What is a cookie?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device.
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
The cookies used on this website have been categorised based on the categories found in the ICC UK Cookie guide.
Performance or Tracking cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
Google Analytics
Web analytics that use cookies to gather data to enhance the performance of a website are rated as performance or tracking cookies. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. For further details please visit the Google website.
Removal of Cookies
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your internet browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies.
Third Party Cookies
This website uses a third party cookie to collect your poll responses and collate the results. The cookie collects information in an anonymous form. Any web links to third party websites are not covered by our cookie policy.
