Our Cookie Policy

1. Introduction to Cookies

A cookie is a small file, typically of letters and numbers, downloaded onto a device such as a computer when a user accesses certain websites. Cookies allow a website to recognise a user’s device.

We use cookies to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. 

If you do not want us to use cookies, you may be able to configure your browser not to accept them. Please refer to your browser’s “help” facility for further information. However, you should bear in mind that this may affect your ability to use the services we provide.

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are essential to enable you to move around a website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
  • Analytical/performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

2. Cookies used on our website

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them as follows:

We use the following “strictly necessary” cookies:

Polylang

We use Polylang for locale management. Read more

Name Retention Function
Preferences    
pll_language persistent Store language settings

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

Criteo

We use Criteo for remarketing. Read more

Name Retention Function
Purpose pending investigation    
has_js    
criteo_fast_bid_standalone_expires    
criteo_fast_bid_standalone    
criteo_pt_cdb_mngr_metrics    

Sharing

For more information, please read the Criteo Privacy Statement.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more

Name Retention Function
Marketing/Tracking    
Google Fonts API none Request user IP address

Sharing

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more

Name Retention Function
Marketing/Tracking    
rc::c session Filter requests from bots
rc::b session Filter requests from bots
rc::a persistent Filter requests from bots

Sharing

For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

Google Maps

We use Google Maps for maps display. Read more

Name Retention Function
Marketing/Tracking    
Google Maps API none Request user IP address

Sharing

For more information, please read the Google Maps Privacy Statement.

YouTube

We use YouTube for video display. Read more

Name Retention Function
Marketing/Tracking    
GPS session Store location data
Functional    
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE 6 months Estimate bandwidth
Statistics    
YSC session Store a unique user ID
PREF 1 year Store and track visits across websites

Sharing

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Twitter

We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Name Retention Function
Functional    
local_storage_support_test persistent Load balancing functionality
Marketing/Tracking    
metrics_token persistent Store if the user has seen embedded content

Sharing

For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.

LinkedIn

We use LinkedIn for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Name Retention Function
Marketing/Tracking    
bcookie 2 years Store browser details
li-oatml 1 month Enable ad delivery or retargeting
li_sugr 3 months Store browser details
UserMatchHistory 30 days Enable ad delivery or retargeting
lidc 1 day Store performed actions on the website
bscookie 2 years Store performed actions on the website
X-LI-IDC session Provide functions across pages
Functional    
BizographicsOptOut 10 years Store privacy preferences
Purpose pending investigation    
linkedin_oauth_* session  

Sharing

For more information, please read the LinkedIn Privacy Statement.

Miscellaneous

Name Retention Function
Purpose pending investigation    
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary    
cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary    
complianz_policy_id 365 days  

Sharing

This data is not shared with third parties.

3. Managing cookies on your device

3. Managing cookies on your device

Most web browsers allow some control to restrict or block cookies if you wish. However, if you disable cookies
you may find this affects your ability to use certain parts of our website, products or services. For more
information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage, block and
delete the, see: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/