How We Apply Cookies

We use cookies (a small piece of computer code that we store for a period of time on your computer or mobile device) when you visit our sites in order to make the sites work better for you. The data we collect using cookies helps us understand our customers better so that we can provide a more focused user experience. Using the knowledge of your previous visits to our sites, we can enhance subsequent visits by tailoring our content to match your requirements. We use cookies principally because we want to make our sites and mobile applications user-friendly, and we are interested in anonymous user behaviour. Generally, our cookies don’t store sensitive or personally identifiable information such as your name and address or credit card details. In the unlikely event that our sites use cookies to store personal information about you, we encrypt the personal data to prevent unauthorised use by anyone else. Here’s a list of the main types of cookies we use, and what we use them for.

Cookie Technology: Usage and Reasons

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionalities such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of these cookies.
Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users find what they are looking for easily.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (such as your choice of language or region).
Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

Enhanced User Engagement Tracking Tools

Our website incorporates 'social integration buttons' which allow interactions with various social media platforms. These buttons connect via third-party scripts, potentially tracking your browsing behavior and interactions. We advise users to consult the privacy policies of these platforms regarding their data use.

Navigational Restrictions Without Cookies

Modern browsers offer comprehensive controls for managing cookies. You have the option to delete existing cookies or block new ones as per your preference. While cookies enhance site navigation and user experience, the choice to disable them is yours.

Miscellaneous Provisions

Collection of Usage Data

Usage Data is information collected automatically through your interaction with our Service or the technical functioning of our Service infrastructure, such as page visit duration. We collect details such as your device's IP address, browser type, specific pages you visit, the frequency and duration of visits, interactions with page elements, and other relevant analytics to enhance user experience and service efficiency.

Updates to Cookie Administration

As we harness new technologies to enhance our web offerings, we may make adjustments to this Policy. We invite you to review this document frequently to keep abreast of our most current practices.