WHAT'S A COOKIE?

A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded on to your device (e.g. computer, mobile phone or tablet) when using a website. It allows the website to recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions. They are widely used in order to provide visitors with a good experience when using the website, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

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COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

We use the following cookies on our website:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential cookies, which enable you to move around the website and use its features

• Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the website; for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and whether they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and, therefore, anonymous. It is only used to improve how the website works.  The tool we use most often is Google Analytics.  For further information on this tool visit https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

• ​Functionality Cookies: These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience, for example; language, text size or cookie banner acceptance. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites

• ​Third Party Cookies: Some of our website pages use third party services or software, such as maps, online videos or social networking features. Many of these services may set cookies on your device

 

HOW CAN I REFUSE COOKIES?

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.