Cookies Policy

Information about cookies

Reviewed: Jan 2019

Our Privacy Policy explains our principles when it comes to the collection, processing, and storage of your information. This policy specifically explains how we deploy cookies, as well as the options you have to control them.

What are cookies?

We may use cookies on our website in order to personalise our service to you. If you do not want cookies to be used, you can set your internet browser to deny them (see below).

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or device by websites you visit when they are loaded in a browser. .

They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently for visitors, and to provide information to the owners of the site. They are widely used to ‘remember’ you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a ‘session cookie’) or for multiple repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’). They perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in.

Some of the cookies we use are essential in order for parts of the website to operate. Below we have given a description and purpose for the cookies we may use. Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as ‘first party cookies’), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the website (‘third party cookies’).

How do we use cookies on the website?

We use cookies on the website for our own internal purposes, to track how users navigate through the website. This helps us to evaluate and improve the website and our online services. 

We use information derived from cookies in order to:

  • compile statistics on how our website is being used, which can help us to improve our website and online services. 
  • facilitate users’ ability to navigate through the website. 
  • ascertain whether the website is operating effectively.
  • personalise and improve the service we offer you by understanding your preferences and establishing which areas of the website are most relevant to you. 

We may also use cookie technology with our online registration forms to ensure we maintain your confidentiality and security as you move through secure or password protected areas of the our websites.

Cookies set by Us

We may use cookies for a number of different purposes, the different categories of cookies we may use are outlined below

Strictly Necessary: These are the cookies that are essential for our website toto perform basic functions. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into parts of the website and shop for products.

Functionality: These cookies are used to store preferences set by users such as account name, language, and location.

Performance: Performance cookies collect information and analytics on how users interact with our website including what pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. These details are only used to improve how the website functions.

Tracking: These are set by trusted third party networks (e.g. Google Analytics) to track details such as the number of unique visitors, and pageviews to help improve the user experience.

Third Party/Embedded Content: WordPress.org makes use of different third party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. These include social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content from YouTube and Vimeo. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties, and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information that is collected by these cookies.

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The cookies we may use


System: PHPSESSID – A core system cookie that is used to maintain website functions such as login sessions and shopping baskets.
System: wordpress_logged_in_x – A core system cookie that is used to maintain website logins.
System: wordpress_sec_x – A core system cookie that is used to maintain website logins.
System: wordpress_test_cookie – Used by WordPress to check that cookie work Until you close the browser.

How you can control or block cookies

In your web browser you can control which types of cookies you allow. You can turn cookies on or off using your browser’s settings. You can also delete cookies and clear your browser’s cache (history). See the following links describing how to do this on some popular browsers:

To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org.

It’s important to note that restricting or disabling the use of cookies can limit the functionality of sites, or prevent them from working correctly at all.