We use several different cookies on our site. If you do not know what cookies are, or how to control or delete them, then we recommend you visit www.aboutcookies.org.uk for detailed guidance. When you visit our site, we may use cookies and other similar technologies for collecting, storing and analysing information to help provide you with a better, faster and more effective experience and for marketing and promotional purposes too.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website experience, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Currently we operate an “implied consent” policy which means that we assume you are happy with our usage of cookies. If you are not happy, then you should either not use this site, or you should delete the cookies having visited the site, or you should browse the site using your browser’s anonymous usage setting (called “Incognito” in Chrome, “InPrivate” for Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, “Private Browsing” in Firefox and Safari etc.). This may however stop you taking full advantage of the website.

Once you agree to our use of a cookie, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

These are cookies that are set by this website directly.

We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behaviour on our website. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. This Analytics data is collected via a JavaScript tag in the pages of our site and is not tied to personally identifiable information. We therefore do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are. You can find out more about Google’s position on privacy as regards its analytics service at Safeguarding Your Google Analytics Data – Google Analytics.

These are cookies set on your machine by external websites whose services are used on this site. Cookies of this type are the sharing buttons across the site allow visitors to share content onto social networks. Cookies are currently set by LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

In order to implement these buttons and connect them to the relevant social networks and external sites, there are scripts from domains outside of our website. You should be aware that these sites are likely to be collecting information about what you are doing all around the internet, including on this website.

You should check the respective policies of each of these sites to see how exactly they use your information and to find out how to opt out, or delete, such information.

Functional: Cookies that make sure the site works smoothly and correctly.

Analytics: Cookies that allow us to measure the usage of the website. The data that is collected for analytics (such as which pages are viewed and the time spent on our website) allows us to analyse and make sure the experience of our website is better for everyone.

Advertising: Cookies that allow us to offer you content that you may be interested in based on your browsing behaviour. By accepting these cookies, you’re allowing advertising networks to track your browsing activity.

Other: Cookies that do not fit in the categories above. By accepting these cookies you allow social, advertising or other networks to track your browsing activity.