Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive. They help us recognise you when you return to our website and enable us to provide you with a better, more personalised experience.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for several purposes:

• Essential Website Functionality: To ensure our website works properly and securely
• Performance and Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website and improve our services
• Personalisation: To remember your preferences and provide customised content
• Marketing and Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness

Types of Cookies We Use

We categorise cookies into four main types based on their purpose and functionality:

1. Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be switched off.

Examples: Session management, security features, load balancing

2. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

Primary Service: Google Analytics

3. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our website. They remember choices you make (such as language preferences) and provide enhanced features.

Examples: Language preferences, font size settings, region selection

4. Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

Primary Services: Google Ads, remarketing platforms

Detailed Cookie Information

Below is a comprehensive list of cookies that may be set when you visit our website:

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services that may set cookies:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about website usage, which helps us improve our services. The information generated by cookies about your use of the website is transmitted to and stored by Google.

Learn more: Google Privacy Policy

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google Ads uses cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to our website and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

Learn more: Google Ads Privacy

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display fonts on our website. Google may collect usage data when fonts are loaded, but this service does not set tracking cookies.

Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to adjust how Google Analytics and Google Ads behave based on your consent choices. This ensures that:

• Data collection respects your privacy preferences
• Analytics and advertising adapt to your consent settings
• We remain compliant with privacy regulations
• You maintain control over your data

When you accept or reject cookies through our consent banner, these preferences are communicated to Google services to ensure they operate according to your choices.

How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all non-essential cookies
• Customise your cookie preferences by category

You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Set preferences for specific websites

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on our website and limit some functionality.

Browser-Specific Instructions

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

Opt-Out Tools

For specific services, you can also use these opt-out tools:

• Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google Ads: Google Ad Settings

Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, please be aware that:

• Some parts of our website may not function properly
• Your preferences and settings may not be saved
• You may see less relevant content and advertisements
• We may not be able to provide personalised services
• Website performance analytics will be affected

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by:

• Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• Displaying a notice on our website
• Requesting renewed consent through our cookie banner if required

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Related Policies

This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with our:

• Privacy Policy - for information about how we collect and use your personal data
• Terms of Service - for the general terms governing your use of our website