Cookie policy

USE OF COOKIES

Our website and app use cookies to identify which pages are being used and to distinguish you from other users of the Website or App. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and app usage and are also used to improve the Website and App in order to tailor it to your needs.

By continuing to browse the Website and App, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

WHAT IS A COOKIE?

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

Overall, cookies help us to provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

WHEN WE USE COOKIES

During the online registration process we allocate cookies during the registration process for our services. These cookies will hold information collected during your registration and will allow us to recognise you as a web visitor and provide you with the services you require. The type of cookie that we use is known as a 'session-based' cookie and is allocated to your computer only for the duration of your visit to our web site. The second type of cookie is known as a 'persistent' cookie. These cookies will remain on your computer for a period of time set for each cookie.

HOW THEY WORK

• Limit how often you see a particular advertisement or announcement on our website.

• Identify your preferences when customising content for you

• Provide you with relevant self-help information

• Record how many times you visit a page or advertisement

• Limit and record how often you can vote in our polls

• Confirm you are a registered user and save your login details when accessing certain services on our website

• Collect statistics on the use of our services

• We may also use cookies and web beacons to ensure that our mailing tools are working properly

Other companies which advertise or offer their products or services on our web sites may also allocate cookies to your computer. These cookies are used:

• To serve advertisements on our site and track whether these advertisements are clicked on by users.

• To control how often you are shown a particular advertisement.

• To tailor content to your preferences

• To count the number of anonymous users of the site

• To provide security within shopping baskets or transactions

How you can refuse or opt out of cookies: Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to prevent automatic acceptance and prompt you every time a cookie is sent to you or to allow you to choose not to receive cookies at all. For further information on cookies and how to manage them you can go to www.ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/

We may use Google Analytics and Google Signals to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: www.google.com/policies/privacy/