What are
cookies?
Cookies are small, harmless
files placed on your computer’s hard drive or in your browser memory
when you visit a website.
What do
cookies do?
Cookies help to make the
interaction between users and websites faster and easier. For example,
they can remember your login details or information you supply. What
cookies don't do is store any personal or confidential information about
you.
Are cookies
safe?
Yes, cookies are harmless text
files. They can’t look into your computer or read any personal
information or other material on your hard drive. Cookies can’t carry
viruses or install anything harmful on your
computer.
Why should I keep cookies
switched on?
We advise you to keep
cookies active during your visits to our website because parts of the
site rely on them to work properly. For example, you won’t be able to
sign in to your account if cookies are
disabled.
Analytic cookies - Google
Analytics
These analytics allow Google
to track how user’s have interfaced with the website such as,
information about the amount of visits, when the user first and last
visited the website, how long the user has stayed on the website plus
where the user found the
website.
Functional cookies
These cookies enable websites to work
more efficiently and provide user-friendly features for you, as a
visitor, when browsing. These are usually in the form of online enquiry
forms, where you can divulge information about yourself, such as email
address and name, for a desired
end.
Third party
cookies
These are cookies set by a
different organisation to the owner of the website you are visiting. For
instance, when a website links to other websites, those websites may
provide analytical services whereby cookies are required. Social media
websites, such as Facebook and YouTube, use these to provide analytics
for their respective owners. This will store cookies on your website
from the other organisation as a third
party.
Flash
cookies
Flash cookies are used to
deliver video and gaming content on sites. These cookies are exclusive
to adobe and cannot be modified through your browser. They are used for
similar purposes, such as tracking user behaviour and preferences. These
cookies work in a slightly different way where all information is
stored in one cookie but the type of data that is stored is manageable.
Whereas in the other cookies listed, they each have an individual
job.
