Cookie policy

This website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve the website.

By continuing to browse the website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies as set out by this policy.

1. Information about cookies

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that, if you agree to their use, is stored on your browser or the hard drive of your computer or device.  They contain information that is transferred to your hard drive.

The cookies that we could use can be split into the following categories:

  • Necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of the website.  They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into parts of the website.
  • Analytical cookies. These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors to the website and to see how they move around within the website when they are using it.  This helps us to improve the way the website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Third party cookies. These are used to third parties (such as Google) to enable their services to work, for example Google Captcha on forms or Google Maps. Some third parties use their cookies for advertising purposes. We have no control over these cookies and can provide a link to the third party’s privacy policy, where you may have the option to opt-out of their data collection.

2. The cookies we use

We use the following cookies:

Cookie Set By Cookie Name Purpose More Information
WordPress wordpress_test_cookie, comment_author_{HASH} , comment_author_email_{ HASH} , comment_author_url_{HA SH} , wordpress_[hash] , wordpress_logged_in_[ha sh], wp-settings-{time}-[UID] Essential site cookie required for some functionality on the site. View privacy policy
Cookie Control cookie_notice_accepted This cookie is stored after the cookie warning has been displayed. This is required in order for the cookie disclaimer not to be shown again. This cookie does not use a unique identifier for tracking purposes. View privacy policy
Google Analytics _utma

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_utmz

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_ga

_gat

_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. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.  These cookies use an unique identifier for tracking purposes. Third party cookie

Google privacy information

Google reCAPTCHA  

PREF

NID

HSID

APISID

SID

 

These are essential site cookies, used by the google reCAPTCHA. These cookies use an unique identifier for tracking purposes. Third party cookies

Google privacy information

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control.  These cookies are likely to be analytical or performance cookies or targeting cookies.

3. How you can block cookies

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.

However, please be aware that blocking cookies may affect your ability to use the website.  In particular, you may not be able to access all or parts of the website or use the functionalities contained on it.