Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 2026.

This cookie policy explains what cookies and similar tracking technologies this website uses, why we use them, and how you can control your preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further detail on how we handle personal data.

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to site operators about how visitors interact with their pages. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services that operate on the site (third-party cookies).

How We Use Cookies

This website uses cookies for the purposes described below. Non-essential cookies are only activated after you provide consent through the cookie consent mechanism presented when you first visit the site.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and remembering your cookie consent preferences. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate as intended. Strictly necessary cookies do not collect personal data for marketing purposes.

Cookie consent preference: this cookie records whether you have accepted or declined non-essential cookies. It is set when you interact with the cookie consent banner and expires after 12 months.

Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website by collecting and reporting information about page views, traffic sources, time spent on pages, and navigation paths. This data is aggregated and anonymised, meaning it cannot be used to identify you personally. We use this information to improve the content, structure, and performance of the site.

Analytics cookies are only activated after you give your consent. If you decline analytics cookies, no usage data is collected through these technologies.

Performance Cookies

Performance cookies monitor how the website loads and performs for visitors. They help us identify technical issues such as slow-loading pages or errors that affect the user experience. Like analytics cookies, performance cookies are activated only with your consent and collect data in aggregate form.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on this website may be set by third-party services that we use for analytics or site performance. These third parties process data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We select third-party providers that offer appropriate data protection safeguards.

This website does not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or social media tracking cookies. We do not serve targeted advertisements and do not share cookie data with advertising networks.

You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

Cookie consent banner: when you first visit this website, a banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site, which will trigger the consent banner again.

Browser settings: most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically view, delete, and block cookies from within your browser. The steps vary by browser; consult your browser’s help documentation for specific instructions. Note that blocking all cookies, including strictly necessary ones, may impair the website’s functionality.

For more information about cookies and how to manage them across different browsers, you can visit aboutcookies.org or allaboutcookies.org.

Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your browsing session.

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period after your browser is closed. The cookie consent preference cookie persists for 12 months. Analytics cookies typically persist for up to 24 months, depending on the analytics provider’s standard configuration.

Strictly necessary cookies are deployed under the legitimate interests basis, as they are essential for the website to function. All other cookies are deployed only with your prior consent, in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and the UK GDPR. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time, as described above.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal and regulatory reasons. The “last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the most recent revision was made. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.