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If at anytime you wish to change your preferences on the cookies we use, you can do so by clicking the privacy icon in the bottom left hand corner of our website.

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
  • Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Please find below the cookies we use and the reasons why:

CookieTypeDurationDescription
__cf_bmNecessary30 minutesThis cookie is set by Cloudflare to support Cloudflare Bot Management.
__utmaNon-Necessary2 yearsThis cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmbNon-Necessary30 minutesGoogle Analytics sets this cookie, to determine new sessions/visits. The __utmb cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. It is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.
__utmcNon-NecessarysessionThe cookie is set by Google Analytics and is deleted when the user closes the browser. It is used to enable interoperability with urchin.js, which is an older version of Google Analytics and is used in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine new sessions/visits.
__utmtNon-Necessary10 minutesGoogle Analytics sets this cookie to inhibit request rates.
__utmzNon-Necessary6 monthsGoogle Analytics sets this cookie to store the traffic source or campaign by which the visitor reached the site.
consentNon-Necessary2 yearsYouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisementsNecessary1 yearSet by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to store the user consent for cookies in the category "Advertisements".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analyticsNecessary1 yearThis cookie is set by the cookie consent popup to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functionalNecessary1 yearThis cookie is set by the cookie consent popup to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessaryNecessary1 yearThis cookie is set by the cookie consent popup to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-othersNecessary1 yearThis cookie is set by the cookie consent popup to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other".
viewed_cookie_policyNecessary1 yearThe cookie is set by the cookie consent popup and is used to store whether or not the user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
visitor_info1_liveNecessary5 months 27 daysA cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
yscNon-NecessarysessionThe ysc cookie is set by YouTube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages.
yt-remote-connected-devicesNon-NecessaryneverYouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-device-idNon-NecessaryneverYouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.

Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control and we cannot accept any liability for the third party’s compliance with its legal obligations. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser, this allows you to refuse the use of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.