Cookies Policy
We use cookies to ensure that our website functions correctly and provides you with the best possible user experience.
A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a web server to your browser, which saves it for later retrieval by the same web server. This allows us to tailor the browsing experience on our site according to your preferences and needs.
We use cookies to remember you when you revisit our website, providing continuity in your user session. They enable us to improve your browsing experience through personalisation, remembering settings you have chosen, and offering a seamless interaction with our site's features.
Types of Cookies
These are necessary for the functioning of our website, such as those that help you navigate or sign-in securely. Without them, certain essential aspects of our site would not be accessible. Examples include login cookies, session ID cookies, and server-side form submission processing.
Temporary cookies used to keep track of your browsing session on our site, ensuring continuity during your visit. They are automatically deleted when you close or restart your browser.
These remain stored in your browser after the current session has ended, allowing us to retain preferences and login information for later visits.
Enable specific features such as remembering settings, language selection, and other customization options that enhance your browsing experience. They are often persistent cookies but may also be session-based.
Help us monitor how our site is being used by collecting aggregated data on user interactions. This includes analyzing browser types, time spent on pages, bounce rates, and other metrics to optimize the performance of our website.
We respect your right to control what settings we store using cookies. You can choose whether you prefer certain languages or select which preferences are stored in persistent form for future visits.
Device Recognition and Security-Related Cookies
These enhance security on our site by identifying potential threats, preventing malicious scripts from running in your browser, and detecting unwanted login attempts.
In addition to cookies, we may use other technologies like IndexedDB or LocalStorage to store information necessary for our website's functionality.
Third-Party Integrations and Marketing Preferences
To personalize advertising or share content on social media platforms, third-party services might set tracking-related cookies. You can opt out of such targeting by adjusting settings within your browser.
We honour all valid "Do Not Track" requests, ensuring that our site will not drop any additional tracking cookies from the same domain in response to a DNT flag sent with your user request or header preferences.
Browser Controls and Clearing Cookies
You have full control over which types of cookies are stored on your device. Most modern browsers provide an interface for managing these settings within their privacy options, allowing you to delete or block certain categories of cookies at will.
While our site is designed with accessibility in mind and can still be navigated without most cookies being enabled, some features might not work as intended. Essential services like security tokens for maintaining secure sessions may still function normally.
Technical Diagnostics, Performance Optimisation
To deliver a faster user experience on both desktop and mobile devices, we continuously analyze browser data using aggregated analytics tools to identify trends in our users' browsing behaviour. This information is only ever used internally to optimize how content loads and site responsiveness.
Data collected for performance analysis purposes does not personally identify individual visitors. Instead, it focuses on statistical patterns related to user demographics (age ranges, operating systems), device characteristics, browser version data, language settings, screen resolution, time spent per page, number of pages viewed during one session, and bounce rates.
We strive continuously to enhance our website's responsiveness, speed, and adaptability. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us understand the impact of changes or new features on your browsing experience.
Our Commitment to Transparency
In keeping with current regulatory standards and guidelines for responsible cookie management practices, we clearly outline our use of cookies within this policy document.
