What is a
Cookie?
Cookies are files containing small amounts of information
which are downloaded to the device you use when you visit
a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating
website on each subsequent visit, or to another website
that recognises that cookie. Cookies do lots of different
and useful jobs, such as remembering your preferences, and
generally improving your online experience. There are different
types of cookies that all work in the same way, but have
minor differences and uses that are described below.
Session Cookies
Session cookies last only for the duration of your visit
and are deleted when you close your browser. These facilitate
various tasks such as allowing a website to identify that
a user of a particular device is navigating from page to
page, supporting website security or basic functionality.
By using this website you agree that we can place these
types of cookies on your device, however you can block these
cookies using your browser settings. Users are advised that
if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from
this website on to their computers hard drive they should
take necessary steps within their web browsers security
settings to block all cookies from this website and it's
external serving vendors.
Cookies via
Google Analytics and Quancast (statistics service providers)
This website uses third party statistics services to monitor
it's visitors to better understand how they use it. These
services are provided by Google Analytics and Quantcast
who use cookies to track visitor usage, estimate general
location, connection speed and the type of the device used
to visit this website. The statistics service provider will
save a cookie to the hard drive on your computer in order
to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website
but will not store, save or collect personal information.
For further information please refer to their following
privacy policies:
Cookies via
Applications and Widgets
This website may implement an application or “widget” from
a third party that allows interaction or content sharing
by the users of this website. These widgets, such as a Facebook
“Share” or “Like” button or Google Plus1 are visible to
you on the page you visit. The network providing the widget
may offer controls for you to manage the widget’s appearance
and functionality. Your interaction with a widget typically
allows the third party company to collect some information
about you through the third party’s web browser cookies
or its registration information. In some cases, the third
party may recognize you through its widgets and its cookies
even when you do not interact with the widget. Please visit
each partner’s privacy policy to better understand their
data collection practices and controls that they make available
to you.
Cookies via
Advertising Third Parties
This website lets other companies (referred to as Third
Parties) show advertisements or sponsored links on some
of our pages. These other companies are third party ad servers,
ad agencies, technology vendors, providers of sponsored
content and research firms that set and access their cookies
on your computer. Such cookies are used for conversion and
referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though
some may take longer. No personal information is stored,
saved or collected. The use of their cookies is subject
to their own privacy policies and not this one. The following
third parties offer information about their data collection
practices, and in some cases, and an opt-out, on their respective
websites. Please visit each company’s privacy policy to
better understand the controls available to you.
Opt-Out Provisions
If you prefer not to receive interest based content and
adverts enabled by this website you can use the Opt-Out
tools provided by each of the Third Party companies. Please
note that these opt-out tools are cookie-based. In order
for the tool to work on your computer, your browser must
be set to accept third party cookies. If you buy a new computer,
change web browsers or delete this cookie, you will need
to opt-out again. You can learn more about ad serving companies
and opt-out from them at the Network Advertising Initiative
website or the Digital Advertising Alliance website.
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