Cookies are small text files which a Websites may put on your computer or mobile device when you first visit a site or page. The cookie will help the Websites, or another Websites, to recognise your device the next time you visit. We use the term “cookies” in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.

There are many functions cookies serve. For example, they can help us to remember your username and preferences, analyse how well the Websites is performing, or even allow us to recommend content we believe will be most relevant to you.

Certain cookies contain personal information – for example, if you click to “remember me” when logging in, a cookie will store your username. Most cookies will not collect information that identifies you, but will instead collect more general information such as how users arrive at and use the Websites.What cookies do we currently use? Generally, our cookies perform up to three different functions:

1. Essential cookies
Some cookies are essential for the operation of the Websites. If you opt to disable these cookies, you will not be able to access or use all of the features that the Websites incorporates.

2. Performance Cookies
We utilise other cookies to analyse how our visitors use the Websites and to monitor performance. This allows us to provide a high quality experience by customising our offering and quickly identifying and fixing any issues that arise. For example, we might use performance cookies to help us to better understand how you navigate our Websites and how you use our interface. This enables us to maintain, update and improve our Websites on a regular basis to offer you the most-user friendly experience we can.

3. Functionality Cookies
We use functionality cookies to allow us to remember your preferences. For example, cookies save you the trouble of typing in your username every time you use the Websites, and recall your customisation preferences which helps us deliver marketing campaigns and report on campaign performances.

Does anyone else use cookies on the Websites?We do use or allow third parties to serve cookies that fall into the three categories above. The third parties listed in the table below help us monitor our traffic, analyse our Websites usage, help us with market research, improving site functionality and monitoring compliance with our terms and conditions and privacy policy.