Cookies

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are widely used tiny pieces of software (files) that are installed on a computer or mobile device when an individual visits a website.
Windows Explorer, which is one of the main internet browsers, will usually store these files in a folder called cookies in documents and permissions on computers running Microsoft Windows.
Cookies allow websites to recognise that a user on an individual computer has previously visited the site. The cookies save some information about that user for when they access the site again in the future.

By using and browsing this website, you consent to cookies being used. If you do not consent, you must turn off cookies or refrain from using the site.

Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies. To do this, look at the help menu on your browser. Switching off cookies may restrict your use of the website and/or delay or affect the way in which it operates.

2. What types of cookie are there?

Broadly, there are 4 types of cookie:

Strictly necessary cookies: These are cookies that are essential to make a website work and enable features that users have specifically asked for. These types of cookies are commonly used with shopping baskets or e-billing. Without use of cookies, these features of the website could not operate.
Performance cookies: These cookies collect anonymous information about users for the purpose of assessing the performance of a website. Common uses include well-known web analytics tools such as Google Analytics:
Functionality cookies: These are cookies that automatically remember choices that users have previously made in order to improve their experience next time they visit a website. For example, where users select their preferred settings and layout.
Targeting or Advertising cookies: These cookies are similar to performance cookies, in that they collect information about users’ behaviour. However, this information is used at individual user level to advertise products and services to users on the basis of the behavioural information collected.

3. What cookies does this website use?

We use Performance cookies.

Cookie	Duration	Purpose
sc_is_visitor_unique	2 years	This cookie is known as a first-party visitor cookie and is set by the website that you visit. When it is first set, a random id is generated and stored in the cookie in order to avoid counting you as a visitor more than once (e.g. if you are on a mobile device and your IP address changes while you browse). This cookie also stores a count of your returning visits. These cookies are placed by StatCounter. For more information, see point 1 of the StatCounter cookie page
_ga _gid _gat	2 years 24 hours 1 minute	We may use a tool called Google Analytics to give us statistical data on the performance of our website. These cookies are first-party cookies and they are used to distinguish unique users and to throttle the request rate. For more information on these cookies, see the Google Analytics cookie usage page

Duration

Purpose

sc_is_visitor_unique

2 years

This cookie is known as a first-party visitor cookie and is set by the website that you visit. When it is first set, a random id is generated and stored in the cookie in order to avoid counting you as a visitor more than once (e.g. if you are on a mobile device and your IP address changes while you browse). This cookie also stores a count of your returning visits. These cookies are placed by StatCounter.

For more information, see point 1 of the StatCounter cookie page

_ga
_gid
_gat

2 years
24 hours
1 minute

We may use a tool called Google Analytics to give us statistical data on the performance of our website. These cookies are first-party cookies and they are used to distinguish unique users and to throttle the request rate.
For more information on these cookies, see the Google Analytics cookie usage page

Cookies

1. What are cookies?

2. What types of cookie are there?

3. What cookies does this website use?

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