Cookies Policy

Last updated: 19 August 2025

Summary

• We use cookies and similar technologies to make our site work, measure performance, remember preferences, and, with your consent, tailor content and advertising.
• Strictly necessary cookies operate on the basis of legitimate interests; all other non-essential cookies operate on the basis of your consent under UK law.
• You can accept, reject, or adjust non-essential cookies at any time via your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect site functionality.
• Cookies can be session (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent (kept for a defined period).

What are cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. Related technologies include local storage, pixels, and tags. Together, these help us operate core features, improve our services, and understand how our site is used by UK visitors.

Legal basis in the UK

Under UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we use:

• Legitimate interests for strictly necessary cookies that enable the site to function.
• Consent for non-essential cookies (for example, performance, functionality, and advertising/measurement cookies).

Categories of cookies we use

1) Strictly necessary (first-party)

These are essential for the site to function and cannot be switched off. They include features like page navigation, security, load balancing, and remembering your privacy preferences for this site.

2) Performance and analytics

These help us understand how our site is used so we can improve content, accessibility, and user experience. We use aggregated and pseudonymised measures where possible.

3) Functionality

These remember choices you make (such as language, region, and layout preferences) to provide enhanced, more personalised features.

4) Advertising and measurement

These may be used to deliver content and measure its effectiveness so it’s more relevant to you. They are only used with your consent.

Duration and retention

• Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: retained for a defined period that typically ranges from 1 month to 24 months, unless you clear them sooner.

Managing your choices

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Options generally include blocking all cookies, blocking third-party cookies, clearing cookies, and setting site-specific permissions. If you block or delete cookies, some site features may not work as intended.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Where reasonably detectable, we interpret recognised browser signals, such as a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal, as a preference to opt out of non-essential cookies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in technology, law, or our services. When we post changes, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Please review this page periodically for the latest information.

Glossary

• First-party cookie: set by the website you visit.
• Third-party cookie: set by a domain other than the one you visit.
• Session cookie: stored temporarily and deleted when the browser closes.
• Persistent cookie: remains until its scheduled expiry or you delete it.
• Similar technologies: local storage, tags, and pixels that support the same purposes as cookies.