Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

We will place cookies for the purposes below onto your device only during your site visit. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

Consent for Cookie Use

In most cases cookies cannot be deployed without consent. When you first enter our websites, you will be shown a pop-up cookie notification banner. The banner informs the user that our site uses cookies and similar technologies. When you click ‘accept all’ on the banner, we deem you to have consented to non-essential cookies. You also have the option to reject the non-essential cookies by clicking ‘accept essential’ or manage the exact non-essential cookies you want.

Essential Cookies

We use essential cookies to:

1. Provide and maintain online services, including enabling basic website functions, handling enquiries, and ensuring the security and upkeep of our site.
2. Monitor visitor activity and engagement on our sites, helping us collect data and statistics on how our website and services are used.

Essential cookies are automatically deployed for all users upon entering our website, as they are necessary for key functions. Since these cookies are crucial for the operation of the site, you cannot opt out of them if you wish to use our website.

Non-essential Cookies

With your consent, we will also use cookies to:

1. Enhance the quality of our services and create new ones.
2. Enable special features on the website, such as widgets or embedded media files. These features are not essential for the website’s basic operation, but they are designed to improve the user experience and help us develop and test new features.

If you do not want non-essential cookies but have already consented to cookies on our website, you can change your preferences by clicking on the “manage cookies” at the bottom of the webpage. You can also opt out by clearing the cookies from your browser and re-entering our website. This will cause the pop-up banner to re-display, and you can reject the optional cookies. Depending on the cookie you disable, the website may not operate optimally.

We’ve explained below the cookies we use and why.

Google Analytics

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View the Google Privacy Policy for further information.

CMS Preferred Culture

This cookie is automatically set by our Content Management System (CMS). CMS Preferred Culture refers to the language of the site (British English).

CMS Current Theme

This cookie is automatically set by our Content Management System (CMS). Stores the name of the current visual theme, which applies the correct design to the website.

ASP.NET _SessionId

This is used by Microsoft’s ASP.NET technology to identify you as a unique user. It expires when you close your browser and does not store personal data about you.

Visitor Status

This cookie is automatically set by our Content Management System (CMS). Overall status of the visitor to track the site visitors within the web analytics.