COOKIE POLICY

Version: 25th May 2018

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A “cookie” is a small piece of information sent by a web server to store on a web browser so it can later be read back from that browser. This is useful for having the browser remember some specific information.

Cookies are used by almost all websites for a variety of purposes, including the following:

  • Analysis of visitor behaviour (known as ‘analytics’)

  • To personalise pages and remember visitor preferences

  • To manage shopping carts in online stores

  • To track people across web sites and deliver targeted advertising

  • Avoid asking you to register or complete details twice

  • Understand how visitors use the site, and how we can enhance this experience

PERSISTENT COOKIES

Google Analytics – these cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form including: the number of visitors to the site, the sites from which visitors came to our site, and the pages they visited whilst on our site. We use this anonymous information to understand how the site is being used in order that we might improve the user experience.

SESSION COOKIES

A session cookie is added which is used to enable core site functionality. They do not contain any personal information and are automatically deleted when you close your browser.

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

HOW WE USE COOKIES

We only use cookies where we deem them to be strictly necessary for the effective working of the website. They can be disabled in your browser but doing so may reduce, or prevent, functionality on the site.

We also use cookies to reach you and identify other similar people like you on social media who we believe would be interested in our content.

If you don’t want to see targeted advertising from us on social media, please refer to the instructions provided by the website or app, for example on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google.

DELETING COOKIES

Most web browsers allow you to manage or delete your cookies by accessing the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/.

SPECIFIC COOKIES WE USE

In the interests of transparency and integrity, the information below informs you exactly what tracking cookies are used on our site and why. You will see reference to SquareSpace; that’s because SquareSpace is our chosen website software partner. You can read their own Privacy Policy here.

Cookie Name + Purpose