What Is a Cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. It can remember a language choice, login state or another preference between pages. Session cookies disappear when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until their expiry date or until you delete them.
Our Cookie Categories
We use two main groups: essential and functional cookies, which support site operation, and analytics and performance cookies, which show us how visitors use the site. Their purposes are explained below.
Essential and Functional Cookies
These cookies keep your session active as you move through the site, remember your consent choice and store display preferences such as language. They are required for the site to work as intended, so our settings do not switch them off. You can block them in your browser, although some features may then stop working.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Optional analytics cookies gather aggregated, anonymous information about popular pages, visit duration and traffic sources. We use those patterns to improve content and navigation. These cookies are set only after you accept them.
How to Manage Cookies
- Cookie banner: accept or decline optional cookies on your first visit, then revisit your choice through the settings link in the footer.
- Browser controls: use Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge settings to inspect, block or delete cookies.
- Do Not Track: where recognised, we interpret this browser signal as a request to limit non-essential tracking.
Blocking every cookie may affect site functions or cause some pages to display incorrectly.
Cookies from Other Services
Analytics providers or embedded content on some pages may place their own cookies. Their policies govern those cookies. Where practical, we identify the main third-party services used on the site. Their settings and industry tools such as YourAdChoices may also offer opt-outs.
Updates and Questions
We publish changes to this policy here with a revised date. For questions about cookies, use the contact details published on the site.