Cookie policy
Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.
We use cookies to store information about how you use the our website, such as the pages you visit.
Managing your cookie settings
Use the sliders to turn options on or off, then choose Save and Close. You might need to refresh the page for your changes to apply.
You can also manage cookies through your internet browser. Each browser has its own settings that let you control which cookies are stored on your device.
Guides for popular browsers
If you use a different browser, visit the browser developer’s website for guidance.
More about cookies
To learn more about what cookies are and how they work, you can read guidance on cookies from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
If you’d like to stop Google Analytics tracking across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Essential cookies
CookieControl
Provided by Civic, this cookie is used to remember a visitors choice about cookies on our website.
Expires in 90 days.
_AspNetCore_Antiforgery_*
From Microsoft, this is an anti-forgery cookie. It is designed to stop unauthorised posting of content to a website, known as Cross-Site Request Forgery.
Expires at the end of each session.
.AspNetCore.Mvc.CookieTempDataProvider
From Microsoft, this is used to identify a logged-in users and enable access to secure areas of a site.
Expires at the end of each session.
__cf_bm
From Cloudflare. This cookie protects this site from bad bots.
Expires in 30 minutes.
_cfuvid
From Cloudflare. This cookie is only set when a site uses this option in a Rate Limiting Rule, and is only used to allow the Cloudflare WAF to distinguish individual users who share the same IP address.
Expires at the end of each session.
_fbp
From Facebook. This cookie tracks if you visit our website and reports this to Facebook. The information can used for Facebook analytics and marketing.
Expires after 3 months.
Analytics tracking
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to gather information about the use of our website by means of cookies. The information gathered is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can find out more by reading:
Silktide analytics Javascript
Silktide analytics javascript is used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. We collect information including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited.
Hotjar
These cookies are used by Hotjar to track and measure how users interact with our website content. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. Read more cookies set by the Hotjar tracking code.
Links to external websites
There are many links to other websites on our site. When you visit these sites they may add their own cookies. Check out their cookie policies.