Cookies policy
1. Introduction
1.1 Our
website uses cookies.
1.2 We
will ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of
this policy when you first visit our website. / By using our website and
agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with
the terms of this policy.
2. About cookies
2.1 A
cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers)
that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The
identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a
page from the server.
2.2 Cookies
may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a
persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until
its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a
session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session,
when the web browser is closed.
2.3 Cookies
do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but
personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information
stored in and obtained from cookies.
2.4 Cookies
can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate
different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.
3. Our cookies
3.1 We
use [only session cookies / only persistent cookies / both session and
persistent cookies] on our website.
3.2 The
names of the cookies that we use on our website, and the purposes for which
they are used, are set out below:
(a) we
use cookies on our website to recognise
a computer when a user visits the website / track users as they navigate the
website / enable the use of a shopping cart on the website / improve the
website's usability / analyse the use of the website / administer the website /
prevent fraud and improve the security of the website / personalise the website
for each user / target advertisements
4. Analytics cookies
4.1 We
use [Google Analytics] to analyse the use of our website.
4.2 Our
analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about
website use by means of cookies.
4.3 The information generated relating to our
website is used to create reports about the use of our website.
5. Third party cookies
5.1 Our
website also uses third party cookies.
5.2 We
publish Google AdSense interest-based advertisements on our website. These are
tailored by Google to reflect your interests. To determine your interests,
Google will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across
the web using the DoubleClick cookie. / We publish Google AdSense
advertisements on our website. To determine your interests, Google will track
your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the web using the
DoubleClick cookie. This behaviour tracking allows Google to tailor the
advertisements you see on other websites to reflect your interests (we do not
publish interest-based advertisements on this website). You can view, delete
or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting:
http://www.google.com/settings/ads/. You can also opt out of the AdSense
partner network cookie using those settings or using the NAI's (Network
Advertising Initiative's) multi-cookie opt-out mechanism at:
http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. However, these opt-out mechanisms
themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your
opt-out will not be maintained. To ensure that an opt-out is maintained in
respect of a particular browser, you may wish to consider using the Google
browser plug-in available at: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.
5.3 Details
of other third party cookies used by our website are set out below:
(a) Appnext
(b) Others
6. Blocking cookies
6.1 Most
browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:
(a) in
Internet Explorer (version 11) you can block cookies using the cookie handling
override settings available by clicking "Tools", "Internet
Options", "Privacy" and then "Advanced";
(b) in
Firefox (version 36) you can block all cookies by clicking "Tools",
"Options", "Privacy", selecting "Use custom settings
for history" from the drop-down menu, and unticking "Accept cookies
from sites"; and
(c) in
Chrome (version 41), you can block all cookies by accessing the "Customise
and control" menu, and clicking "Settings", "Show advanced
settings" and "Content settings", and then selecting "Block
sites from setting any data" under the "Cookies" heading.
6.2 Blocking
all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
6.3 If
you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
7. Deleting cookies
7.1 You
can delete cookies already stored on your computer; for example:
(a) in
Internet Explorer (version 11), you must manually delete cookie files (you can
find instructions for doing so at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11);
(b) in
Firefox (version 36), you can delete cookies by clicking "Tools",
"Options" and "Privacy", then selecting "Use custom
settings for history" from the drop-down menu, clicking "Show
Cookies", and then clicking "Remove All Cookies"; and
(c) in
Chrome (version 41), you can delete all cookies by accessing the
"Customise and control" menu, and clicking "Settings",
"Show advanced settings" and "Clear browsing data", and
then selecting "Cookies and other site and plug-in data" before
clicking "Clear browsing data".
7.2 Deleting
cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.