What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to record some aspect of a website and to provide information to the owners of the website.
How and why we use cookies
We use cookies to give you the best experience when you visit our website. By using cookies, we can make it easier for you to do many things, such as managing your accounts, policies, or login details, and applying for products and services. Cookies can also allow us to tailor the content of our website so we can show you services or adverts we think you may be interested in.
The types of cookies we use on this website
Cookies are now grouped as essential or optional – we will not set optional cookies without your consent.
The table below explains the cookies we use and what each is for.
| Source | Cookie name | Purpose | Duration | Cookie category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| google.com | _GRECAPTCHA | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | 6 months | Necessary |
| cookieyes.com | cookieyes-consent | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. | 1 year | Necessary |
| google-analytics.com|googletagmanager.com/gtag/js | _ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics |
| google-analytics.com|googletagmanager.com/gtag/js | _ga | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Analytics |
Keeping your personal information safe
Our cookies do not store personal information such as your name, address, phone number or email in a format that can be read by others. The cookies we use cannot read or search your computer, smartphone or web-enabled device to obtain information about you or your family, or read any material kept on your hard drive.
Our website(s) may share information with Google via internet cookies, where you have agreed to this. You can find out more information about how Google uses data collected through cookies on Google’s Privacy & Terms site.
Links to sites provided by others
If you follow a link from our website to another website, please be aware that the owner of the other website will have their own privacy and cookie policies for their site. We recommend you read their policies as we are not responsible or liable for what happens at their website.
Changing your browser settings for cookies
You can adjust the settings in your web browser to determine whether sites can set cookies on your computer. If you’ve visited this website before, there may be previously set cookies on your computer. You can find out how to delete them from the sites listed below.