Cookie Policy

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR USE OF COOKIES  

Our website (the Site) uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of the Site.  This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Site and also allows us to improve the Site.  By continuing to browse the Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.  Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on your user experience and may prevent you from using parts of the Site.

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 consent.  Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and a description of the cookie in Customise Consent Preferences and clicking on each Cookie category drop down to find out what cookies are collected for each category. 

MANAGING COOKIES

The most popular web browsers all allow you to manage cookies.  You can choose to accept all, customise what cookies you accept or reject all cookies.

How to manage cookies in different web browsers

Most browsers will allow you to turn off cookies, although please note that turning off cookies may restrict your use of the Site.

The following links provide information on how to modify the cookies settings on some popular browsers: 

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Opera
• Apple Safari

Please note that we do not currently respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals.

We strongly recommend that you leave cookies active, because they enable you to take advantage of the most attractive features of the Site, but this remains your personal choice.

You can also visit the About Cookies website, for more information about cookies and how to manage them.

THIRD PARTY COOKIES

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.

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.  However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our Site.

If you would like more information about these third-party cookies, it is available from www.youronlinechoices.com/uk.

Note that when third parties are collecting information about you, those third parties are acting as controllers in their own right (i.e. they are not acting on our behalf).

EMBEDDED CONTENT

Sometimes we embed content (for example images or videos) from third party websites such as YouTube.  As a result, when you visit a page on our Site that features such content, you may be presented with cookies from these third-party websites.  We do not control these cookies and cannot prevent these websites or domains from collecting information relating to your use of such content.

You should check the relevant third-party website for more information about that third party, its website or domain, its use of cookies and your data, and how to opt out of cookies.  Such third parties may still gather usage information about you (e.g. number of views, plays, loads etc.) and may also be able to work out who you are even if you are not logged in to their services.

Read more about YouTube's privacy policy for embedded content.

SOCIAL NETWORKING AND SHARING TOOLS

On some pages, we also feature embedded 'Share' buttons or widgets that enable you to share content with friends through a number of popular social networking platforms (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram etc.).

These platforms may set cookies which can identify you as an individual, even when you are not logged in to their services.  This means that such platforms may be collecting information about your broader online activities, as well as your activities whilst browsing the Site.  We do not control these cookies and you should therefore check the relevant third-party platform to understand how your information is or might be used and to determine how to opt out. 

CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY

We will review, and where necessary update, this policy.  If we have your e-mail address, we may notify you of any updates and, if necessary, ask you to confirm that you consent to such updates.