Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used. Cookies help us understand your preferences and improve your browsing experience on our website.

There are different types of cookies: session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them). Cookies can also be first-party cookies (set by the website you're visiting) or third-party cookies (set by other services used by the website).

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes to enhance your experience on our website and to help us understand how our services are being used. Our cookie usage is designed to be transparent and respectful of your privacy choices.

Essential functionality: Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly. These include cookies that remember your cookie consent preferences, maintain security, and enable basic website features. These necessary cookies cannot be disabled without affecting the basic functionality of our site.

Analytics and performance: We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and where improvements can be made. This helps us optimise our content and services for our users' needs.

Marketing and advertising: With your consent, we may use marketing cookies to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies help us show you more relevant content and avoid showing you the same advertisements repeatedly.

Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly and cannot be turned off. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. This helps us understand which content is most valuable to our users and how we can improve our services.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences and settings. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and limit the number of times you see an advertisement.

Detailed Cookie Information

Below is a detailed list of the cookies we use on our website, organised by category. This table provides specific information about each cookie's purpose and duration.

Third-Party Cookies

Our website uses services from trusted third-party providers, which may set their own cookies on your device. We carefully select our third-party partners to ensure they meet our standards for privacy and security.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics sets cookies to collect anonymous information about page views, user interactions, and traffic sources. This data helps us improve our website and services.

Google Ads: We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google Ads cookies help us deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness. These cookies may track your visits to our website and other sites to provide personalised advertising.

Google Fonts: Our website uses Google Fonts to display text in attractive and readable fonts. Google Fonts may set cookies to optimise font loading and performance, though these are primarily functional rather than tracking cookies.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have complete control over your cookie preferences on our website. We provide several ways for you to manage which cookies are set and how your data is used.

Cookie consent banner: When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can access these options again at any time through the consent banner.

Browser settings: You can control cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, though this may affect your experience on our website and others. Each browser has different methods for managing cookies, so please consult your browser's help documentation for specific instructions.

Opt-out tools: For Google Analytics, you can use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being collected. For Google Ads, you can visit Google's Ad Settings to control personalised advertising.

Google Consent Mode v2

Our website implements Google Consent Mode v2, which ensures that Google services respect your cookie preferences and consent choices. When you reject marketing cookies, Google Consent Mode prevents Google Analytics and Google Ads from setting advertising and personalisation cookies while still allowing basic functionality and anonymous analytics where permitted by your preferences.

This technology ensures compliance with privacy regulations while still providing valuable insights about website performance. Your consent choices are automatically communicated to Google services, ensuring your privacy preferences are respected across all integrated tools.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, new technologies, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice on our website.

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us using the information below. We're happy to help you understand our cookie practices and assist with any privacy concerns.