What are cookies?

Cookies are commonly referred to as browser cookies or tracking cookies. They are small encrypted text files kept in the browser's directories. Like other web servers, we also place these cookies on your device in order to collect standard Internet log information and information about how visitors behave.

How do we use cookies?

The main purpose of placing these cookies is to give you a better user experience on our website. We use these cookies in the following ways:

  • To keep you signed in
  • To understand user behaviour in terms of how you use our website
  • To keep track of user visits and activity
  • To fill in your login details automatically when you return to the website

What type of cookies do we use?

There are many kinds of cookies, but our website mainly uses the cookies listed below:

Necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the website's basic functions or for supplying the product, service or content you have requested. Without these cookies, we would be unable to provide you with the products or services you asked for.

Functionality cookies

These cookies allow the website to offer enhanced features and personalisation. They are set up to deliver the better services we have added to our pages.

Advertising

The website uses this type of cookie to gather information about your visits to our website, such as:

  • Which pages did you visit?
  • What content did you look at?
  • Which links did you click on?

And other information about your browser, IP address, device and location. These cookies are used for advertising purposes.

Analytics cookies

Our advertising partners place these cookies on our site. They are used to build a profile of your interests and to show you relevant adverts based on your visits. They do not store personal data, but they do store information about your browser and your Internet device. You can opt out by not allowing these cookies, in which case the advertising you see will be less targeted.

Third-party cookies

We use these cookies from third-party organisations to obtain information about our website. They are set by websites you are not visiting, through third-party elements such as plugins or adverts added to their website. Third-party cookies also track user activity and record browsing information in order to target adverts.

Last updated: 5 January 2024