cookie policy

Cookie policy

1. Introduction

1.1 Our website uses cookies.

1.2 Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

2. About cookies

2.1 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.

2.2 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.

2.3 Cookies can also be categorised as follows:

• Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, such as when buying a product and / or service, and therefore cannot be turned off. Without these cookies, the services available to you on this website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
• Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of this website. For example, they allow me to count visits, identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are most popular.
• Functionality cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and  provide enhanced features. For instance, I may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.

3. Google Analytics

3.1 We use Google Analytics. Google Analytics gathers information about the use of our website by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can find out more about Google's use of information by visiting https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/and you can review Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

4. Managing Cookies

4.1 Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.  You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647(Chrome);

(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences(Firefox);

(c) https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/(Opera);

(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies(Internet Explorer);

(e) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac(Safari); and

(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy(Edge).

4.2 To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.

4.3 To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

5. Our details

5.1 You can contact us: by email, using the email address published on this website.