Effective date: 1st July 2020
We respect your privacy and we are committed to ensuring that you are adequately informed on how you can manage your cookies.
What are Cookies?
Cookies can be delicious! Cookies are also small data files. When you visit a website, the website sends the cookie to your computer. Your computer stores it in a file located inside your web browser.
Cookies do not transfer viruses or malware to your computer. Because the data in a cookie does not change when it travels back and forth, it has no way to affect how your computer runs, but they act more like logs (i.e. they record user activity and remember information) and they get updated every time you visit a website.
We may obtain information about you by accessing cookies, sent by our website. Different types of cookies keep track of different activities. For example, session cookies are used only when a person is actively navigating a website. Once you leave the website, the session cookie disappears. For a more detailed list of cookies we use, please read the relevant section below.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies, using a service provided by Google Analytics, allow us to recognise and count our visitors and to see how visitors move around the website. This helps us to improve the way the website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. We will also use this information to assess how successful certain areas of the site are by the amount of traffic they receive. These cookies help us measure and improve site performance and personalise your experience by tailoring the content you see, thus optimising your user experience.
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Cookie |
Issuer |
Expiry |
Purpose |
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__utma |
Google Analytics |
2 years |
This is a tracking cookie used to track return visits to a site. |
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__utma |
Google Analytics / MailChimp |
2 years |
This is a tracking cookie used to track return visits to a site, issued by MailChimp. See their privacy policy for details. |
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__utmb |
Google Analytics |
30 mins |
This cookie is used to establish a session. |
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__utmb |
Google Analytics / MailChimp |
30 mins |
This cookie is used to establish a session and is issued by MailChimp. See their privacy policy for details. |
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__utmc |
Google Analytics |
End of session |
This cookie is used to establish a session. |
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__utmc |
Google Analytics / MailChimp |
End of session |
This cookie is used to establish a session and is issued by MailChimp. See their privacy policy for details. |
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__utmz |
Google Analytics |
6 months |
This cookie tracks where users to our sites come from and which search engines they used. It is also used to determine visitor navigation within the site. |
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__utmz |
Google Analytics / MailChimp |
6 months |
This cookie tracks where users to our sites come from and which search engines they used. It is also used to determine visitor navigation within the site. It is issued by MailChimp. See their privacy policy for details. |
Functional Cookies
These cookies are essential to basic site functionality. The cookies do not contain any personal information. However, they do allow us to recognise your visit and improve your user experience. For example, by recognising your current visit, we can minimise the amount of data, such as graphics, that we deliver to you.
We may use these types of cookies to retrieve information given by you on these pages. This information is securely stored on the server and will never be stored in the cookies themselves. These cookies expire at the end of your browser session.
Blocking Cookies
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the placing on your computer of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including functional cookies) you may not be able to use all or parts of this website. Instructions on how to change your browser settings are available at the following link:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies.
Further Information
If you are still unsure about cookies, or you just want help to manage them, then please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.