Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure it operates securely and effectively, to protect our services, and to help us understand how the site is used so that we can improve performance and user experience.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Some cookies are essential for the operation of the site, while others are used for analytics or marketing purposes and are only set with your consent.
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
These cookies are essential for the operation, security, and resilience of our website. They enable core functionality such as:
Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent.
Analytics cookies allow us to understand how visitors use our website, including:
This information is used solely to improve the performance, reliability, and usability of our services.
We use Google Analytics, implemented via Google Tag Manager, for this purpose. Analytics cookies are only set where you have provided your consent. They are not used to identify you directly and are not used for advertising or cross-site tracking.
Functionality cookies enable the website to remember choices you make, such as preferences or settings, in order to provide a more consistent experience. Some functionality cookies may also be strictly necessary for the website to operate correctly.
We use targeting or advertising cookies to:
These cookies may be set by us or by third parties such as Google and Microsoft (Bing). They may be used to recognise your device across visits and, in some cases, across different websites. Targeting or advertising cookies are only set where you have provided your explicit consent.
Where analytics or advertising cookies are enabled, third-party cookies may be set by our service providers, including Google and Microsoft. These third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies. We do not control the operation of third-party cookies once they are set.
Further information about how these providers process data can be found in their respective privacy notices.
Some cookies are session cookies and are deleted when you close your browser. Other cookies are persistent cookies and remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them. The duration of each cookie depends on its purpose and is made available through our cookie controls where applicable.
When you first visit our website, you are presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You may manage your preferences for analytics and advertising cookies at any time using the cookie controls available on the website.
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of the website.
Where cookies involve the processing of personal data, this processing is carried out in accordance with UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Our Privacy Policy explains:
From time to time, we may change or update our Cookie Policy. We reserve the right to make changes or updates at any time. All changes are effective immediately and will be notified via communication channels such as email or a community post on our website and social media feeds.
