Cookie Notice
This notice explains how we use cookies on our Website, why we use them, and how you can control them.
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies to enable various types of functionality and to better understand how people use our Website and what their interests are.
What are cookies?
Cookies are pieces of computer code that allow small amounts of information to be passed from your internet browser to our web server. They allow websites to recognise your PC, mobile, tablet or other device as you browse. Cookies typically allow us to understand who has seen which pages, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited, to determine the most popular areas of our Website, and to make our Website more user-friendly.
Under the current EU regulation, the information collected through cookies (e.g. IP address, language presence) is considered personal data, even if it does not lead to your direct identification, and therefore we will process it with special care and for non-essential cookies, only when you allow us to do so.
Types of cookies
The cookies can be categorised by different criteria. One of them is the amount of time the cookies are being stored, which divides them into two categories:
By duration
Session cookies
Session cookies are deleted after each visit to our Website. The cookie will be removed from your computer as soon as you close down your internet browser.
Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies remember you for a set period of time. On your first visit to our Website, you will be presented with a default view. Over time, the version of the Website may change, as persistent cookies remember preference changes you have made.
Another criteria that categorises different types of cookies is the purpose for which they are being used, defining five types of cookies:
By purpose
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential 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, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us understand which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be set through our Website 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.
Social Media Cookies
These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks.
Your acceptance of cookies and how you may reject them
When you first visit our Website, you will be asked to choose the types of cookies you want to be used. The Strictly Necessary Cookies are set by default, and they cannot be switched off. However, the other types of cookies are only enabled if you have expressly consented to them (opt-in consent).
If you wish, on most types of browsers you should be able to adjust the cookie settings so that your computer does not accept any cookies (turn off, or disallow cookies). If you do this, you will still be able to browse around our website, but some core functionalities might not work as intended. Cookies can also be deleted using your web browser settings. However, once you re-visit our Website you will be offered the option to accept them again, and, if agreed, the cookies could be re-applied.
You can check what cookies we use by referring to the cookie table below this notice.