What are cookies?

On our website, as is common practice on almost all professional websites, we use cookies. Cookies are small files that are downloaded to your computer or device to enhance your experience. Cookies do not store any personal data, or any information that can identify you, and are useful and important because they allow the website to work quickly and tailored to your preferences.

This page describes what information we collect, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored; however, this may degrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information about cookies, see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. If you disable these cookies, you may not be able to correctly receive some content and services. We also use analytical measurement cookies, for statistical analysis of site traffic, anonymous tracking of the browsing behaviour of all users, audience in certain areas or before a particular campaign, etc., and cookies to customize user navigation (language, the type of browser through which you access the service, the regional settings from which you access the service, etc.).

Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave all cookies if you are unsure whether or not you need them in case they are used to provide a service you use.

Disable cookies

You can prevent cookies from being set by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser's Help to find out how to do this). Please note that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites you visit. Disabling cookies will generally also result in disabling certain functions and features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

Cookies we use

Form-related cookies

When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

Site preference cookies

To give you a great experience on this site, we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. To remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page affected by your preferences.

Third party cookies

In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you may encounter through this site.

This site uses Google Analytics, which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web to help us understand how you use the site and ways we can improve your experience. These cookies can track things like how long you spend on the site and the pages you visit so that we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please see the official Google Analytics page.

Third party analytics are used to track and measure the use of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things like how long you spend on the site or the pages you visit, which helps us understand how we can improve the site for you.

From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to the way the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies can be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience while on the site, while ensuring that we understand which optimizations our users appreciate most.

We will set cookies throughout our site, which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes described in their respective privacy policies.