Cookies Policy
Overview
Accessing our website may lead to the retrieval and/or the storage of information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Such information can be personal to a certain extent, such as information about your preferences and/or your device. This information is mostly used for the purpose of enhancing your online experience and ensuring the website works as expected. The use of cookies can give you a more personalised web experience without directly identifying you. You have the ability to enable or disable cookies by category. Some website features may not be available when certain cookies are disabled. The description of each cookie category can be found in the sections below.
Most internet browsers have a mechanism notifying you when you receive a new cookie, and telling you how to reject new cookies or disable cookies altogether.
What are Cookies?
When you visit a website, it downloads small text files called cookies to your computer or other internet-enabled devices (such as mobile phones and tablets). The cookie will aid in the recognition of your device the next time you visit the page. Cookies can be used for a range of things, such as remembering your preferences, tracking your activity, analysing usage, and improving your user experience. Most cookies will not gather information that can be used to identify you. Instead, they will collect more basic information about you, such as your general location or how you access and utilise our targeted advertising websites.
Types of Cookies
1. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
2. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
3. Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
4. Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
5. Social Media Cookies
These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. They are capable of tracking your browser across other sites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools.
Cookie Policy Updates
We may change our cookie policy from time to time to keep it in-line with legal requirements. This may also change to align with the way we operate our Platforms. Any changes to our cookie policy will be shown on our cookie policy page.
