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Use of cookies
A
cookie is a text-only string of information that a
website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on
your computer's hard disk so that the website can
remember who you are.
A cookie will typically contain the
name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the
"lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a
randomly generated unique number.
When you visit our website we send you
a cookie. Cookies may be used in the following ways:
To help us recognise you as a unique visitor (just
a number) when you return to our website and to allow
us to tailor content or advertisements to match your
preferred interests or to avoid showing you the same
adverts repeatedly.
To compile
anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to
understand how users use our site and to help us
improve the structure of our website. We cannot
identify you personally in this way.
Two types of cookies may be used on this website;
"session cookies", which are temporary cookies that
remain in the cookie file of your browser until you
leave the site, and "persistent cookies", which remain
in the cookie file of your browser for much longer
(though how long will depend on the lifetime of the
specific cookie).
Disabling / Enabling
Cookies
You have the ability to accept or
decline cookies by modifying the settings in your
browser. However, you may not be able to use all the
interactive features of our site if cookies are
disabled.
There are a number of ways to manage
cookies. If you use different computers in different
locations you will need to ensure that each browser is
adjusted to suit your cookie preferences.
Some modern browsers have a feature
that will analyse website privacy policies and allow a
user to control their privacy needs. These are known as
"P3P" features (Privacy Preferences Platform).
You can easily delete any cookies that
have been installed in the cookie folder of your
browser. For example, if you are using Microsoft Windows
Explorer:
Open 'Windows Explorer'
Click on the 'Search' button on the tool bar
Type "cookie" into the search box for 'Folders and
Files'
Select 'My Computer' in the 'Look In' box
Click 'Search Now' Double click on the folders
that are found
'Select' any cookie file
Hit the 'Delete' button on your keyboard
If you are not using Microsoft Windows
Explorer, then you should select "cookies" in the "Help"
function for information on where to find your cookie
folder.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau is
an industry body which develops standards and guidelines
to support online business processes. Its website
at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ gives
further details about cookie, web beacons and suchlike,
and explains how they be managed and disabled.
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