Cookies on this Website
- Introduction
- Our website uses cookies.
- By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.
- About cookies
- A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
- Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web 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.
- Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
- Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.
- Our cookies
- We use [ASPSESSIONID........] on our website to track users as they navigate the website. This is a session cookie and is destroyed when you leave this website.
- Also we place a [cb-enabled] cookie to show acceptance of cookies and stop the cookie alert bar showing every time you access a page.
- Analytics cookies
- We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.
- They generate statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.
- The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names: [_ga, _utma, _utmb, _utmc and _utmz]
- The information generated relating to our website is used to allow us see how the website is used and improve the navigation and content to suit our visitors needs.
- Googles privacy policy is available at: [http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/].
- Blocking cookies
- Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:
- in Internet Explorer (version 11) you can block cookies using the cookie handling override settings available by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy" and then "Advanced";
- in Firefox (version 57) you can block all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options", "Privacy", selecting "Use custom settings for history" from the drop-down menu, and unticking "Accept cookies from sites"; and
- in Chrome (version 62), you can block all cookies by accessing the "Customise and control" menu, and clicking "Settings", "Advanced" and in "Privacy & Security", select "Content settings, then "Cookies".
- Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
- If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
- Deleting cookies
- You can delete cookies already stored on your computer; for example:
- in Internet Explorer (version 11), Click on "Tools", the cog, "Safety", "Delete Browsing History", select "Cookies and website data" and click "Delete"
- in Firefox (version 57), you can delete cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options" and "Privacy", then selecting "Use custom settings for history", clicking "Show Cookies", and then clicking "Remove All Cookies"; and
- in Chrome (version 62), you can delete all cookies by accessing the "Settings" menu, and clicking "Advanced", and in "Privacy & Security", select "Clear Browsing Data".
- Deleting cookies may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites