Cookies

Last updated: October 08, 2023

We want to make our website as useful and reliable as possible. In order to make our website a better experience and to provide some of the services we provide we use small files, called cookies, to store small amounts of information on your device (e.g. PC, tablet or smart phone). They cannot be used to identify you personally.

This information is used to improve services for you through, for example:

  • Recognising that you may have set preferences on a previous visit so we can display content appropriate to you
  • Measuring how people are using the website so we can improve how we present our content to you If you do not wish these cookies to be tracked you can disable them in your browser, but this may negatively affect your experience on the site.

There are two types of cookie you may encounter when using our website:

First party cookies: these are our own cookies, controlled by us and used to provide information about usage of our site.

Third party cookies: these are cookies found in other companies’ internet tools which we are using to enhance our site, for example LinkedIn, Twitter or Google have their own cookies, which are controlled by them.

How to manage cookies in your browser settings

If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or mobile device, you can change your browser settings. You can adjust your settings so that you receive a warning before certain cookies are stored. Another option is to adjust your settings so that your browser refuses most of our cookies or only certain cookies.

Please be aware that if you do not want to accept any cookies, our website might not function properly. It may be that several functions will be unavailable to you or that you will even be unable to view certain parts of our website.

Please note that you will have to change your settings for each browser and device you use. The procedures for changing your settings and cookies differ from browser to browser. If necessary, use the help function on your browser or click on one of the links below to go directly to the user manual for your browser: