We may store data about you using cookies (files which are sent by us to your computer or other device you use to access our website) which we can access when you visit our site in future. We do this to provide the online services you request, understand your needs, improve our website services and provide a better experience for you.
We use the following types of Cookies:
- “Persistent” ‐ to recognise you when you re‐visit our site. These will remain on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.
- “Session” ‐ to keep track of where you are whilst navigating our website. These are deleted from your computer when you close your browse
- Strictly necessary – to provide the services you have requested
We also use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.
Further information about deleting or controlling cookies is available at www.AboutCookies.org. Please note that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website.
Essential cookies
These cookies make sure our website works properly and that it's secure. We can't turn them off, but you can block them in your browser settings, which will cause parts of our website not to work.
Name |
Purpose |
1st or 3rd party |
Expires |
has_js |
Determines if the visitor has Javascript enabled. |
1st |
When you close your browser |
OptanonAlertBoxClosed |
Used to determine if visitors have seen a cookie information notice. |
1st |
1 Year |
OptanonConsent |
Stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses. |
1st |
1 Year |
eupubconsent |
This cookie is used by the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework to store the user's consent to the data collection Purposes. The cookie holds an encrypted consent string that vendors participating in the framework can read and determine the user's consent. |
1st |
Persistent |
Advertising cookies
Adverts are great when they're about things you like, and these cookies help us personalise our ads to you. They can be set through our advertising partners, which means when you see our ads on other websites, they should be more relevant. If you reject these cookies, you might still see our ads but they won't be tailored to you.
This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in our site. It can also determine whether you have bandwidth to use the new or old version of the Youtube interface.
To learn more about these cookies visit Youtube cookies
Name |
Purpose |
1st or 3rd party |
Expires |
GPS |
Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. |
3rd |
Does not expire |
YSC |
This cookie is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube video. |
3rd |
When you close your browser |
CONSENT |
This cookie is set by the YouTube video service on pages with embedded YouTube video. |
3rd |
When you close your browser |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
A cookie that YouTube sets that measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new player interface or the old. |
3rd |
Does not expire |
Cookies that measure
These cookies tell us how customers use our website, so we learn what's working and improve its performance. For example, they might show us if visitors are giving up at a certain step when completing a form, which helps us understand where we can make things better.
To learn more about these cookies visit Google cookies
Name |
Purpose |
1st or 3rd party |
Expires |
_ga |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
1st |
2 years |
_gat |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
1st |
When you close your browser |
_gid |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
1st |
1 day |