Cookies are small data files that websites store on users' devices to improve browsing experience, personalise content and tailor advertising. This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them and how you can control their usage.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small pieces of text information sent from our website to your device when you visit or interact with us online. They help remember your actions and preferences on subsequent visits so that you don't have to input the same information every time. Most cookies expire after a certain period, while others remain valid until deleted.
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several reasons:
Essential Cookies
These are the minimum set of cookies needed to provide a basic online experience. Essential cookies allow you to login, interact with pages and use all features available on our site.
Session Cookies
These expire when your browsing session ends or when you close your browser window. They help maintain continuity by remembering where you were in a process before navigating away from it.
Persistent Cookies
These remain valid until deleted. They provide longer-term functionality, such as storing language settings or login details to keep you logged into the site between sessions.
Functional Cookies
These enhance user experience and improve performance on our website. Functional cookies can be used for customising layout or changing default values for some features.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
We use analytics tools like Google Analytics to understand browsing behaviour, track interactions with specific pages or links and collect information about the number of visitors we receive from specific sources over time. This helps identify areas that need improvement and optimise our website accordingly.
Preference and Language Settings
Cookies store language settings so that you don't have to reselect your preferred language on each visit. Preference cookies can be used for customising layout or changing default values for some features based on your preferences.
Login/Session Continuity
We use login cookies to remember users across multiple sessions, ensuring seamless continuity without needing relogin after a timeout period has elapsed.
Device Recognition
Some analytics and performance tools collect device-specific information such as screen size and type to improve user experience and provide actionable insights for our development team.
Security-Related Cookies
These are used by security systems like firewalls or intrusion detection software that employ cookie-based authentication methods. These cookies protect sensitive data stored within the site from unauthorized access attempts.
Browser Storage Technologies
Most browsers also have their own storage facilities (also known as local storages) which work similarly to cookies but can hold much larger amounts of information for longer periods and with similar functionality, such as saving login details or other user preferences.
Third-Party Integrations
We integrate third-party services into our website for analytics purposes like Google Analytics. These providers may set their own type-specific cookies on your browser when interacting through our site to collect aggregated insights about traffic sources, bounce rates etc.
Marketing/Communication Preferences
Cookies can store your marketing or communication preferences like which types of promotional emails you prefer not to receive from us so that we respect your choices and comply with regulations around spamming.
