Cookies are small files stored on a user’s computer or device. These files are used to track how you use the website, to record or log whether you have seen messages that we display, to keep you logged into the website where applicable, to display relevant adverts or content, referred to you by a third-party website. They are used on our website to provide you with an improved overall user experience. We may use the following three types of cookies, as defined below:

  • Required Cookies – These cookies are necessary to enable the basic features of this site to function, such as providing secure log-in. They allow you to enjoy and use the full functionality of this website.
  • Functional Cookies – These cookies allow us to analyse your use of the site to evaluate and improve our performance. They may also be used to provide a better customer experience on this site. For example, by providing us information about how our site is used to make improvements for our customers.
  • Advertising Cookies – These cookies are used to show you ads that are more relevant to you. We may share this information with advertisers or use it to better understand your interests. For example, Advertising Cookies may be used to share data with advertisers so that the ads you see are more relevant to you, allow you to share certain pages with social networks, or allow you to post comments on our site.

Cookie

Purpose

Cookie type

Expiration period

cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary

This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The purpose of this cookie is to check whether the user has given the consent to the usage of cookies under the category ‘Necessary’.

Necessary

1 year

cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary

This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The purpose of this cookie is to store the user consent for the cookies in the category “Non Necessary”.

Necessary

1 year

cookietest

This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has accepted the cookie consent box.

Necessary

End of session

_GRECAPTCHA

This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service which identifies bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.

Necessary

179 days

rc::a

This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service. The cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, to make valid reports on the use of their website.

Necessary

Persistent

rc::b

This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service. The cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Necessary

End of session

rc::c

This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service. The cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Necessary

End of session

rc::d-#

This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service. The cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Necessary

Persistent

_ga

This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.

Statistical

2 years

_gat

This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to throttle request rate, which means that it limits the collection of data on high traffic sites.

Statistical

2 years

_gid

This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information on how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected includes the number visitors, the source they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form.

Statistical

1 day

  • Your IP Address, which contains information about the location of your computer on the internet (your country of origin) and the name of your internet service provider (ISP) is automatically logged when accessing the website. This expires after 26 months.
  • Your web browser should provide you with the controls to manage and delete cookies from your device. Please see your web browser options for further information.
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