A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you. This can include remembering information about your visit, such as your country, language preference and other settings.
The cookies set by us are called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies which are cookies from a domain different than this website and can be used for user tracking and usability purposes. We don’t use cookies to collect information that could identify you personally.
We will use cookies to:
- help us understand how our websites are used on an aggregated basis, so we can improve them for you;
- provide an enhanced user experience for you;
- provide services that are necessary for the running of the website;
- assist you in navigation;
- assist in filling out questionnaires, and your ability to provide feedback;
We classify cookies in the following categories:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential, as they ensure your security and privacy when you use our secure sites, as well as enabling you to move around a website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you’ve asked for (such as access to secure areas) can’t be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet. This category of cookies cannot be disabled.
- Performance Cookies: Information these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve how a website works and to help us identify issues you may have when using our online services.
- Functional Cookies: These Cookies are used to provide services or to remember choices you make so we can personalise our content for you. We use this information to customise your experience of our website to meet your preferences for content layout, text size etc.
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies and similar technologies gather information about your browsing habits. They remember that you’ve visited a website and share this information with other organisations, such as advertisers and platforms on which we may advertise. They do this in order to provide you with ads that are more relevant to you and your interests. We do not currently use targeting cookies but may introduce these.
Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website. A cookie scanning tool regularly scans our websites to maintain a list as accurate as possible:
Google Analytics | |
Purpose: Performance Retention period: From session up to two years Description: We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. Google Analytics uses cookies that allows us to analyze the use of our website and to compile reports on website activity and internet usage. |
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Used names | Sharing |
_ga, _gid, _gat, _gaexp, _utm, __utmc, UTMD_, __utmv, __utmz, _gat_gtag_UA_ID, gadwp_wg_default_view, gadwp_wg_default_swmetric, gadwp_wg_default_metric, gadwp_wg_default_dimension, gadwp_ir_default_dimension, gadwp_ir_default_swmetric, gadwp_ir_default_metric | Privacy statement |
Google Ads Optimization | |
Purpose: Personalised advertisements Retention period: 1 year Description: Google tracks users across platforms to target users with highly personalised ads |
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Used names | Sharing |
PREF, NID, id, _drt_, HSID, SSIDAPISID, SAPISID, __ut, OGPC, SID, HSID, SSID, APISID, SNID, CONSENT, _gat_gtag_UA_xxxxxx | Privacy statement |
WordPress | |
Purpose: WordPress log in cookie Retention period: 30 days Description: Cookie to keep you logged in |
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Used names | Sharing |
_wordpress_ | Privacy statement |
WP_API Schema | |
Purpose: This cookie makes it possible to provide Schema JSON-LD / SEO markup for articles, events, local business, products, recipes, reviews and many more. Retention period: 365 days Description: This cookie makes it possible to provide Schema JSON-LD / SEO markup for articles, events, local business, products, recipes, reviews and many more. |
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Used names | Sharing |
wp-api-schema-model, wp-api-schema-model_xxxxxx | Privacy statement |
Purpose: Target users with personalised ads Retention period: 1 year Description: Twitter tracks users to target them with personalised ads |
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Used names | Sharing |
metrics_token | Privacy statement |
Google Fonts | |
Purpose: Display of fonts on our website Retention period: 365 days Description: We use the Google Fonts API to display fonts on our website. The Google fonts API requests your IP address when visiting our website. |
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Used names | Sharing |
tcb_google_fonts | Privacy statement |
Google Maps | |
Purpose: Display maps on our website Retention period: 30 days Description: We have embedded Google Maps on our website. Our website connects to the Google Maps API to display these maps. The Google Maps API requests your IP address. |
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Used names | Sharing |
SID, SAPISID, APISID, SSID, HSID, NID, PREF | Privacy statement |
Vimeo | |
Purpose: To display and deliver videos we use Vimeo, a video sharing website. The embedded Vimeo player uses cookies to check if certain features or preferences have been selected by the user. Retention period: 365 days Description: Cookies to track individual users. |
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Used names | Sharing |
vuid, __utma, __utmt_player, __utmz, __utmc, __utmb | Privacy statement |
YouTube | |
Purpose: Youtube cookie to track individual users Retention period: 30 days Description: Cookies to track individual users. |
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Used names | Sharing |
SID, LOGIN_INFO, use_hotbox, PREF, SSID, HSID, watched_video_id_list, __utma, __utmz, demographics, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Privacy statement |
Accepting/blocking cookies
You are able to accept/reject cookies on our website using the banner that first appears at the bottom of our site. If this has already been accepted. In addition, your browser’s website will have detailed information on how you can accept, block or delete cookies. Or you can visit the About Cookies website for more information. Note that deleting or blocking cookies may prevent parts of our websites working correctly.
Our Privacy Notice contains more information about how we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.