What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file which is placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit many websites.
Most cookies are created to enable features on the website to work properly or to provide the site owner of the website with anonymous information about how the site is used so that they can make improvements to the user experience. Cookies such as this are known as 1st party cookies.
Cookies that relate to advertising are known as 3rd party cookies. Typically used by advertisers, this type of cookie sees which websites you have visited and then displays targeted adverts that are more relevant to you.
How we use cookies
Our website uses a 1st party cookie to find out how people are using our website and to make some features of the website work. This information is anonymous and cannot be linked to one individual. We use this information to enable us to continually make improvements to our website to make the user experience.
Below are details of the cookies used.
| Item |
Purpose |
More information |
| Google Analytics |
Collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
Google Analytics Privacy Policy. You can choose to opt out of Google Analytics. |
| Linkedin |
Tracking visitors |
Features for sharing via LinkedIn. |
| Add This |
Tracking visitors and sharing via social media |
Allows tracking of visitors, and sharing of blog posts to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, google+ and LinkedIn |
| Twitter |
Sharing via twitter |
This is required for sharing via Twitter. |
| Facebook |
Sharing via facebook |
This is required for sharing via facebook |
We do not use any other type of cookie.
What we do not do:
- Store or remember any personally identifiable information
- Send information to any other websites
- Record your visit for advertising purposes
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookie, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
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