This website uses cookies to improve performance and enhance the user experience. This policy clarifies how we do this and how cookies are managed.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a piece of information in the form of a very small text file that is placed on an internet user's hard drive. It is generated by a web page server, which is basically the computer that operates a web site. The information the cookie contains is set by the server and it can be used by that server whenever the user visits the site. A cookie can be thought of as an internet user's identification card, which tell a web site when the user has returned.
This website may use the following two types of cookies:
– Session, or transient cookies: Cookies that are stored in the computer's memory only during a user's browsing session and are automatically deleted from the user's computer when the browser is closed.
– Permanent, persistent, or stored cookies: Cookies that are stored on the user's computer and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies can retain user preferences for a particular web site, allowing those preferences to be used in future browsing sessions.
How to delete cookies?
Disabling cookies is a function of the browser you are using to view our site. The help feature in most browsers provides the method for disabling cookies but About Cookies.Org provides extensive information on managing cookies in most browsers.
List of cookies
The cookies used on this website are based on the International Chamber of Commerce guide for cookie categories:
| Category |
Goal |
Lifetime |
First or third party cookie |
| Strictly necessary cookies |
Managing the login status |
Session cookie |
First party cookie |
| Strictly necessary cookies |
Support for the visiting traffic |
Session cookie |
First party cookie |
| Functionality cookies |
Managing pop-ups |
24 hours |
First party cookie |
| Functionality cookies |
Defining the type of the device |
Session cookie |
First party cookie |
| Performance cookies |
Tracking the number of the website's visitors |
Session and persistent cookie |
Third party cookie |
a) strictly necessary cookies – 'Strictly Necessary' cookies let you move around the website and use essential features like secure areas, shopping baskets and online billing.
b) performance cookies – 'Performance' cookies collect information about how you use our website e.g. which pages you visit, and if you experience any errors. These cookies don't collect any information that could identify you – all the information collected is anonymous and is only used to help us improve how our website works, understand what interests our users and measure how effective our advertising is.
c) functionality cookies – 'Functionality' cookies are used to provide services or to remember settings (such as name, language or region) to improve your visit.
d) targeting cookies – 'Targeting' cookies are linked to services provided by third parties, such as 'Like' buttons and 'Share' buttons. The third party provides these services in return for recognising that you have visited our website.
By using this site you agree to the placement of cookies on your computer in accordance with the terms of this policy.
