Cookie policy

Please read the following policy carefully to understand what personal information we may collect from you, how we may use it, and your rights in respect of our use. By using this website, you accept the terms of this privacy and cookies policy.

Information we may collect from you

We do not require that visitors reveal any personal information in order to access our website; however we may collect and process the following personal information under certain circumstances:

  • Information that you provide by completing forms on the website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site or subscribing to our services. We may, for example, keep a record of your name, address, email address and telephone number
  • We may ask you for information when you enter a competition or promotion sponsored by us
  • If you contact us by email we may keep a record of that correspondence
  • We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them
  • We may collect details of your visits to our site including, but not limited to, the resources that you access

How we will use your information

We may use information held about you in the following ways:

  • To create a membership profile for you to help us provide a more personalised service which is suited to meet your preferences
  • To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer
  • To send you our newsletters or provide you with information that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so
  • To notify you about changes to our service

IP addresses and cookies

From any point after you have entered our website we may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration.

This information provides statistical data about our visitors browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file which is stored on your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our website and to deliver a better and more personalised service. In summary, the cookies we use enable us:

  • To estimate our general audience size and how they use our site
  • To recognise you when you return to our site
  • To store information about your preferences to allow us to customise our site according to your individual interests

We will also permit the Google Analytics service to collect cookies during the time you use our website. In summary, these cookies will enable us to:

  • Track the first and last pages you visit and your total number of visits to the website
  • Track how long you spend on any page existing within our website
  • Track how you have been visiting the website
  • Track how you came to access the website including any keyword searches, search engine information or referrer

Cookies list

This is a list of the cookies set by this website, and highlights specifically what each is used for:

Cookie Name Cookie ID Description
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These cookies are used to track how users interact with the website. This information is used to compile reports and help us improve the website. The data collected by these cookies is anonymous and reports to us on which pages a user has visited, your location and how long you have interacted with our website.

Read more information on these cookies.

To find out more on cookies generally and about how to restrict or block the cookies this site uses, please visit www.aboutcookies.org

Cookies are used throughout our websites and disabling them may prevent you from using certain parts of the sites. If you want to disable Cookies please follow the instructions below (if your browser isn't covered please consult the instructions for your browser).

Managing cookies inĀ Internet Explorer

  1. In the browser, choose "Tools"
  2. Select "Internet Options"
  3. Click the "Privacy" tab
  4. Adjust the "Settings" slider to "Medium" or below to enable cookies, or adjust towards the top to disable all cookies

Managing cookies in Firefox

  1. In the browser, choose "Firefox" (or "Tools" at the top of your browser window) and select "Options"
  2. Click the "Privacy" tab
  3. Check the box labeled "Accept cookies from sites" to enable to cookies, or uncheck it to disable cookies
  4. Click "OK"

Managing cookies in Safari

  1. From the "Safari" menu (Mac) or "Edit" menu (Windows), click "Preferences"
  2. From the "Security" dialog box, "Accept Cookies", to enable cookies click to select "Always", or click to select "Never" to disable cookies
  3. Click "Close"

Managing cookies in Google Chrome

  1. Click the "wrench" icon
  2. Click "Options"
  3. Select the "Under the Hood" tab
  4. Under "Cookie Settings" select "Allow all cookies" from the drop-down to enable cookies, or "Block all cookies" to disable cookies
  5. Click "Close"