Our website uses cookies. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy. If you do not agree please leave the site.
Cookies consist of pieces of text, often including unique identifiers, that are sent by web servers to web browsers, and which may then be sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and to identify users returning to a website.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies. A persistent cookie consists of a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, which will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
We use both session and persistent cookies on this website, for the following purposes:
(1) Social media buttons
(2) Google Analytics
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
We may use the information we obtain from your use of our cookies for the following purposes:
(1) To recognise your computer when you visit our website;
(2) To improve the website’s usability;
(3) To analyse the use of our website;
(4) To connect to 3rd party services of benefit;
We use Google Analytics to track visitors experience so we can continually improve our site and provide you with the most relevant information.
This site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets number of cookies (default is 4) in order to evaluate your use of the site and compile reports for us on activity on the site.
Google stores the information collected by the cookie on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
Google Incare members of the US Safe Harbor Scheme. This scheme allows the transfer of data from within the EEA to countries that are outside of the EEA without having to enter into a specific data transfer agreement. Companies that sign up to the scheme are deemed to provide adequate protection for personal data transmitted from Europe.
Google Inc’s registration is at.
For more information on the cookies set by Google Analytics please go to:http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html
Google has also created their own plugin for opting out of Analytics tracking, available from: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. For example:
(1) In Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector;
(2) In Firefox you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options”, and un-checking “Accept cookies from sites” in the “Privacy” box.
Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use the password feature on our site, some navigation paths will stop, some 3rd party service like Facebook and LinkedIn will stop working.
You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer:
(1) In Internet Explorer, you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835);
(2) In Firefox, you can delete cookies by, first ensuring that cookies are to be deleted when you “clear private data” (this setting can be changed by clicking “Tools”, “Options” and “Settings” in the “Private Data” box) and then clicking “Clear private data” in the “Tools” menu.
Obviously, doing this may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites as cookies are need for operation of most modern websites/3rd party integration features.
If you have any questions about our cookies or this cookies policy, please contact us. Details of how to can be found on our Contact Us page.
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Necessary cookies enable core functionality. | Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly and securely without them. They can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences, and then some pieces of the website functionality may not be available to you. |
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Functionality | 'Functionality' cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings to improve your visit.We use 'Functionality' cookies to remember settings you've applied such as layout, text size, preferences and colours; show you when you're logged in to your account. Some of these cookies are managed for us by third parties. These cookies are not considered “strictly necessary” and may be disabled by the user, but preventing them may mean we can't offer you some functionality, and will reduce the support we can offer you. |
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Performance | Performance' cookies collect information about how you use our website such as which pages you visit, and if you experience any errors. These cookies collect anonymous information and are only used to help us improve how our website works, understand what interests our users (in general terms) and measure how effective our advertising is. We use performance cookies to: gain knowledge as to how our website is used, learn how effective our adverts are (we don't use this information to target adverts to you when you visit other websites), Help us improve the website by measuring any errors that occur. Performance cookies are usually first party, but can also be third party cookies. Our marketing partners may place cookies on your device to determine the best place for advertisements to be placed on our website based on your user behaviour. These cookies are not considered “strictly necessary” and may be disabled by the user. This may inhibit the full experience of or your ability to interact with our website. |
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Analytics | Analytics cookies are used so we can see how our users access us, for example how many of you are on our site, how long you stay for and what parts of the site you visit. We use first and third party cookies on our site and may last for up to two years on your browser, or until you clear your cookies. These cookies are not considered “strictly necessary” and may be disabled by the user. Disabling these cookies will inhibit the collection of useful information for us only. For more information as to how long third party analytic cookies last on your browser visit |
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Advertising | Advertising - or ‘Targeting' cookies are linked to services provided by third parties, such as 'Like' buttons and Share' buttons. The third party provides these services in return for recognising that you have visited our website. We use 'Targeting' cookies to link to social networks like Facebook, who may subsequently use information about your visit to target advertising to you on other websites; provide advertising and marketing partners with information on your visit so that they can present you with adverts that you may be interested in. These cookies are not considered “strictly necessary” and may be disabled by the user. Preventing them may stop us from offering you some services such as linking to a third party, liking or sharing our content on social media. |