WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are very small text files stored on your hard drive. They uniquely identify your computer and allow us to store information about your session on our website, improve website security and help us to customise your website experience. A unique user identity is created which ensures that you are not required to re-enter login details as you move throughout the website if logged in as a customer.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
Cookies are used to assist us in making our website work more efficiently. We use them to remember your preferences, for example; your cookie preferences the time you first visited our website. When you leave the site and come back to us this information can be reloaded from your computer thereby generally improving your user experience.
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE USED ON OUR WEBSITE?
(I) STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
(II) ANALYTICS COOKIES
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.
(III) TARGETING COOKIES
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. These cookies are only present due to the use of Google Maps on our website.
All Google Analytics information is recorded anonymously and does not provide or share any user-identifiable information, for more information, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.
For more detailed information on cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Cookies are very small text files stored on your hard drive. They uniquely identify your computer and allow us to store information about your session on our website, improve website security and help us to customise your website experience. A unique user identity is created which ensures that you are not required to re-enter login details as you move throughout the website if logged in as a customer.
| Cookie Title/Name | Purpose | More information |
| PHPSESSID | Necessary | The primary website session cookie used to store non identifiable information for your specific session. |
| _ga | Analytics | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics – which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
| _gat | Analytics | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate – limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes. |
| gtag_gtag_UA-23142544-1 | Analytics | Used to limit the percentage of requests. It compiles information about how visitors use the site. |
| 1P_JAR | Analytics | A Google Maps Analytics cookie used to save preferences, track conversion rates and gather website statistics. |
| DV | Targeting | A Google Maps Targeting session cookie. |
| li_sugr | Tracking | A LinkedIn Tracking Cookie |
| WP_settings | Tracking | A Settings tracking cookie to save user interactions |
