Use of cookies

A cookie is a small piece of code, sent from a website sends to a user’s internet browser, which allows that website to track the user’s previous activity when they return to that website. This allows us to provide you with the experience that you expect from us and lets us continually improve our service.

You can block cookies by changing the settings on your browser, but if you do you will not be able to access all or parts of our website.

The types of cookies we use are:

  • 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.

We do not have any control over the use of cookies by third parties, including our partners and affiliates. To manage cookies from third party websites you will need to visit their site to adjust your settings.

If you want more information about how cookies operate, or how to manage them, please visit About Cookies.

Changes to this Notice

We may change this Notice from time to time. You should check this Notice occasionally to ensure you are aware of the most recent version.

Updated 22 May 2018