- About cookies
- A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and
numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by
the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time
the browser requests a page from the server.
- Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a
persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid
until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry
date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the
user session, when the web browser is closed.
- Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally
identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may
be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
- Cookies that we use
- We use cookies for the following purposes:
- cookie consent – we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.
- Cookies used by our service providers
- Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
- We use Google Tag Manager to analyse the use of our website. Google
Tag Manager gathers information about website use by means of cookies.
The information gathered relating to our website is used to create
reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is
available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl=uk .
- Managing cookies
- Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete
cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from
version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about
blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
- https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
- https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/”>https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
- https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
- Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
- If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.