Cookie Usage Statement

This website uses cookies. By using the website you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

ABOUT COOKIES

Cookies are files, often including unique identifiers, that are sent by web servers to web browsers, and which may then be sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website, and to identify users returning to a website.

Cookies may be either 'persistent' cookies or 'session' cookies. A persistent cookie consists of a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, which will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

We try to not have any personally identifiable information stored in cookies on this website. If you log in there may be a connection between the cookie information and the log in account information for the duration of the session.

COOKIES ON THE WEBSITE

We use only session cookies on this website. They are destroyed when you log out or expire within one day.

HOW WE USE COOKIES

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you. The cookies used on the website are those which are strictly necessary cookies for access and navigation, cookies that track usage (performance cookies), remember your choices (functionality cookies), and cookies that provide you with targeted content.

We may use the information we obtain from your use of our cookies for the following purposes:

1. to track you as you navigate our website
2. to improve our website's usability
3. to analyse the use of our website
4. in the administration of our website
5. to personalise our website for you.

THIRD PARTY COOKIES

When you use this website, you may also be sent third party cookies. These may be session cookies, persistent cookies or both. We have kept these to a minimum.
They may use the information they obtain from your use of their cookies:

1. to track your browser across multiple websites
2. to build a profile of your web surfing
3. to target advertisements which may be of particular interest to you.

BLOCKING COOKIES

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. For example:

1. in Firefox you can block all cookies by clicking 'Tools', 'Options', and un-checking 'Accept cookies from sites' in the 'Privacy' box.
2. in Google Chrome you can adjust your cookie permissions by clicking 'Options', 'Under the hood', Content Settings in the 'Privacy' section. Click on the Cookies tab in the Content Settings.
3. in Safari you can block cookies by clicking 'Preferences', selecting the 'Privacy' tab and 'Block cookies'.

Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use certain features on the website (log on, access content, use search functions).

DELETING COOKIES

You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer:

1. in Firefox, you can delete cookies by, first ensuring that cookies are to be deleted when you 'clear private data' (this setting can be changed by clicking 'Tools', 'Options' and 'Settings' in the 'Private Data' box) and then clicking 'Clear private data' in the 'Tools' menu.
2. in Google Chrome you can adjust your cookie permissions by clicking 'Options', 'Under the hood', Content Settings in the 'Privacy' section. Click on the Cookies tab in the Content Settings.
3. in Safari you can delete cookies by clicking 'Preferences', selecting the 'Privacy' tab and 'Remove All Website Data'.

Obviously, doing this may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.