1. Introduction

1.1 Our website uses cookies.

1.2 Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

2. About cookies

2.1 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.

2.2 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.

2.3 Cookies may not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

3. Cookies used by our service providers

3.1 Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.

3.5 We use Statcounter to provide us with analysis of traffic to the website. This service uses cookies to determine whether users have visited the site before, and to estimate accumulated unique visits. No personal information is stored in the cookies. You can view the privacy policy of this service provider at https://statcounter.com/about/cookies/. The relevant cookies are: is_unique, is_visitor_unique and sc_is_visitor_unique.

4. Managing cookies

4.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser and from version to version. You can obtain up-to-date information about managing cookies via these links:

1. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Chrome);
2. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/privacy-and-security (Firefox);
3. https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/ (Opera);
4. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/welcome/mac (Safari); and
5. https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-bb8174ba-9d73-dcf2-9b4a-c582b4e640dd (Edge).

4.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

5. Cookie preferences

5.1 You can manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website by using the controls below.