Cookie Policy
Cookies Policy
What Are Cookies?
As is common practice with most professional websites, this site uses cookies, which are small files that are downloaded to your computer to improve your experience. This page describes why we sometimes need to store these cookies, what information is gathered and how we use it. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored if you wish.
Disabling Cookies
There are several methods for disabling cookies. However, this may downgrade or disable certain elements of the site’s functionality and features. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not, in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Methods for disabling cookies include adjusting the settings on your browser, setting opt-out cookies, and installing browser plugins. You can view a more detailed guide on disabling cookies at the All About Cookies website.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons as detailed below.
- Account related cookies: If you create an account with us, then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out. However, in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.
- Login related cookies: We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
- Email newsletter related cookies: This site offers newsletter or email subscription services. Cookies may be used to enable you to subscribe to our mailing list, remember if you are already subscribed, and determine whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid for subscribed or unsubscribed users.
- Order-related cookies: This site offers e-commerce and payment facilities. Some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process your order properly.
- Site preferences cookies: In order to provide you with a good experience on this site, we may provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be recalled whenever you interact with a page that is affected by your preferences.
Third Party Cookies
In some cases we may also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
- Third party analytics may be used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
- From time to time we may test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. While we are still testing new features, cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst the site is undergoing optimisations.
- We may also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways such as sharing, ‘liking’ or commenting on our content. For these to work, social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter may set cookies through our site. These may be used to enhance your profile on their site, or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes as outlined in their respective privacy policies.
More Information
If you would like any further information on our use of cookies, you can contact us at our contact page. You can also learn more about cookies in general at the About Cookies website.