COOKIE POLICY

Last Updated: September 18, 2024

We take your privacy seriously and will take great care to ensure your information is managed securely and lawfully.

When personal data is collected through our website we will be transparent about how we will use it and why it needs to be collected.

When you visit our website cookies are used to collect information so that your experience with the website can be improved in the future.

What is a 'cookie'?

Cookies are used by most websites. They are not harmful, and they do not invade your privacy. They are small text files saved to your computer that store information about the way in which you have used a particular website. When you re-visit that website it will access the ‘cookie’ and tailor your use of that website based upon how you have used it in the past. Cookies may also be used for other legitimate purposes like marketing or analytics.

Types of cookie on our website

Broadly speaking there are two types of cookie; sessions cookies and persistent cookies. They each behave differently.

A persistent cookie is one that is saved as a text file on your PC and remains there even after you have closed your browser. It is then accessed again once you re-visit the same website. We use persistent cookies for Google Analytics. Persistent cookies are stored until they expire, which can range from several minutes to many years.

A session cookie is a temporary file that is not saved permanently on your PC. It is created during your web session and is automatically deleted when you close your browser. They may store some anonymised data but no personal data is ever stored by a session cookie. Session cookies exist for the duration of a visit and are erased when you close the web browser.

Categories of cookie

The cookies we use on our website can be grouped into the following categories:

Essential or Strictly Necessary cookies: Some of the cookies on our website are essential for us to be able to provide you with the service you have requested, for example to be able to buy our goods and/or services. You may not be able to use our website without these cookies. They cannot therefore be turned off. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.

Website functionality cookies: These cookies enable you to browse our website and use certain features by allowing our website to remember the choices you make and provide enhanced features. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.

Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are most popular.

List of cookies on our website

__cf_bm – Cloudflare places the cookie on end-user devices that access customer sites protected by Bot Management or Bot Fight Mode.

_ga – This is the main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables a service to distinguish one visitor from another and lasts for 2 years. Any site that implements Google Analytics, including Google services, uses the ‘_ga’ cookie

wp-wpml_current_language – Stores the current language. This cookie is enabled by default on sites that use the Language filtering for AJAX operations feature.

wp-wpml_current_admin_language_{hash} – Stores the current WordPress administration area language.

_icl_visitor_lang_js – Stores the redirected language. This cookie is enabled for all site visitors if you use the Browser language redirect feature.

wpml_browser_redirect_test – Tests if cookies are enabled. This cookie is enabled for all site visitors if you use the Browser language redirect feature.

Do you have to accept cookies?

There will be options available in your browser’s settings that enable you to control the way in which cookies are stored on your computer. This will prompt you when cookies are being used, enable you to refuse any individual cookies or block some or all cookies. Please note though that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not work properly.

How we use cookies

We use cookies to track your use of our website. This enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns with regards how you are using our website. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as products and / or services in response to what you might need or want.