Cookie Policy

Cookies are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer or device, to improve your user experience online. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the website’s functionality. For more general information on cookies see the ICO website.

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this website. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser ‘Help’ for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of our website that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of our website. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies, to get the best use experience possible.

• Account related cookies - If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your website preferences when logged out.
• Login related cookies - We may use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
• Email newsletters related cookies - This website may offer newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.
• Surveys related cookies - From time to time we offer user surveys and questionnaires to provide you with interesting insights, helpful tools, or to understand our user base more accurately. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in a survey or to provide you with accurate results after you change pages.
• Forms related cookies - When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence. Any data that gets submitted is kept on a secure network.
• Website preferences cookies - In order to provide you with a great experience on our website, we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this website runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

In some cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this website.

• This website uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the website and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the website and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
• Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this website so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the website or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the website for you.
• From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the website is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the website whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
• The Google AdSense service we use to serve advertising uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you. For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
• Several partners advertise on our behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow us to see if our customers have come to the website through one of our partner websites, so that we can credit them appropriately and where applicable.
• We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this website that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media websites including; Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo and LinkedIn, will set cookies through our website which may be used to enhance your profile on their website or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.