The information we collect
We collect certain basic information about you when you visit our website. This cookie notice tells you about the information we collect by means of ‘cookies’ when you use our website.
We may change our notice from time to time to reflect changes to our business, website, data protection law or other legislation.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device to enable that website (or other websites) to ‘remember’ who you are.
We use the cookies to ‘remember’ information so that it can be passed from page to page, to collect website statistics and for online advertising.
Cookies can change from person to person, depending on the device and browser used and whether or not the visitor is signed into other platforms, so what follows is a list of typical cookies set by our website and our understanding of their purpose, based on our own knowledge and publicly available materials. If you want to see the cookies placed on your device by our website, they should be visible through your browser.
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookie preference | cconsent | This cookie is used to remember a user’s choice about cookies on our website. This cookies settings are saved from the choices selected in the notification banner. | 90 days |
| Google Analytics | _ga _ga_[alphanumeric string] _gat_UA_[alphanumeric string] _gid | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. Google Analytics does not store IP addresses. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone.Click here for an overview of Privacy at Google Click here for Google’s overview of privacy and safeguarding data. Click here to opt out of Google Analytics across all sites. | 1 year and 5 weeks 1 year and 5 weeks 1 minute 24 hours |
| HotJar | _hjSessionUser_[site_id] _hjid | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. These cookies allow the Hotjar Tracking Code to function correctly. Apart from cookies, the Hotjar Tracking Code uses local and session storage as well.Click here for more information about HotJar cookies | Local + Session |
How to adjust your browser settings
You can give or withdraw consent to cookies by using the cookie consent banner on the website or adjusting the settings on your browser.
For more information about cookie notices and cookie consent, please see Cookiepedia – Giving Consent to Cookies or visit The Information Commissioners Office and search for ‘cookies’.
We have listed some browser-specific instructions here for convenience. Please note that there are different browsers and manufacturers upgrade them frequently. The best way to get the right instructions is to go to the manufacturer’s support page.
The following support/privacy pages, for some of the more common browsers, are correct as at 29-Sep-22.
If you have problems with these pages, can’t see individual cookies or want find out more about how cookies are handled within your browser, please go to the manufacturer’s site and search for the browser name and your cookie query.
We’ll tell you about new ways to indicate your consent to cookies as they become available.
You can also use privacy-friendly search engines, privacy-friendly browsers and/or privacy add-ons/extensions to some browsers to help block tracking requests generally. Search online for options, to see what works best for you.