Cookie Policy
A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a web site, and that web site can then retrieve the contents of that cookie. Most web sites use cookies to remember information about you and your preferences, either for the duration of your visit or for repeat visits. If we didn’t use cookies, our web site would think you are a new visitor every time you move to a new page on the site. For example, if you were to enter your login details and then move to another page, our site wouldn’t be able to remember that you’d previously signed in. Cookies may be set by the web site you are visiting (‘first party cookies’) or by other web sites which provide content on the page you are viewing (‘third party cookies’).
We use the following cookies:
● Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website or make use of e-billing services.
● Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. Information on Google's safeguarding and privacy policy can be found here.
● Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
● Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
| Cookie Type | Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | PHPSESSID | This cookie is used to store the user’s consent for cookies. | Session (expires when you close your browser) |
| Necessary | complianceCookieWAF | Preserves user session state across page requests. | 1 year |
| Analytical/Performance | _ga | This cookie registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
Third party cookies are cookies that are used by another site or service, for example our video content.
Please note Vimeo sets third-party cookies which are deemed essential for the player to operate. A DNT (do not track) parameter has been implemented so that no third-party analytics or advertising cookies are used by Vimeo.
However, we cannot control the cookies that are used by Vimeo when a user is logged into the service. This sits with the user’s acceptance of Vimeo’s cookie and privacy policies. If you are a registered Vimeo member, you can also manage the cookies you use in the Vimeo settings. For further information please see Vimeo’s cookie policy: https://vimeo.com/cookie_policy.
You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.