COOKIE POLICY

Cookie Usage Intro

We utilise cookies to enhance your browsing experience, provide personalised content, and gather insights via analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Hotjar.

This policy provides detailed information about how we use cookies, the types of cookies deployed on our website, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

By continuing to use our site, you acknowledge and agree to our use of cookies in line with this policy. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact us.

Defining Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Cookies help with several functions, such as allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your user experience.

They can also help ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

Classifications

To enhance your experience on our website, we use various types of cookies categorised by their purpose. Each type plays a crucial role in providing efficient and tailored services:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of our website. They manage session management and accessibility preferences. Without these cookies, basic functionalities like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website cannot function properly.
• Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. This helps us improve the way our website works by ensuring that users can find what they need easily.
• Functional Cookies: These improve the functional performance of our website and make it easier for you to use. They remember choices you make such as language preferences, usernames, and your region to provide enhanced, more personal features.
• Analytical Cookies: Used by tools like Google Analytics and Hotjar, these cookies help us understand user behaviour within our website, measuring site visits and traffic sources so we can improve site performance. The data collected includes the number of visitors, where they have come from, and the pages they visit.
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Website Functionality Through Third Parties

We partner with various service providers who may also set cookies on your device on our behalf when you visit our website. These cookies help us analyse how our services are used and provide additional functionalities that enhance your user experience.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with our website. This service deploys cookies that track user interactions, such as page views, navigation paths, and time spent on pages, which helps us improve the website's layout, content, and navigation.

Google Search Console

Similar to Google Analytics, Google Search Console uses cookies to collect data about site traffic and performance. This tool helps us monitor and maintain our site's presence in Google Search results, ensuring that we are easily discoverable by users searching for related services.

Hotjar

We use Hotjar to better understand how users interact with our website. Hotjar sets cookies to track user behaviors such as clicks, scrolling, and time spent on certain pages. This data helps us identify ways to improve the overall design, functionality, and user experience of the website. All data collected by Hotjar is anonymous, ensuring your privacy is respected.

Advertising Partners

Cookies from our advertising partners allow us to present you with retargeting advertising on other sites based on your previous interaction with our website. These cookies operate anonymously, tracking only behaviour on our site and not on any other sites.

Functional Service Providers

Some third-party cookies enable additional functionalities like interactive maps or video content embedded on our website. These cookies may track your interaction with these features but are limited to the scope of your engagement with the specific service.

Your Cookie Preferences

Understanding and managing your cookie preferences is essential for maintaining your privacy while browsing our website. We provide several tools and settings to help you manage the cookies that are placed on your device.

• Changing Cookie Settings: You can adjust your cookie preferences at any time through the "Change Consent" option located in the footer of our website. This feature allows you to accept or reject different categories of cookies according to your privacy preferences.
• Browser Settings: Additionally, you can control the use of cookies at the browser level. Most browsers give you the option to accept or decline cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for certain websites. Information on how to adjust these settings is typically found in the 'options' or 'preferences' menu of your browser.
• Cookie Blocking: Be aware that if you choose to block cookies, this may impair or prevent the proper functioning of our website. While you can still navigate through our site, certain functions like personalisation and automatic sign-in may be unavailable.
• Third-Party Management Tools: You can also manage the use of advertising cookies through various third-party opt-out tools or network advertising initiatives which provide options to opt-out from targeted advertising.

User Decisions

Your engagement with our website implies an understanding and acceptance of our use of cookies, as outlined in this policy.

Granting Consent

By continuing to use our site after being informed about our cookie policy, you are consenting to our placement and use of cookies as described. This consent applies to the initial and subsequent uses of our services.

Withdrawing Consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This can be done through the "Change Consent" feature in the footer of our website, which allows you to adjust your preferences for different types of cookies. Additionally, adjusting your browser settings to reject cookies is another method of withdrawal.

Impact of Withdrawal

It's important to understand that withdrawing consent may affect the functionality of our website. Certain features and services depend on cookies, and disabling them might prevent these parts of the site from working properly, impacting your experience.

Adapting to New Standards and Practices

We recognise the importance of staying current with privacy practices and legal requirements. Consequently, our Cookie Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices or in response to legislative changes.