Cookies

Cookies policy

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.


A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.


We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies - These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.

  • Analytical/performance cookies - These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

  • Functionality cookies - These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

  • Targeting cookies -These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies. We have no control over the content of third-party cookies, which are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to be notified of or refuse the setting of various cookies. However, if you disable cookies, it may limit or impair the functionality of this website.


Many cookies are “session” cookies. These expire when you close your browser. Some cookies last longer, for example to remember you when you return to the website. These cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them.

You can get more information about cookies, and about how to change your browser settings, at: UK Information Commissioner’s Office Cookie Guidance: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/

European Commission Information on Cookies: http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/basics/legal/cookies/index_en.htm