We use cookies (small files which remember a user’s electronic device) to help improve our website, and improve our services to you, in a variety of different ways.
A cookie is a small text file created by your browser and stored on the hard drive of your computer if you agree. There are two main types: Session and Non-session Cookies. Non-session Cookies are a means of websites remembering information that would otherwise be lost when your browser is closed (as is the case for session cookies). Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
We use the following non-session cookies:
Analytical/performance cookies. These anonymous cookies 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.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | More information |
| __utma, __utmz, _ga |
Google Analytics | These cookies are generated by Google Analytics for the purposes of analysing our website visitor statistics (e.g. how many visitors we have received, and which pages were most popular). The cookies are used purely for the assessment of the site’s performance and do not contain any personalised information.They can be deleted at any point without impacting your experience of the site. | Google Analytics |
| PHPSESSID | Website session cookie | This session cookie is used to determine if a user is logged into the site or not. It contains no personal information and is automatically destroyed as soon as the browser is closed. |
You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including session cookies) this may impede your usage of the site.