Cookies Policy

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small text file (code) that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the website so that it can optimise functionality for the visitor. A cookie allows the website to remember your actions over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering your preferences or basic info (e.g. login, language, font size) whenever you come back to the site or click from one page to another.

Some cookies also track site traffic for marketing or advertising purposes to see how much a page has been viewed or something has been clicked.

 

HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

We use cookies to track how you use our website to improve your user experience. They may include Session Cookies (that are anonymous and only active while you are visiting the site and then forgotten after you leave) and Persistent Cookies (that remember you when you come back e.g. if you have entered a user name for a log-in or for Google Analytics which tracks traffic i.e. who visits the website and when).

Our cookies help do the following:

  • Remember your display preferences, such as contrast colour settings or font size so you don’t have to constantly re-enter them

  • If you have already replied to a survey or pop-up (so you won't be asked again)

  • Re-entering user-names or passwords

  • If you have agreed (or not) to our use of cookies on this site

  • Strictly necessary cookies for functionality e.g. booking an appointment (without this cookie, you wouldn’t be able to use this service on line)

  • Performance cookies to track traffic e.g. with Google Analytics

  • Functionality cookies to anonymously gather information that helps provide enhanced features e.g. special news announcements tailored to your preferences or tracking blog comments or views of videos

Enabling cookies is not strictly necessary for the website to work but it will provide you with a much nicer browsing experience. You can delete or block these cookies, but if you do that some features of this site may not work as intended. You can read how to do this below.

All information gathered by cookies is not used to identify you personally and the data is fully under our control. These cookies are not used for any purpose other than those described here.

 

HOW TO CONTROL COOKIES

You can visit aboutcookies.org to learn how to control and/or delete cookies.