Cookie Policy

This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how this website uses them, and how you can control your cookie preferences. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further detail on how we handle personal data.

This policy was last updated in February 2026.

What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, to improve user experience, and to provide information to site operators. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services that the website uses (third-party cookies).

Cookies can be classified by their duration. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually.

How We Use Cookies

This website uses a limited number of cookies, grouped into the following categories.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the basic operation of the website. They enable core functions such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and ensuring the site loads correctly. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) because the site cannot function properly without them.

Examples include cookies that remember your cookie consent preferences and cookies used for security purposes such as preventing cross-site request forgery.

Analytics Cookies

If analytics tools are active on this site, they may set cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with our content. This includes information such as which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend on each page, and which external sites referred visitors to us.

Analytics data is collected in anonymised or aggregated form and is used solely to improve the site. It is not used to identify individual visitors. If we use a third-party analytics service such as Google Analytics, cookies set by that service are governed by its own cookie and privacy policies. You can learn more about Google Analytics cookies at policies.google.com/technologies/cookies and opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Analytics cookies are only placed with your consent.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made, such as your preferred language or region, or whether you have dismissed a particular notice. These cookies improve your experience but are not essential for the site to operate.

Functional cookies are only placed with your consent.

Third-Party Cookies

Some pages on this site may embed content from or link to third-party services. These services may set their own cookies when you interact with their content. We do not control third-party cookies and are not responsible for the information they collect.

Third-party services that may set cookies through this site include Google Fonts, which may collect limited usage data when fonts are loaded. For details, see Google’s privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.

This website does not use advertising cookies and does not participate in advertising networks or retargeting programmes.

You have several options for controlling cookies.

Browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, to block only third-party cookies, or to notify you when a cookie is being set. The process varies by browser. Instructions are available at the following links:

Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647

Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer

Apple Safari: support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471

Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge

Opt-out tools. For analytics cookies specifically, you may use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or similar tools provided by other analytics services.

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of this website. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled without impairing core site functions.

Your Rights

Under UK GDPR and PECR, you have the right to choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Where cookies collect personal data, you have the same rights as described in our Privacy Policy, including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your data.

If you have concerns about how cookies are used on this site, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or improvements to our practices. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.