What is a cookie?

"Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to 'remember' you, either for the duration of your visit (using a 'session cookie') or for repeat visits (using a 'persistent cookie').

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, storing your preferences, and generally improving your experience of a website. Cookies make the interaction between you and the website faster and easier. If a website doesn't use cookies, it will think you are a new visitor every time you move to a new page on the site - for example, when you enter your login details and move to another page it won't recognise you and it won't be able to keep you logged in."

The above is taken from the BBC website.

How we use cookies

General introduction

You won't see any of those annoying cookie consent pop-ups on this site because, as outlined by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO), we do not need your consent to set essential cookies. A cookie is 'essential' if the service will not work without it and we only use essential cookies on this site.

PLEASE NOTE this website is free from third party advertisements. You are assured that this website DOES NOT USE and will NEVER USE cookies set by third party advertising networks to deliver targeted advertising and with the capability to track your browsing across different sites.

Allowing us to use cookies

If the settings on your software that you are using to view this website (your browser) are adjusted to accept cookies we take this, and your continued use of our website, to mean that you consent to the use of cookies on this site (as described above). Should you wish to remove or not use cookies from our site you can learn how to do so at www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

More information on cookies

The website www.aboutcookies.org contains comprehensive information on cookies and explains how to control and delete cookies.

More information on cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.