Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Related technologies include pixels, tags, SDKs, local storage and similar identifiers; for simplicity, we refer to all of these as cookies. Some cookies are set by us (first party) and others are set by third parties such as analytics, advertising, video or social media providers (third party). Cookies help the site function, remember your preferences, measure performance, improve content and, where enabled, support marketing. On their own, many cookies identify a device or browser. When combined with other data, certain cookies can relate to an identifiable individual and may therefore constitute personal data. Where that is the case, we treat the information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.

Our use of cookies other than those that are strictly necessary is based on your consent. When you first visit the site, and periodically thereafter, we display a consent banner or preferences centre that allows you to accept, reject or customise cookie settings. Non essential cookies will not be set unless and until you provide consent. You can change your choices at any time by selecting the “Cookie settings” link, typically found in the site footer. Your preferences are specific to each browser and device, so you may need to set them separately across the devices and browsers you use. You can also control cookies through your browser settings by blocking or deleting them; doing so may affect site functionality. Some third parties offer their own opt out mechanisms.

We work with reputable service providers to support analytics, content delivery, security, payments, video hosting and advertising where enabled. These third parties may set cookies in order to deliver their services, and may process data for their own purposes in accordance with their privacy notices. Details about the cookies used on our site, including their names, providers, purposes and durations, are presented in our on site cookie preferences centre. There you will also find the current configuration of categories and the date of last review.

Cookies have different lifespans. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain for a defined period or until you delete them. We set retention periods that are appropriate to the purpose of the cookie and review them periodically. Information derived from cookies is retained only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy and in line with our broader data retention practices.

We take security seriously. Data collected through cookies is transmitted over secure connections using modern protocols such as SSL/TLS, and is stored and accessed in accordance with our security policies. We implement access controls, authentication, logging and vendor due diligence to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, disclosure or misuse. While no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, we review and enhance our controls regularly.

You have rights over your personal data, which may include the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to processing, and to withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis. For more information on your rights and how to exercise them, please see our Privacy Policy or contact us using the details below. You can withdraw consent for non essential cookies at any time via the preferences centre without affecting the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use, to our providers or to legal requirements. Material changes will be communicated through the site, for example by updating the consent banner or preferences centre.