What are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of information that a site asks your browser to store when you visit that site.
How are Cookies used?
They are widely used to help websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies are used for different purposes such as:
- helping users to log into a website;
- remembering what’s in a shopping basket when shopping for goods online;
- analysing traffic to a website;
- tracking users’ browsing history;
- helping organisations with marketing.
What are First and Third Party Cookies?
First party Cookies
These are Cookies we place on your browser when you use our site.
Third party Cookies
These are Cookies we ask our partners to place on your browser when you use our site.
What Cookies do we use?
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are first party Cookies that we use to help our site work and provide security, network management, and accessibility.
We cannot turn these off, but you can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies. If you do this, our site may not work properly.
Functional Cookies
These are first party Cookies that we use to help us remember the choices you make and provide personalised features, such as preferred language, your region or accessibility preferences.
We ask consent to place these Cookies on your browser. If you do not consent, some of our services might not work properly.
Analytics Cookies
These are first party Cookies that we use to help us understand more about the performance of our site. They tell us things like how many people have visited and where they have come from. They also tell us how people use our site, such as the pages people spend most time on. These Cookies are aggregated and therefore anonymous.
We ask for consent to place these cookies of your browser, if you do not consent to these Cookies, we will know less about how our site has performed, which means we might not know where improvements need to be made.
Advertising Cookies
These are third party Cookies that may be used to build a profile of about you, so you can be shown adverts which are tailored to your interests. They do not directly store personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
We ask for consent to place these cookies of your browser. If you do not consent, your adverts will not be personalised.