About Cookies

Cookies are small data files generated by web servers and are stored on your computer. These are used to make the site simpler and most big websites do this too.

They help to improve your experience on the site by remembering settings such as login information, allowing information to be passed between the site and our online payment gateways for new sign-ups and to measure how people use the site so that it can be improved and kept running smoothly.

Cookies Used by this Site

Google Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information on people who visit and use the site. This information is used to make sure the site is working correctly and to improve the experience for all users.

The type of information that Google Analytics stores includes the number of pages the user looked at, how long the user spent on the site, the users location and information about the device used to access the site.

We do not allow Google to share the information collected with anyone else and at no point is any personal information collected such as name or address.

The site uses the following Google Analytics cookies.

If you'd rather your information wasn't used in this way you can install the official Google Analytics browser plugin to block these cookies.

Cookie Acceptance

The bar that appears at the top of the screen will, when closed set a cookie on the user's machine confirming that the user accepts the use of cookies on the site.

How to turn off Cookies

There are a variety of ways to turn off cookies in your browser and the following links will help you learn how to do this:

• Settings for Internet Explorer
• Settings for Firefox
• Settings in Chrome
• Settings in Safari web and iOS

If you'd like to learn more about how to stop advertising Cookies being placed on your computer or device Your Online Choices provides useful information on how to manage these.

Parts of wording are taken from the gov.uk cookies page under the Open Government Licence.