Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. They are used to remember your preferences and in some cases your purchases from the website. We also use cookies that enable you to more easily share pages you like via social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. They are also used to collect anonymous data about your visit (like which areas of the site you visit and for how long) to help us improve your experience of our site and eliminate errors.

Cookies are not unsafe or in themselves a threat to your online privacy as; we don't store sensitive information such as contact details or payment information, but recent legislation requires that website owners give as much information as possible about cookies used on a website and clear instructions how to refuse them, should you so choose. If you do choose not to allow cookies, please be aware that this site may not be fully functional.

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

Cookie Categories

Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.

Performance cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.

Functionality cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise, or to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Targeting or Advertising cookies
These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests, they are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.

Cookies we use

Performance cookies
Functionality cookies

Managing Cookies

Please follow the instructions below for your chosen web browser:

Chrome

Click on the Tools menu (or the Spanner/Wrench icon).
Select Settings.
Click Show advanced settings.
In the "Privacy" section, click the Content settings button.


Internet Explorer

Click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
Click the Privacy tab, and then, under Settings, move the slider to the top to block all cookies or the bottom to allow all cookies, and then click OK. You can also click on 'Sites' to set cookie settings for individual websites.


Firefox

Click the Tools menu, then Options.
Select the Privacy tab and in the History panel, select "Use custom settings for history".
You can set general cookie preferences using the checkbox, or more specific settings by clicking on 'Exceptions'. Clicking on Show Cookies displays all cookies saved on your computer and also allows you to clear all of them with a single click.


Apple Safari

Click the Cog icon or Edit on the main menu.
Click Preferences, then Security. The 'Accept cookies' section allows you to specify your cookie preferences. To remove all cookies, click on 'Show Cookies' and 'Remove All'.


There is also a comprehensive guide on clearing cookies, containing many more browser types, at: https://www.aboutcookies.org/how-to-manage-and-delete-cookies.