Last Updated: 7th March 2025
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (such as your computer or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners. Cookies help us enhance your browsing experience, track site usage, and deliver targeted advertisements.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Improve functionality: Cookies help us remember your preferences and ensure a smoother experience.
- Analyse website traffic: Cookies provide us with insights on how visitors interact with our site, which helps us improve its performance and content.
- Personalise content: Cookies allow us to tailor content and ads based on your browsing activity.
- Social media sharing: We may use cookies that allow you to share content via social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter).
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies:
- Necessary Cookies:
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website, enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the site. These cookies do not collect any personal data.
For example: Session cookies that remember your session while navigating the website.
- Performance Cookies:
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for example, which pages are visited most often, and if they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies help us improve the performance of our website. For example: Google Analytics cookies (e.g., ga, gid).
- Functionality Cookies:
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as language preferences or region) and provide enhanced features. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog post. For example: Preference cookies.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies:
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. For example: Facebook Pixel cookies.
Cookies are retained for varying periods depending on the type. Session cookies are deleted once the session ends, while persistent cookies may remain on your device for up to 3 years. Third-party cookies, such as those used for analytics or advertising, may have longer retention periods, as determined by the third-party providers.
Third-Party Cookies
We may also use third-party cookies to help us improve your user experience and deliver relevant advertising. These cookies are set by other companies, such as Google, Facebook, and other advertising networks, and they track your usage across different websites.
- For example, Google Analytics helps us analyse how users interact with our site and improve functionality.
- Social media cookies allow you to share content across platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Cookie Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookie settings through their options menu. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. However, please note that some features of our website may not function properly if you disable cookies.
- Cookie Consent Banner: We provide a cookie consent banner when you first visit our website, where you can accept or reject cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by adjusting the settings in your browser. Please refer to your browser’s help section for instructions on how to manage or delete cookies.
- Opt-Out of Google Analytics: If you want to opt out of Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.
- Third-Party Cookie Management: You can manage third-party advertising cookies through your AdChoices settings or other third-party opt-out programs.
- Consent Withdrawal: You have the right to withdraw your consent for cookies at any time. To do so, you can clear cookies from your browser settings. Please refer to your browser’s help section for instructions on how to manage or delete cookies. Alternatively, you can also adjust your preferences via third-party platforms like AdChoices for advertising cookies.
Personal Data and Cookies
Some of the cookies we use on our website may process personal data, such as IP addresses, browsing behaviour, and interaction with ads. This data is collected and used for various purposes, such as improving website performance, providing a personalised user experience, and delivering targeted advertisements.
Types of Cookies That Process Personal Data:
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Performance Cookies: These cookies are used to analyse how visitors use our website, such as which pages are most visited or whether users encounter any errors. These cookies may process personal data, including IP addresses. The legal basis for processing this data is legitimate interest in improving the performance and functionality of our website.
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Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver ads that are relevant to you based on your interests and online activity. They may collect personal data, such as browsing behaviour or interaction with advertisements, across various websites. The legal basis for processing this data is consent, which is obtained when you accept cookies for marketing purposes through our cookie consent banner.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data:
For cookies that process personal data, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Legitimate interest: For cookies used to analyse website performance and improve user experience (e.g., performance cookies).
- Consent: For cookies that track personal data for advertising and targeting purposes (e.g., advertising cookies). We obtain your explicit consent when you accept cookies via our cookie consent banner.
If you do not wish to have your personal data processed by these cookies, you can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences through the cookie banner or by managing cookies in your browser settings.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our website and updating the “Last Updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or need further clarification, please feel free to contact us:
