Information About our use of Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies (SNc). These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They may include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.

Analytical/performance cookies (APc). These are cookies that 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 (Fc). These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you and remember your preferences.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

Service Purpose Cookie Name Expires On
Ascensor (SNc) These cookies store temporary information to enable site functionality. They are automatically deleted when you close your browser. PHPSESSIONID When browser is closed
Statcounter (APc) We anonymously measure your use of this website to improve your experience. is_unique landing When browser is closed When browser is closed
Google Analytics (APc) We anonymously measure your use of this website to improve your experience. _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz When browser is closed When browser is closed When browser is closed When browser is closed
Twitter (Fc) Social media sharing tool to transfer data between this site and Twitter.com k guest_id _twitter_session original_referer When browser is closed When browser is closed When browser is closed When browser is closed

[Please note that our advertisers may also use cookies, over which we have no control.]

If any of the cookies above that are provided by third parties changes, we will use reasonable endeavours to amend this policy as soon as reasonably possible after we become aware of the change. You should check this policy on a regular basis.

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