Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies and the choices you have in managing these technologies. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with transparency about our data practices. This policy applies to all visitors to our website.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (e.g. computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently and provide information to the website owners. Cookies help us remember you and your preferences, improve your user experience, and ensure our website functions as intended.

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies:

    These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website and cannot be disabled. They include cookies that enable you to navigate the website, use its features, and access secure areas.

    CookiePref:

    This holds the cookie preferences that you selected and controls whether the cookie warning is displayed to you.

    7 to 365 Days

    ASP.NET_SessionId

    This cookie is essential to show the website pages correctly and allows registered website users and administrators to login. It is also used to retain website sessions over 30 minutes.

    Session

    ASPXAUTH

    This defines whether a registered website user or administrator is logged in.

    30 Minutes



  • Functionality Cookies:

    These cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may remember your preferences and settings, making your experience more convenient. These cookies are optional, and you can opt-out.

    Disabling Functionality Cookies will mean that you will not be able to see social media feeds or videos on our website.

    Presence

    Used to hold the user's chat state.

    Session

    fr

    Depending on your choices, this cookie is used to deliver, measure and improve the relevancy of ads.

    Ninety Days

    NB. This third party applications may add additional cookies as part of their service. For more Information See Here.

    gt

    For external app functionality and authorisation

    One Day

    guest_id

    This cookie is for authentication.

    13 Months

    guest_id_ads

    This cookie is for advertising when logged out.

    Two Years

    NB. This third party applications may add additional cookies as part of their service. For more Information See Here.

    CONSENT

    YouTube cookie consent preferences.

    Two Years

    VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

    This cookie may enable personalised recommendations on YouTube based on past views and searches.

    Six Months

    YSC

    This cookie prevents malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without that user's knowledge.

    Session

    NB. This third party applications may add additional cookies as part of their service. For more Information See Here.

    __cf_bm

    This cookie helps mitigate risk associated with spam and bot traffic.

    One Day

    player

    Analytics cookie for viewers that are logged into a Vimeo account.

    One Year

    vuid

    Analytics cookie for viewers who are not logged in to a Vimeo account.

    13 Months

    NB. This third party applications may add additional cookies as part of their service. For more Information See Here.



  • Performance Cookies:

    These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. We use this information to improve the performance and design of the site. These cookies do not collect personal information and are optional. You can opt-out.

    Disabling Performance Cookies will stop us analysing your pages views or gauge website performance.

    _ga

    Enables a service to distinguish one visitor from another.

    13 Months

    _gid

    Used to analyse how you uses the website.

    One Day

    _ga_[a unique value]

    Used to analyse your browsing habits, flow, source and other information.

    13 Months

    _gat_gtag_[a unique value]

    This is a unique identifier of our website.

    Session

    NB. This third party applications may add additional cookies as part of their service. For more Information See Here.

    We may include Facebook Pixels in selected pages on our website to analyse our Facebook advertising.

    For more Information See Here.


You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Reset Cookies" button at the bottom of this page. You can then choose to enable or disable specific types of cookies. If you choose to disable cookies, please note that some parts of our website may not function properly.

Please be aware that if you use our social media websites, they may also use cookies. These cookies are governed by their privacy policies and cookie policies. We do not have control over these cookies, and you may need to manage your preferences directly with the third-party provider.

Our website may include PayPal payments. During a payment process, you may be redirected to a PayPal website page to complete payments. PayPal cookies may be managed on their website.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page.

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please use our Contact Us page.

Thank you for visiting our website and for reviewing our Cookie Policy. We value your privacy and aim to provide you with the best possible user experience.




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