Cookies
We may store information about your visit using cookies (small files of letters and numbers which are sent by us to your computer or other access device when you visit our website) which we can access when you visit our corporate site in future. We do this for the following reasons:
- recognising your preferences so you don’t need to re-enter them on every visit
- tracking progress through online applications
- monitoring site performance and content popularity
- remarketing: using third party technologies to advertise online and make ads more relevant to you.
In addition, some third-party services featured on our site may also use cookies for similar reasons.
By using our site, we assume that you’re happy to use cookies but if desired, cookies can be disabled through your browser settings – please view your browser’s options or help pages for more information. Please note, however, that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our site.
We use first-party cookies to store user preferences and provide statistical analysis, while third-party services use cookies to store settings and provide additional functionality.
Cookies table
| First-party cookies | More information |
| Google Analytics | This is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. which uses cookies to show us how visitors found and explored our website, and how we can enhance their experience. It provides us with information about the behaviour of our visitors e.g. how many visitors we’ve had, how long they stayed on the site etc. This service may set up to five cookies from our site, all of which contain anonymous data.
More information on the use of cookies for Google Analytics can be found at Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites and Safeguarding your data. |
| Third party cookies | More information |
| Some of our pages contain a Facebook share button, which sets a number of cookies if you are already logged into your account. For more information please see Facebook’s Policy on Cookies, Pixels & Similar Technologies. | |
| X | Some of our pages contain an X share button, which uses cookies to collect usage data and personalise your experience. For more information on X’s cookie policy, see the X Help Center page, How cookies are used on X. |
| Some of our pages contain a Linkedin share button, which uses cookies to personalise content and authenticate Linkedin account holders. For more information on Linkedin’s cookie policy, visit its Cookie Policy page. | |
| Bluesky | Some of our pages contain a Bluesky share button, which uses cookies to improve website functionality and provide users with a good experience. More information on Bluesky’s cookie policy is on its Privacy Policy page. |
| YouTube | Some of our pages contain YouTube links, which use cookies for data analysis, personalised content, security and other functions. YouTube’s cookie-related policies are in the broader Google Privacy & Terms page, which details how cookies are used across Google services. |
| Eventbrite | Some of our pages contain Eventbrite links, which use cookies for user experience, marketing and other functions. More on Eventbrite’s Cookie policy here. |
You can opt out of other third-party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or the Digital Advertising Alliance Consumer Choice page.