About cookies
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.
We both session and persistent cookies on our website. We use cookies to improve the website’s usability, prevent fraud and improve the security of the website.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.
The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names: [_ga, _gat, __utma, __utmt, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz and __utmv].
The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.
Blocking cookies
If you do not accept cookies, you can block them in your browser. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. Blocking all cookies may have a negative impact upon the usability of this website. If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
If you don’t want your visits to this website to appear in the Google Analytics statistics, use a so-called opt-out browser add-on.
• Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google Privacy Policies