Introduction
This page sets out the cookie and explains how We use cookies on Our website. By using Our website you acknowledge Your acceptance of the provisions in Our cookie policy. We may amend Our cookie policy at any time and all changes will be made on this page. The changes will take effect once they have been posted on the Website. Therefore, You should review these terms on a regular basis. By continuing to use the Website after the posting of such changes, You will be deemed to have accepted those changes.
How We Use Cookies
We may collect information about Your computer, including Your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration purposes. This is statistical data about Our users’ browsing actions and patterns and does not identify You as an individual. If You agree, We may obtain information about Your general internet usage by using a cookie file. The Website uses cookies to distinguish You from other users of the Website. This helps Us to deliver a better and more personalised service to You when You browse the Website and also allows Us to improve the Website.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers, which are transferred to Your computer’s hard drive or mobile device when You visit the Website. The cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or to another website that recognises that cookie. For further information about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Types of Cookies Used on the Website
The cookies We use are analytical cookies that are split between performance cookies and functionality cookies.
Performance cookies collect information about how You use the Website.
They allow Us to recognise and count the number of visitors to the Website and allows Us to see how visitors move around the Website when they are using it. This helps Us to improve the way the Website works, for example, by ensuring that You find what You are looking for more easily. These cookies do not collect information about Your identity. The information these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve the performance of the Website. By using the Website You agree that We can place these types of cookie on Your device.
Functionality cookies allow the website to remember the choices You make (such as Your user name, language, or the region You are in) and provide enhanced features. These cookies are also used to remember changes You have made to text size, font and other parts of the web pages that You can customise. They may also be used to provide services You have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised and they do not gather information about You that could be used for advertising or remembering where You have been on the internet. By using the Website You agree that We can place these types of cookie on Your device. You can find more information about the individual cookies We use and the reasons why We use them in the table below.
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Cookie |
Description |
Purpose |
More Information |
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regionId |
Stores the region currently viewed by You |
The cookie allows Us to display the relevant regional pages based on the region You selected |
Only created if You select a different region |
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regionSelection |
Stores if the region selection |
The cookie allows You keep Your regional selection saved even after leaving the site |
Only created if You select “Remember my session” button |
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baeSessionId |
Stores the user’s session id |
The cookie allows Us to identify You as a visitor to the Website |
This cookie is destroyed when You close Your browser. |
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JSESSIONID |
Stores the user’s session id for the Content Management System |
The cookie allows Us to identify You as a visitor to the Website |
This cookie is destroyed when You close Your browser |
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__utma |
Google analytics cookie |
These cookies allow Us to record visitor trends over time. Google Analytics uses a cookie to help track which pages are accessed. The cookie contains no personally-identifiable information, but it does use Your computer’s IP address to determine from where in the world You are accessing the Website and to track Your page visits within the Website. Google stores the information collected by the cookie on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third-parties where required to do so by law, or where such third-parties process the information on Google’s behalf. |
http://www.google.com |
Brower Settings
You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on Your browser that allows You to block the setting of all or some cookies. However, if You decide to block cookies on Your browser, You may be unable to access all or parts of the Website. Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, Our system will issue cookies as soon as You visit the Website.
Most of Our cookies will expire at the end of the browser session. However, if Your browser is not closed for any reason, all Our cookies will expire after 2 years.
Pivacy Policy
What is this Privacy Policy for?
This privacy policy is for the website xxxxxxxxx and served by the xxxxxxxxx and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it.
The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy.
The Website
This website and it’s owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy.
Use of Cookies
This website uses cookies to better the users experience whilst visiting the website.
Cookies are small files saved to the user’s computer’s hard drive that track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website.
Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors.
This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics which uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computer’s hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website but will not store, save or collect personal information. You can read Google’s privacy policy here for further information http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
We also use what are described as session id cookies, and they are used to help identify you as a visitor to the xxxxxxxxxxx website, but they do not collect data on you as an individual.
Contact & Communication
Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but advise users using such forms that they do so at their own risk.
This website and its owners use any information submitted to provide you with further information about the services they offer or to assist you in answering any questions or queries you may have submitted. This includes using your details to subscribe you to any email newsletter program the website operates but only if this was made clear to you and your express permission was granted when submitting any form to email process. This is by no means an entire list of your user rights in regard to receiving email marketing material. Your details are not passed on to any third parties.
Email marketing campaigns published by this website or its owners may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include; the opening of emails, forwarding of emails, the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity.
This information is used to refine future email campaigns and supply the user with more relevant content based around their activity.
External Links
Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links users should always adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website.
The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.
Adverts and Sponsored Links
This website contains sponsored advertising banners, clicking on any such advert will send you to the advertisers website through a referral program which may use cookies and will tracks the number of referrals sent from this website. This may include the use of cookies which may in turn be saved on your computer’s hard drive. Users should therefore note they click on sponsored external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.