies
Session Cookies are stored only temporarily during a browsing session and are deleted from the user's device when the browser is closed.
Persistent cookies
This type of cookie is saved on your computer for a fixed period (perhaps a year or longer). Persistent cookies are used to store your preferences, so that they are remembered for the next visit.
Flash cookies
Many websites use Adobe Flash Player to deliver video and game content to their users. Adobe utilise their own cookies, which are not manageable through your browser settings but are used by the Flash Player for similar purposes, such as storing preferences or tracking users.
Flash Cookies work in a different way to web browser cookies (the cookie types listed above are all set via your browser); rather than having individual cookies for particular jobs, a website is restricted to storing all data in one cookie. You can control how much data can be stored in that cookie but you cannot choose what type of information is allowed to be stored.
How can I control cookies?
Web browser cookies:
If you don't want to receive cookies, you can modify your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set.
If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser should tell you how. www.aboutcookies.org, contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.
Adobe Flash Player Cookies
The Adobe Flash Player is also capable of storing information on your device. However, these cookies cannot be controlled through your web browser. Some web browser manufacturers are developing solutions to allow you to control these through your browser, but at the present time, if you wish to restrict or block Flash Cookies, then you must do this on the Adobe website.
Be aware that restricting the use of Flash Cookies may affect the features available to you.