By continuing to browse our site, you are agreeing to allow us to automatically record information about your visit.
In order to operate our website efficiently, it is sometimes necessary to place small files of information on your personal device or computer. This is done in order to efficiently optimise the website for your use. These small text files are called “cookies.”
Cookies cannot be used to store or distribute your personal details, but enables our website to recognise your device temporarily. This means that our site keeps track of your previous visit and adapts to enhance future visits. Some of these cookies are necessary for the website to function, while others allow us to utilise analytics in order to measure visitors’ use and page visits.
You can manage these cookies yourself and decide whether or not to allow your computer to accept them.
The list below gives details of the cookies used on our website. It includes “first party cookies,” which are cookies set by the website you are visiting and “third party cookies” which are set by linked websites; for example “Facebook like’ buttons.
1) Google analytics (3rd party) – used to monitor visitor traffic and behaviour on this website. This enables us to accurately evaluate the number of visitors to particular pages and plan for volumes of usage. See https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies for more information.
Google provides a plugin for all major browsers which enables opting out of the Google Analytics service https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB – download the plugin.
The following cookies are set by Google Analytics:
_utma:
This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit to your site from that web browser. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits your site, a new __utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to our site and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure. This cookie expires 2 years from set/update
_utmb:
This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with our site. When a user views a page on our site, the Google Analytics code attempts to update this cookie. If it does not find the cookie, a new one is written and a new session is established. Each time a user visits a different page on your site, this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes, thus continuing a single session for as long as user activity continues within 30-minute intervals. This cookie expires when a user pauses on a page on our site for longer than 30 minutes.
_utmz:
This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach our site, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within our own site. The cookie is updated with each page view to our site. This cookie expires 6 months from set/update
2) Google Translate – Google sets cookies when the translate tool is used, in addition to remembering your choice of language translation this data is reflected in the analytics provided by the Google Analytics service. Please see point 1) for details
3) Facebook – set by Facebook via ‘like’ buttons – we do not have access to, or use the data collected by these cookies.
The following cookies are set:
For more information on how Facebook uses cookies please see https://www.facebook.com/help/?page=176591669064814
4) Youtube – set by YouTube (owned by Google) on video embeds – we do not have access to, or use the data collected by these cookie
The following cookies are set:
Visit the following link to see the Google Privacy Policy and learn how to set your Google Ad Preferences: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
5) AddThis set by AddThis social bookmarking addon, we do not have access to, or use the data collected by these cookies.
The follow cookies are set:
Visit the following link to see the Google Privacy Policy and learn how to set your Google Ad Preferences: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
6) Twitter – Twitter sets cookies where we have Twitter feeds pulled into our web pages. We do not have access to, or use the data collected by these cookies.
The following cookies are set:
For further information please set Twitter’s privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy
Regarding 3rd party cookies, we have listed all of the cookies that we are aware of, however auditing tools have a degree of fallibility and 3rd parties may choose to change which cookies they set from time to time. As such this should not be viewed as a definitive list
If you wish to manage individual cookies or to enable blocking of cookies you will need to refer to the documentation for your browser, however the following is provided for guidance:
From the browser toolbar, choose:
Tools -> Internet Options
Then click on the privacy Tab
Then click ‘Advanced Privacy Settings’
Once on this tab you can select how you wish your browser to deal with cookies.
Select the Override automatic cookie handling option.
First Party cookies are cookies set by the website you are visiting, and Third Party cookies refer
to cookies that are set by a different website to the one you are visiting.
You have 3 choices for each type of cookie:
Session cookies are cookies that will expire when you have finished your session on the website
(some websites need these cookies enabled to function correctly).
Your choice for the 3 options will depend on your requirements, select whichever settings you
want, and then click the OK button to save your choices.
To set Firefox to block cookies from the website you are currently visiting:
To remove cookies which have already been set:
In the “Cookies” section, you can change the following cookies settings:
i) Delete cookies
Click All cookies and site data to open the Cookies and Other Data dialog.
To delete all cookies, click Remove all at the bottom of the dialog.
To delete a specific cookie, select the site that issued the cookie, then the cookie, and click Remove.
ii) Block cookies by default
Block all cookies: Select “Block sites from setting any data.” Keep in mind that selecting this setting will prevent most sites that require you to sign in from working. You’ll see an X in the address bar whenever a cookie has been blocked.
Block only third-party cookies: Select the “Ignore exceptions and block third-party cookies from being set” checkbox. Even if you’ve added a site to the Exceptions list and have chosen to allow its cookies, the site’s third-party cookies won’t be accepted if this checkbox is selected.
iii) Make exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains
To control how cookies should be handled for a few specific sites or domains, click Manage exceptions. To add a rule in the Cookie and Site Data Exceptions dialog that appears, follow these steps:
You can also edit or remove exceptions using this dialog.
iv) Allow cookies by default
Make sure “Allow local data to be set” is selected to allow both first-party and third-party cookies. If you only want to accept first-party cookies, select the “Block all third-party cookies without exception” checkbox.
1. Choose Safari > Preferences and click Security.
2. In the “Accept cookies” section, specify if and when Safari should accept cookies from websites. To see an explanation of the options, click the Help button (looks like a question mark).
3. If you want to see more information about the cookies stored on your computer, click Show Cookies. The following information is displayed for each cookie:
If you’ve set Safari to block cookies, you may need to temporarily accept cookies to open a page. Repeat the above steps, selecting Always. When you’re done with the page, turn off cookies again and remove the page’s cookies.
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