Cookie Policy
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES
Our Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Site and also allows us to improve our Site.
This policy may be amended by us at any time by posting the amended policy on this Site. Please check this section of the Site regularly for any changes.
By continuing to browse the Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your terminal equipment (such as your computer, tablet or smartphone). Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies as soon as you visit our site.
The information collected by cookies may include your browser type and operating system, websites you visited before and after visiting our website, standard server log information, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, screen size, resolution, bandwidth, device type, how long you visited and which pages, your internet connection provider’s name, approximate location and other information.
You can find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
At the time of writing, Google Analytics are the only cookies that we use on this website. These are third party analytical/performance cookies which allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google in the United States of America and any other country in which Google or any of its Subprocessors maintains facilities. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities for the website operator and to provide other services relating to website usage and Internet usage. Further detail about the cookies we use can be found in the table below:
| Cookie name | Type | Reason for use | Expiry time |
|---|---|---|---|
| culturePreference | Functionality cookie | To store the users’ preference on the country/language selection page on the website so this can be bypassed on their future visits. | 2 weeks |
| _gat | Analytics cookiee | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
| _ga | Analytics cookiee | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics cookie | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
For more information about Google Analytics, please click here.
Please note that any third party links on our Site may also use cookies; you may receive these cookies by clicking on the link to the third party site. We do not control the collection or use of information by these third parties, and these are not subject to this cookie policy.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU DON’T WANT COOKIES TO BE SET
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. You can go to the “Help” section of your browser to learn how to manage cookie settings.
Please be aware that parts of our Site may not function correctly if you disable cookies.
Date of Preparation June 2019.