Cookies Policy

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

What cookies do we use?

This is a list of the main cookies set by our website, and an explanation of what each is used for:

  • Google Analytics (_ga) – Expiry 2 years
  • We use Google analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.  Google Analytics sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of our website and compile reports on user activity.
  • We also use a number of suppliers who also set cookies on our website in order to deliver the services that they are providing.  A list of all third-party cookies that are used is set out below.
  • We use a web analytics service called Google Analytics to help us identify how our customers use our website, what they like and to see where improvements can be made.
  • Google stores the information collected by the cookie on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if they are required to do so by law or if the third-party processes information on Google’s behalf. The information collected is aggregated and anonymised.
  • Google Maps: Some of our pages include interactive maps provided by Google. Google may set cookies to store information and preferences about maps or other associated Google services on pages where we embed Google maps
  • Google does not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
  • For more information on how Google uses cookies, please refer to their privacy policy https://www.google.com/policies/technologies/cookies/