Cookie Policy

1. IP ADDRESSES AND COOKIES

1.1 Like many other websites, we use “cookies” to help us gather and store information about visitors to our Site.

1.2 We may collect information about your computer, including your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers. This is statistical data about our Site users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify you as an individual.

1.3 A “cookie” is a small text file which is downloaded on to your computer’s hard disk when you access certain websites. Cookies allow the website to recognise your computer. A cookie can identify the pages that are being viewed and this can assist us to select the pages that the visitor sees.

1.4 “Session” cookies only exist whilst visitors are online on a particular occasion. These are temporary cookies that aid your journey around the site and remember the preferences you have selected during your “session”.

1.5 "Persistent" cookies, which are not session-based, remain on a visitor’s computer, so that you can be recognised as a previous visitor when you next visit our Site. This allows us to collect information about your browsing habits whilst on our site, and this can be useful in assisting us to monitor and improve our services.

1.6 We do not store sensitive information such as account numbers or passwords in "persistent" cookies, and cookies in themselves, do not contain enough information to identify you. You will only become personally identifiable in relation to your browsing habits after you have formally provided us with your personal data for the purposes outlined in Section 1.2 above.

1.7 In addition to using cookies, we might also use GIFs and other web tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about your browsing activities whilst on our site. In this respect the information that is provided is similar to the information supplied by cookies, and we use it for the same purposes.

1.8 Any information that we acquire about you using cookies, GIFs, or other web tools is subject to the same restrictions and conditions as any other information we collect about you, as outlined in this Policy.

1.9 Some of our advertisers may also use cookies, GIFs, or other web tools that are set by other people such as advertising agencies, or the businesses to which the advertisements relate. We do not have access to any information that might be collected in this way, and, if you are concerned, you should contact the advertiser for more information.

2. THE COOKIES USED ON OUR SITE

2.1 Cookies set by our Site include:

Cookie Name Purpose Further Information
ASP.NET_SessionId When you connect to our Site, a unique session ID will be associated with you. This cookie will contain your session ID and the cookie will expire at the end of the session (when you close your browser). These are functionality cookies which remember the choices you make to improve your experience. They allow the Site to remember choices you make such as your username, language, or the region you are in, and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. These cookies cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
SitesumaCookieConsent This cookie is used to remember that you have dismissed the cookie notification, it expires after 1 year.
Sitesuma This cookie is only created if you log into our Site. This cookie stores your authentication data and will expire at end of the session.
SitesumaSettings This cookie is only created if you log into our Site. It will expire after 1 year.
__atuvc This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. Expires after 1 year.
__atuvs This cookie is associated with the AddThis social sharing widget which is commonly embedded in websites to enable visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms. Expires after 30 minutes.


2.2 Cookies set by Google Analytics include:

Cookie Name Purpose Further Information
Google Analytics sets the following cookies: _utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz, or others within the range _utma to _utmz. _ga, _gid, _gat. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. By default, Google Analytics sets four cookies in order to evaluate your use of the Site, including number of visits, duration of browsing and referring sites, and compile reports for us on activity on the Site.

Google stores the information collected by the cookies on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google state that they will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

For more information about the way in which Google Analytics uses these cookies please visit the following link – http://code. Google/com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html.
These cookies collect information about how you use a website, for instance which pages you go to the most often and if you get error messages from web pages. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve how a website works, by managing the performance and design of the Site.


2.3 If you wish to know all the cookies we have set and how to delete or manage them, please refer to www.allaboutcookies.org.

3. HOW TO DISABLE/ ENABLE COOKIES

3.1 You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser or by not clicking the “accept” button on the box that appears on the first page you see on our Site. For example, in Internet Explorer, you can go to Tools and Internet Options, where there is the option to change your settings to disable cookies. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if the cookies are disabled.

3.2 You also have the ability to delete cookies that have been installed in the cookie folder of your browser. To do this you should search for “cookies” in your “Help” function for information on where to find your cookie folder.

3.3 To delete only the cookies set by our Site, for example in Internet Explorer, you must do the following:-

1. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
2. On the General tab, under Browsing history, click Settings.
3. Click the View files button.
4. Click the Name column heading to sort all the files alphabetically, and then scroll down until you see files that begin with the prefix Cookie:. All cookies will have that prefix, and they usually contain the name of the website that created the cookie.
5. Right-click the cookie you want to delete, click Delete, and then click Yes.
6. Close the window that contains the list of files, and then click OK twice to return to Internet Explorer.
You should note that some websites store your member name, password, or other information about you in a cookie. If you delete that cookie, you might need to re-enter your personal information again the next time you visit the Site.

3.4 To delete only the cookies set by our Site, for example in Firefox, you must do the following:-

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then click Options
2. Select the Privacy panel.
3. Set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history.
4. Click Show Cookies.... The Cookies window will appear.
5. In the Search: field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to remove. The cookies that match your search will be displayed.
6. Select the cookie(s) in the list to remove and click Remove Cookie
7. Select the first cookie and press Shift + End to select all the cookies in the list.
8. Click Close to close the Cookies window.

3.5 Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse cookies, or by not clicking the “accept” button on the box that appears on the first page you see on our Site our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.

3.6 To prevent Google Analytics cookies being set, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On by clicking on this link - http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout and following the instructions.
This website utilises 'cookies' and by using this site you agree to our use of cookies as outlined in our Privacy and Cookies Policy below. You will only see this notice the first time you enter the site from any particular computer. x Understood