Cookies Policy

1. What are cookies

Cookies are small text files or similar browser-storage technologies that may be placed on your device when you visit a website. They may help a website remember information about your visit, recognise preferences, maintain session behaviour, improve performance, and understand how users interact with content.

2. Why cookies may be used on this website

Cookies and similar technologies may be used for one or more of the following purposes:

• to support essential website functionality and session behaviour;
• to remember user interface preferences or consent choices;
• to help measure traffic, page interactions, or general website performance;
• to support security, abuse prevention, troubleshooting, and technical diagnostics;
• to improve user experience, navigation clarity, and content performance over time.

3. Types of cookies that may be used

Depending on how the website is configured, cookies may include:

• Essential cookies — necessary for core site functions, interface stability, or session integrity;
• Preference cookies — used to remember choices such as interface settings or consent preferences;
• Analytics cookies — used to understand how visitors use the site, which pages are visited, and where usability improvements may be needed;
• Security-related storage — used to help protect the site from misuse, spam, abuse, or technical interference.

4. Third-party cookies and similar technologies

In some cases, website tools, analytics providers, embedded content providers, or technical service providers may use their own cookies or similar technologies in connection with services made available through the website. Where that occurs, their own privacy and cookies practices may also apply.

Third-party behaviour is not magically controlled just because it appears through a page. Users should review relevant third-party privacy notices where appropriate.

5. Consent and cookie choices

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies may be used only after an appropriate consent choice has been made. Users may also be able to manage cookie preferences through site-level consent tools where such tools are implemented.

Essential cookies may still operate where necessary for core functionality, security, or technical integrity.

6. Browser controls

Most browsers allow users to manage, block, delete, or restrict cookies through browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website function, including saved preferences, forms, session behaviour, or interface continuity.

7. How long cookies may remain

Some cookies may remain only for the duration of a browser session, while others may persist for a longer period depending on their function, the technology used, user choices, and browser settings. Retention periods may vary by cookie category and implementation purpose.

8. Changes to this policy

This Cookies Policy may be updated, revised, or replaced from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or website configuration. Continued use of the website after publication of an updated version constitutes acceptance of the then-current policy.

9. Contact

If you have a question about the use of cookies or similar technologies on this website, please use the contact page and identify the message as a cookies-related enquiry.