Cookie Notice & Privacy Policy

Cookies

Our web site uses cookies to store small amounts of data on our visitors’ computers or devices. Cookies are small pieces of text data that can be placed on a visitor’s computer, normally to provide enhanced functionality and/or improved relevancy of information.

We are providing the following information in accordance with the EU Cookie Law. Details of this regulation can be found at the following address: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/cookies-and-similar-technologies/

For more information about cookies, visit http://www.aboutcookies.org.

We will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you.

First Party Cookies

The following cookies are added by the website itself and have the following purposes.

Google Analytics Cookies

For further information on Google Analytics cookies, please visit https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies or view Google’s privacy policy http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.

Cookies named PHPSESSID only contain a reference to a session stored on the web server. No information is stored in the user’s browser and this cookie can only be used by the current web site.

Cookie NamePurposeExpires
PHPSESSIDTo store a simple message when a form is submitted that can be displayed on a different page.

For example, if an enquiry form is completed incorrectly, a message will be stored and presented to the user to indicate the errors in the submission.

When an enquiry form is submitted successfully, a message is stored and presented to the user thanking them for their enquiry.

No personal information is stored in this cookie.

When the user’s browser is closed
_utmaGoogle Analytics cookie that stores each user’s number of visits, time of the first visit, the previous visit and the current visit2 years after your last visit to this site
_utmbGoogle Analytics cookie that checks how long a visitor stays on the site: when a visit starts and ends30 minutes after your visit, or after 30 minutes of inactivity
_utmcGoogle Analytics cookie that checks how long a visitor stays on the site: when a visit starts and endsWhen the user’s browser is closed
_utmtGoogle Analytics cookie that is used to limit speed service requestExpires after 10 minutes
_utmvGoogle Analytics cookie that tracks visitor journeys through the site and classifies them into groupsNot set; expires immediately
_utmzGoogle Analytics cookie that tracks where a visitor came from (search engine, search keyword, link)6 months after it was last set
wordpress_logged_in_[hash]After login, wordpress sets the wordpress_logged_in_[hash] cookie, which indicates when you’re logged in, and who you are, for most interface use.End of session

Third Party Cookies

The following cookies are added by a third party and have the following purposes.

Cookie Name PurposeExpires
platform.twitter.comRemembers the user’s selected language version of a websiteExpires at end of session

Managing cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Opera http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/
Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Safari https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Edge https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy