Last updated: February 2026
This cookie policy explains what cookies and similar tracking technologies are, which ones we use on this website, why we use them, and how you can control or disable them. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further detail on how we handle your personal data.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, improve performance, and provide information to site operators. Cookies are stored by your web browser and can be read by the website that created them on subsequent visits.
Similar technologies — including local storage, session storage, and pixel tags — serve comparable functions. Where this policy refers to “cookies,” it includes these related technologies unless otherwise specified.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a limited number of purposes, all of which are related to the operation, security, and improvement of this website. We do not use cookies to serve advertising, build marketing profiles, or track your activity across other websites.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the basic functionality of the website. They enable core features such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and the correct rendering of content. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under UK privacy regulations, as they are essential to providing the service you have requested.
Examples include cookies that maintain your session state as you navigate between pages and cookies that remember your cookie consent preferences.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to collect anonymised information about how visitors interact with our website. This data helps us understand which pages are most visited, how users navigate through the site, and whether users encounter any errors. All analytics data is aggregated, meaning it does not identify individual visitors.
The information collected through analytics cookies is used solely to improve the content, structure, and performance of this website. We do not share analytics data with third parties for their own purposes.
Analytics cookies are set only with your consent. If you do not consent to analytics cookies, the site will continue to function normally, but we will not be able to collect anonymised usage data to improve it.
Preference Cookies
Preference cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made, such as your preferred theme (light or dark mode) or other display settings. These cookies enhance your experience by ensuring that the site reflects your preferences on return visits.
Preference cookies are set only with your consent. Declining them will not affect the core functionality of the site, but your preferences may not be remembered between sessions.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on this site are set by third-party services that we use to operate the website. We limit third-party cookies to the minimum necessary for site functionality and analytics.
Google Fonts: This site loads typefaces from Google Fonts. When your browser requests font files, Google may set cookies or collect data in accordance with its privacy policy. For details, see policies.google.com/privacy.
We do not permit third-party advertising cookies on this site. We do not use social media tracking pixels or embedded social media widgets that set their own cookies.
Cookie Duration
Cookies can be classified by how long they persist on your device:
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They are typically used to maintain your state during a single browsing session.
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you manually delete them. They are used to remember your preferences and analytics consent between visits. The maximum lifespan of persistent cookies on this site does not exceed 12 months.
How to Manage Cookies
You have full control over the cookies stored on your device. There are several ways to manage or disable cookies:
Browser settings: All major web browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies through their settings menus. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, block only third-party cookies, or prompt you before any cookie is set. The steps vary by browser. Consult your browser’s help documentation for specific instructions.
Browser-specific guidance:
- Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
- Safari: support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge
Consent withdrawal: If you previously consented to analytics or preference cookies and wish to withdraw that consent, you can do so by clearing your cookies through your browser settings and declining cookies on your next visit. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior to withdrawal.
Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may impair the functionality of the website.
Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), you have the right to be informed about the cookies we use, to consent to or refuse non-essential cookies, and to withdraw consent at any time. For further information about your data protection rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact the Information Commissioner’s Office 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 or in applicable regulations. Any updates will be published on this page with a revised date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.