About this Cookie Policy

Cookies are little text files which are stored on the browser or hard drive of your computer or mobile device when you visit a webpage or application. Cookies work to make your experience browsing our site as smooth as possible and they remember your preferences, so you don’t have to insert your details again and again.

There are different types of cookies. Some cookies come directly from our website and others come from third parties which place cookies on our site. Cookies can be stored for varying lengths of time on your browser or device. Session cookies are deleted from your computer or device when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer or device until deleted or until they reach their expiry date.

We have 3 varieties of cookies which operate on our website:

1. Strictly Necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request of services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. 

2. Performance cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site. 

3. Targeting cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners who may use them to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. 

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience by:

Recognising when you login and what your preferred settings are

Giving you a browsing experience that is unique to you and to serve you content which we believe improves your experience on our site

Analysing how you use our site which helps us to troubleshoot any problems and to monitor our own performance

These cookies are set through our advertising partners and are used to help present you with relevant advertising. No personal information is collected they instead rely on the cookies to identify your internet device and browser details. By disabling these cookies, you will not receive less advertising, just that the advertising you receive will be less targeted to your preferences. 

Facebook

These are targeting cookies which allow us to place advertising content onto Facebook that is relevant to you based on your browsing patterns on our website. This information is never connected to your profile and it is always anonymous. 

You can read more and change your preferences on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ You can control and opt-out of Facebook adverts and other third-party cookies here: https://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices 

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Facebook pixel is used to collect event data from the website. We and Facebook Ireland are joint controllers on the event data collection for the purposes of creating and optimising advertising campaigns based on it. Facebook will also process the data according to their privacy policy for example to personalise content on their services and to promote safety and security. For these activities they act as independent controller. Facebook will handle all requests or questions you may have according to their privacy policy. 

Youtube

YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. 

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Others

There are several other targeting cookies used for market and audience segmentation and are used to make our advertising seen on other sites more relevant. These are: 

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These cookies are used to track visits to our site and help us measure traffic sources to improve performance. They are also used to optimise the website based on how many visitors navigate through the site. All information collected is anonymised. If you disable these cookies the site should function correctly, we simply won’t know that you visited the site. 

Google Analytics

These are performance cookies used to track visits to our website and movement around the site. The data which is collected is anonymous and is used for benchmarking purposes to monitor the performance of our site and to measure user engagement. We share the anonymised Google Analytics data with selected third parties to assist us in understanding the effectiveness of our website and our marketing efforts. 

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For the performance cookies and targeting cookies when starting a new session on our website, you can choose to opt-out of these. It is possible that any advertising you receive will be less targeted as a result, but the site should function correctly. 

If you wish to disable the strictly necessary cookies, then within your browser you can choose whether you want to accept cookies or not. 

Different browsers make different controls available to you. Generally, your browser will offer you the choice to accept, refuse or delete all cookies, third-party cookies or specific website cookies. Each browser’s website should contain instructions on how you can do this. 

For further information please refer to: https://www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-delete-cookies/ 

If you block these cookies on our website, you may be unable to access certain areas of our website and certain functions and pages will not work in the usual way. 

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will let you know, but please do check regularly this policy to ensure you are aware of the most updated version. 

This Cookie policy was last updated in August 2023