Cookies are small bits of text that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Your browser sends these cookies back to the website every time you visit the site again, so it can recognise you and can then tailor what you see on the screen
 
Cookies are used on our site to enable us to give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on our website

Some cookies are necessary so you can move around and use the full website. These are used each time you visit and then expire when you leave the site. They are not stored on your computer and they do not contain any personal data. However, you can delete them via your browser if you wish to, but this will restrict the functions that you are able to carry out on our site

Without these cookies, some services cannot be provided

To help us keep our sites relevant and up to date, we like to keep track of what pages and links are popular and which ones do not get used as much It’s also useful to be able to identify trends of how people navigate (find their way through) our sites and help us provide a more responsive solution

Third-party cookies 

Google Analytics tracking (and most web tracking software) uses cookies to provide meaningful reports about site visitors, however these do not collect personal data about website visitors
 
This helps us to distinguish you from other users of our website and provide you with the best possible experience when you browse our website as well as enabling us to improve our site and to provide interest-based advertising. You may adjust the settings on your browser to refuse cookies but some of the services on our website may not work if you do so. Full details of GA’s use of cookies can be found on Google’s Developer Guides

Managing cookies

You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org, which gives details on how to delete cookies from your computer. For information on how to do this on your mobile phone browser, please see your handset manual