What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. They are commonly used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owner about how the website is being used.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

Cookies that we use

We use cookies to improve the website experience for visitors, to better target our marketing, advertising, and remarketing efforts, and to collect browsing analytics data. We also use cookies to personalize our website content and to enable certain features, such as social media sharing.

1. Security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;

2. Advertising – we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you;

3. Analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services; and

4. Cookie consent – we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.

Cookies used by our service providers

Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.