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Cookies

This page explains what cookies are, how we use them on this website, and how you can accept, decline cookies.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

How we use cookies?

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than any data you choose to share with us, for example via our enquiry form.

We use the following cookies on this website:

Cloudflare

·      cfz_adobe

·      cfz_facebook-pixel

·      cfzs_google-analytics_v4

·      cfz_google-analytics_v4

These are consent-managed tracking cookies set via Cloudflare Zaraz to manage Adobe Experience Cloud, Meta/Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics data. They typically store visitor consent states, encrypted Experience Cloud IDs (ECID), or session metrics for statistical purposes. They typically expire after 1 year.

·      sparrow_id

This cookie is set by Cloudflare and optimizes network resources, manages traffic, identifies trusted web traffic, and protects sites from malicious behaviour. It typically expires after 6-12 months.

Google Analytics

·      _ga

This cookie helps us analyse website traffic so that we can improve your browsing experience. It uses a rolling 2-year expiry, reset each time you visit our website.

More about cookies

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Find out more about cookies on the allaboutcookies.org website (link opens in new tab/window).