What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone or other device when you access the internet.
Why are cookies essential on our Websites?
This website, along with most other major websites, uses cookies. Cookies enable users to navigate around websites and (where appropriate) enable us to tailor the content to fit the needs of visitors who have accessed the site and help us improve the user experience. Without cookies enabled we cannot guarantee that the website and your experience whilst visiting are as we intended it to be.
The cookies that we use
We use cookies in the following ways:
- We use cookies to remember what you entered on previous pages so that you do not need to constantly re-enter the same information.
- We use cookies to record when you have agreed to our cookies policy so that you are not continually prompted.
Two types of cookies are used on this website:
The length of time a cookie will remain on your device will depend on the type of cookie.
- Session Cookies. These are temporary cookies, which only exist in the period you access the website (or more strictly, until you close the browser after accessing the website). Session cookies help us remember what you chose on the previous page, therefore avoiding the need to re-enter information and improve your experience whilst using the site.
- Persistent Cookies. These are cookies, which remain on your device after you have visited our website. e.g. if you use a 'Remember me link' when logging in or to record that you have agreed to our cookie policy.
How to control and delete cookies
If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by us, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser should tell you how.
