Cookie policy

Use of cookies

A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your computer (or other electronic device) when you access our website. We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use our website. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements. We use cookies on this website to:

• recognise you whenever you visit this website
• count the number of times you have visited the website including when your first and last visit occurred
• take note of the time you enter the site
• track where you came from, including the search engine you use, the link you clicked on, the keyword you used and where in the world you are when you access the site

The information we obtain from our use of cookies will not usually contain your personal data. Although we may obtain information about your computer or other electronic device such as your IP address, your browser and/or other internet log information, this will not usually identify you personally.

Description of cookies

The below is designed to provide more information about the cookies we use and why:

_ga

This allows us to count how many people visit our website by tracking if you have visited before and has a duration of 2 years.

_utma

This allows us to count the number of times you have been to the site, when your first visit was, and when your last visit occurred and has a duration 2 years

_utmb

This takes a timestamp of when you enter the site. Only lasts until you close the browser

_utmz

This tells us how you reach our website, for example from another website or a search engine. 6 months

More information about these cookies can be found on the Google Analytics website.

How to turn off cookies

If you do not want to accept cookies, you can change your browser settings so that cookies are not accepted. If you do this, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of this website. For further information about cookies and how to disable them please go to: www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.