This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how this website uses them and how you can control or delete them. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides broader information about how we handle data.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or phone) by websites you visit. They are widely used across the internet to make websites function, to improve user experience and to provide information to site operators. Cookies are stored by your web browser and can be read by the website that created them on subsequent visits.
Cookies are not programs and cannot install software, carry viruses or access other data on your device. They simply store small amounts of data that help websites remember information about your visit.
How We Use Cookies
This website uses a limited number of cookies, primarily for analytics purposes. We do not use cookies for advertising, personalisation or user tracking across other websites. The cookies active on this site fall into the following categories.
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of the website. They may include cookies that remember your cookie consent preference so that you are not asked repeatedly, and any cookies required by our hosting provider to deliver pages securely. Essential cookies do not collect personal information and cannot be disabled without affecting how the site works.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to measure how visitors interact with this site. Google Analytics sets cookies that help us understand which pages are visited most often, how long visitors spend on each page, which external sites referred visitors to us, and what devices and browsers visitors use. This data is collected in aggregate form and does not identify individual visitors. Google Analytics cookies used on this site include _ga, which distinguishes unique visitors and expires after two years, and _ga_ followed by a container identifier, which maintains session state and expires after two years. You can learn more about how Google uses data from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Third-Party Cookies
This site loads fonts from Google Fonts, which may set cookies or use local storage as part of the font delivery process. Google’s privacy practices for this service are covered in their general privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy. No other third-party services on this site set cookies. We do not embed social media widgets, bookmaker iframes or advertising networks that would introduce additional third-party cookies.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have full control over which cookies are stored on your device. There are several ways to manage cookies.
Browser Settings
All major web browsers allow you to view, manage and delete cookies through their settings. The process varies by browser. You can find instructions for the most commonly used browsers at the following pages:
- Google Chrome cookie settings
- Mozilla Firefox cookie settings
- Apple Safari cookie settings
- Microsoft Edge cookie settings
If you block all cookies, some features of this or other websites may not function as intended. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your ability to read any content on this site.
Google Analytics Opt-Out
If you wish to prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, which is available for all major browsers. Once installed, it prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript from sending visit data to Google.
Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a Do Not Track (DNT) setting that sends a signal to websites requesting that your activity is not tracked. There is currently no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. This site does not currently alter its behaviour in response to DNT settings, but our use of cookies is already limited to essential and analytics purposes as described above.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable regulations. The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised date. If we make significant changes to how we use cookies, we will make this clear on the site.
Further Information
For more general information about cookies and how they work, you can visit allaboutcookies.org, an independent resource maintained by the digital advertising industry. For information about your rights under UK data protection law and cookie regulations, visit the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.