What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages and they can be divided into four different categories of cookies based on their use:
- Category 1: Strictly necessary cookies - (used by this site: Yes)
- Category 2: Performance cookies - (used by this site: Yes)
- Category 3: Functionality cookies - (used by this site: Yes)
- Category 4: Targeting cookies or advertising cookies - (used by this site: No)
Category 1: Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
Category 2: Performance 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 a website works.
Category 3: Functionality cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Category 4: Targeting cookies or advertising cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.
Use of Third Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by our website (known as First Party Cookies) and others are set by third parties (known as Third Party Cookies) who’s services this website may use. Example: When we embed media (like video) from third parties in our website or use a Language Translation tool. If you would like to find out about the cookie policies of third parties, please visit their websites for more information.
How to manage cookies?
There are various ways to manage cookies on your computer, example: Deleting cookies from your computer, using your browser to turn off cookies or to use a browser based tool to manage cookies. For more information on managing cookies, please visit: www.aboutcookies.org