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Last Updated: 14 February 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit it. They help websites recognise your device, remember your preferences, and understand how you use the site. Cookies make it possible to deliver a more consistent and functional experience across visits.

Not all cookies are the same. Some are essential for a site to work properly, while others are optional and used for analytics or personalisation. You have the ability to manage optional cookies at any time.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They are typically set in response to actions you take, such as submitting a form or storing your cookie preferences. Without them, the website cannot work properly.

Examples: session management, cookie consent storage, security tokens

Analytics Cookies

Optional

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are visited, how long people stay, and where they come from. This data helps us improve the website. All analytics data is aggregated and anonymised.

Examples: Google Analytics (anonymised), page view tracking, session duration

Marketing Cookies

Optional

These cookies may be used to understand the effectiveness of our advertising and to show relevant content on other platforms. We do not currently run personalised ad campaigns, but these cookies may be activated if we do in future.

Examples: ad conversion tracking, campaign attribution

Preference Cookies

Optional

These cookies remember choices you have made on our website, such as your display preferences, so that we can provide a more personalised experience on return visits.

Examples: language preference, region settings, display options

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our website. These include Google Analytics, which we use to understand site usage with anonymised data. We have configured Google Analytics to anonymise IP addresses and not to share this data for advertising purposes.

We do not use social media tracking pixels or advertising network cookies at this time. If this changes, we will update this policy and request fresh consent where required.

Cookie Duration

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are used for basic site functionality during your visit.

Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. Our cookie consent cookie is persistent and has an expiry of 12 months. Analytics cookies typically expire within 13 months.

Your Cookie Preferences

Manage your preferences below. Changes take effect immediately and are saved to your browser. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the site to function.

Your preferences have been saved.
Essential Cookies
Required for website functionality. Cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how the site is used.
Marketing Cookies
Used for advertising effectiveness tracking.
Preference Cookies
Remember your settings and display choices.

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Note that blocking essential cookies may affect how the website works.

Google Chrome
Open Chrome and go to Settings. Click "Privacy and security", then "Cookies and other site data". Here you can block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or clear existing cookies. You can also manage exceptions for specific websites.
Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and go to Settings. Select "Privacy and Security". Under "Enhanced Tracking Protection", choose your preferred level. To clear existing cookies, scroll down to "Cookies and Site Data" and click "Clear Data".
Apple Safari
Open Safari and go to Preferences (or Settings on iOS). Select "Privacy". You can block all cookies or prevent cross-site tracking. To clear cookies, go to "Manage Website Data" and remove individual sites or all data.
Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and go to Settings. Click "Cookies and site permissions", then "Cookies and site data". Toggle "Block third-party cookies" as desired, or click "See all cookies and site data" to manage or delete individual cookies.

Your Rights

You have the right to withdraw consent for optional cookies at any time by using the preference controls above or by adjusting your browser settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Disabling analytics or preference cookies will not prevent you from using our website, though some functionality may be affected. If you have questions about how we use cookies, contact us at [email protected].