1 Cookies

1.1 Our website uses cookies.

1.2 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

1.3 Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

1.4 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

1.5 We use both session and persistent cookies on our website.

1.6 The cookies we use and their purpose is as in the table below

Cookie NameCookie TypeData Held and Description of Use

 XXXX Session Indicator used to verify user has been authenticated

 

 

1.7 we use various cookie programmes to recognise a computer when a user visits our website.

1.8 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies; for example:

• in Internet Explorer (version 11), you can block cookies using the cookie handling override settings available by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy" and then "Advanced";
• in Firefox (version 47), you can block all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options", "Privacy", selecting "Use custom settings for history" from the drop-down menu, and unticking "Accept cookies from sites"; and
• in Chrome (version 52), you can block all cookies by accessing the "Customise and control" menu, and clicking "Settings", "Show advanced settings" and "Content settings", and then selecting "Block sites from setting any data" under the "Cookies" heading.
• in Microsoft Edge (version 41), you can block cookies by clicking the "…" icon in the top right corner of the browser window. Towards the bottom click "Setting" then "View advanced settings. From the drop-down menu under the "Cookies" heading, select "Block all cookies".

1.9 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of our and many other websites.

1.10 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.

1.11 You can delete cookies already stored on your computer; for example:

• in Internet Explorer (version 11), you must manually delete cookie files (you can find instructions for doing so at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11);
• in Firefox (version 47), you can delete cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options" and "Privacy", then selecting "Use custom settings for history" from the drop-down menu, clicking "Show Cookies", and then clicking "Remove All Cookies"; and
• in Chrome (version 52), you can delete all cookies by accessing the "Customise and control" menu, and clicking "Settings", "Show advanced settings" and "Clear browsing data", and then selecting "Cookies and other site and plug-in data" before clicking "Clear browsing data".
• in Microsoft Edge (version 41), you can delete all cookies by selecting the "…" icon in the top right corner of the browser window. Towards the bottom click "Setting" then "Choose what to clear". Select "Cookies and saved website data" and "Cached data and files and click on "Clear".