Cookie Policy
This policy explains what cookies are, which cookies this Site uses, and how you can control them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to work more efficiently, and to provide information to site owners. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your device.
How we use cookies
This Site uses a small number of cookies. We do not use cookies for advertising or to track you across other websites.
The cookies we set
Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Site to function. They cannot be switched off.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
wordpress_* |
Set by WordPress to handle site functionality. On public-facing pages these are largely inactive, but WordPress may set session-related cookies for logged-in users and administrators. | Session / up to 1 year |
wp-settings-* |
Used by WordPress to customise your view of the admin interface and possibly the main site interface. | Up to 1 year |
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this Site. These cookies collect information in an anonymised form, including the number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
_ga |
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years |
_ga_* |
Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state. | 2 years |
_gid |
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
_gat |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
For more information about Google Analytics cookies, see Google’s documentation on Analytics cookies.
Video content (future)
We may embed videos from Vimeo on this Site in future. If we do, Vimeo may set cookies when you interact with those videos. We will update this policy when video content is added.
How to control cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
Browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings. How you do this varies by browser — look for the privacy or security settings. Note that restricting cookies may affect the functionality of some websites.
Google Analytics opt-out. You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visit by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Third-party opt-out tools. You can also manage advertising and analytics cookies across many sites using tools such as Your Online Choices (EU) or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page (US).
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we add new functionality to the Site. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page.
Contact
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us here.