Cookie Policy
The terms and conditions of this policy together with our Privacy Policy and Legal Policy and any other documents referred to by us apply to all users of our website (the "Site") and you understand that by accessing this Site you agree to be bound by them.
Information about our use of cookies
Our Site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our Site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Site and also allows us to improve our Site. By continuing to browse the Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
What is a cookie?
A "cookie" is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. There are several types of cookie and the most common are often referred to as 'session' and 'stored' cookies. These are used to keep track of information needed by the user as he or she travels from page to page within a website. The information captured includes the domain name, the IP address, the operating system, the internet browser version, how long the user stays on a page and the route used to navigate through the pages.
We use the following cookies:
1. Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Site. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Site.
2. Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
3. Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our Site. For example, this enables us to personalise our content for you.
How we use cookies:
We use benign, short lived 'session' and "stored" cookies to identify whether a Site user has logged, in, where details are located that can be used to pre-fill parts of on-line forms and to personalise the user's visit to the Site. They are also used to track anonymously which areas of the Site are popular and which parts are less popular and not used. We use this information to target carefully our Site resources. We also use cookies in email communications to personalise any email sent to a customer and track whether the mail has been opened or read, and whether the recipient has used any site links contained in the email communication. This allows us to monitor and improve our email communications and Site. Please note that the information we gather from this technology does not specify any specific individual and is used by us as statistical data about the user's browsing actions and patterns, to supply a "remember me" facility and to provide relevant marketing communication.
Third Party Websites
Cookies are not used to analyse visits to other websites or any searches undertaken whilst on the Site. This Privacy Policy applies solely to the personal data collected by the Site and does not apply to third party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of third party websites. We advise users to read the privacy policies of other websites before registering any personal data. Certain cookies are "strictly necessary" to allow us to provide you with the service you expect from us online. We do not need your consent to use these because we could not provide the service without those cookies.
How do I change cookies?
You can choose to refuse to accept our and /or third party cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. How to do this will depend on the browser you use and we have provided details below on how to disable cookies for the most popular browsers:
For Microsoft Internet Explorer:
1. Choose the menu "tools" then "Internet Options"
2. Click on the "privacy" tab
3. Select the setting the appropriate setting
For Mozilla firefox:
1. Choose the menu "tools" then "Options"
2. Click on the icon "privacy
3. Find the menu "cookie" and select the relevant options
For Opera:
1. Choose the menu Files"> "Preferences"
2. Privacy
However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to the Site. Modern browsers provide the ability to navigate the web privately by using "private browsing mode" or you can use a proxy server, which allows web users to see pages via a third party's web server. To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org