What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are very widely used and serve a variety of purposes. Some are required for technical reasons and cannot be turned off. Others are used for tracking, or to improve the visitor experience, or to show adverts - these are not necessary and can be turned off.

Some cookies are temporary and will disappear when you close your browser, others are persistent and will stay on your computer for some time.

You can find out more about cookies and how to manage them on the ICO website or click on the “Help” option in your web browser.

Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies to make sure that our website works safely and properly, and to understand how visitors are using it through tracking.

What cookies do we use?

Below you will find details of the specific cookies we use on our website:

Name: Crumb

Duration: Session (i.e. it will disappear when you close your web browser)

Purpose: This cookie ensures our website works safely and properly by preventing cross-site request forgery (CSRF), which is a type of cyber attack.

It is strictly necessary and cannot be deactivated.

Name: ss_cvr

Duration: Two years

Purpose: This cookie helps us to understand how our website is being used by tracking what pages people visit, how long they are on the site, how they got here and what they click on. The information is collected in aggregate form and we do not use it to identify individuals.

It can be deactivated if you prefer.

Name: ss_cvt

Duration: 30 minutes

Purpose: This cookie identifies unique visitors and tracks an individual visitor’s sessions. The information is collected in aggregate form and helps us understand how our website is being used.

It can be deactivated if you prefer.