Cookies

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a text-only string of data that is entered into the cookie file or “memory” of the web browser on your computer. It will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. If you would like to know more about cookies please visit aboutcookies.org

How do we use cookies on this website?

Using cookies is useful for us in optimising the website and making sure we are offering you the best content. We use cookies in order to give us information on the number of visitors to different parts of our website and thus to monitor which areas are most useful. We do not use them to identify you.

We use the following cookies on this website:

Google Maps (PREF / NID): These cookies are used by Google to ascertain how many users are using their mapping services. They expire after a period of between six months and two years. You can find out more about these cookies here

Google Analytics (_utma / _utmb / _utmc / _utmz):

_utma – this cookie ascertains the number of times a visitor has been to the website

_utmb / _utmc – these cookies work together to calculate how long your visit takes, one to take a timestamp of when you enter the site and one for when you leave. The cookies expire when you leave the website (or at the end of the browsing session).

_utmz – this cookie ascertains where you visited the site from, which search engine you used, what link you clicked on, what keyword you used, and where in the world you are accessing from. This cookie is how Google Analytics knows to whom and to what source / medium / keyword to assign the credit for a Goal Conversion or an Ecommerce transaction. It expires within six months.

You can find out more about these cookies here.

How can you manage use of cookies on this website?

All browser technologies enable you to manage the cookies in your cookie folder of your browser. This means that you can either delete cookies from your cookie folder once you have finished your visit at our site or you can set your preferences with regard to the use of cookies before you begin surfing our website. Please note that deleting or rejecting cookies may affect your user experience of our website e.g. you may be asked to re-enter some information e.g. your name and password to use some pages.