Cookie Policy

About this Cookie policy

This Cookie policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy so you can understand what type of cookies we use, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used.  

Regulatory Requirements:

The legislation applicable to cookies is the E-Privacy Directive and GDPR.  

What are Cookies?

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:

Types of Cookies

The types of cookies we use fall into the following general categories:

Essential cookies. These cookies are necessary for our digital content to operate, such as a website of ours that you wish to visit, and they cannot be switched off in our systems. For example, they are needed for us to offer drop-down lists so that you can pick your country and the specific website you wish to visit, to know that you have logged in, or to find where you can complete a form online.

Performance cookies. These cookies allow us to understand how our digital content is used. They collect information, such as how many visitors we have, what areas of our digital content are accessed, how visitors move around within the digital content, whether they receive error messages, and if electronic communications we send are opened or links within the communications are clicked on. This information helps us measure and improve our digital content, for example, by making changes to improve navigation.

Functional cookies. These cookies allow us to provide increased functionality and personalization. For example, they help to remember choices you make, allow us to customize our digital content for you, and enable features within our digital content such as videos. 

What about your data privacy?

We respect your privacy. Read how to manage and control what information we collect from you in our Data Protection Notice.

Managing Cookies

Browser Settings: The browsers of most computers and other web-enabled devices may be set up to accept or reject certain types of cookies depending on your browser. If you wish to amend your cookie preferences, you can do this through the OneTrust 'Cookie Settings'  available in the footer of this website.

More Information

For more information on the data we collect, please visit our Data Protection page here.

Date and Changes to This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy is the most recent version, and the date it was last updated is located below. We reserve the right to change our Cookie Policy from time to time, and you are advised to visit our website regularly to check for any amendments. If we make a change that we are required by law to inform you of in other ways (such as by email), we will do so.

 

Last updated: March 2024