Cookies explained
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored on your computer by a website you visit in order to enable you to perform certain functions on the website and regulate its content to your preference. They can store data on pages which you have provided key information for (e.g. when you provide a password) but only once you are asked and you accept to the storage of this information. Cookies may be used on some pages of the site for us to provide website users with a more customized web browsing experience; they are not used to determine the personal identity of anyone merely visiting the site.
Session cookies
These cookies are temporary cookies as they are deleted as soon as you close your browser. Session cookies are used to retain the information you provide us with as you navigate through each section of our website.
You can choose to decline session cookies via your browser’s privacy settings but please note that this may have a negative impact on your browsing experience and particularly if these are declined across all websites.
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies may include both temporary and more persistent cookies that we use to track how you use our website and for how long. Analytical cookies do not divulge any identifying information specific to your person but they do help us improve how we provide you with our content.
Refer to your browser’s privacy settings on how you can opt-out of analytical cookies.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies record and save your choices in order to provide for a more seamless experience across our website. One-way functional cookies do this is by remembering your language selection each time you visit us.
Refer to your browser’s urgent privacy settings on how you can opt-out of functional cookies.
Third Party cookies
These cookies are used by third parties and mostly by social media websites like Google+, Facebook or YouTube. Third Party cookies allow us to ofer you easy ways to share our content throughout your social media and also present you with the videos we post on YouTube.
You can disable the use of these cookies through your browser’s privacy settings but please do note that this will also disable all the functions described above.
Targeting Cookies or advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements tailored to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the efectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite ofen targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
You can disable the use of these cookies through your browser’s privacy settings.
Cookie disclosure table:
| Cookie Name | Example Value | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| local | En | User defined locale for browsing site | s |
| io | OYRHL8anfdTL9RYRAAAD | This cookie contains the client session id as part of the handshake response headers |
s |
| islogin | 1 | This cookie defines whether or not the user is currently logged in to the system |
30m |
| need_passphrase | 1 | This cookie defines whether or not the user requires their passphrase to set on the site |
30m |
| connect_sid | c010c6ab078e.Y0L9NBKYy Lh7vxY8XawYowFpCuBYo %2BaKFygQaypp0gM |
This cookie is used to define the user session id to interact with site |
s |
Why we use cookies
As already mentioned, we use cookies to ensure the optimal functionality of our website and cater our content to your personal preferences.
Please read our privacy policy for more detailed information on how we use your data. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact us through site.
Further information
For more information on cookies and their use, please visit the Information Commissioners Ofice in the UK at: https://ico.org.uk/global/cookies/.