Cookies Policy
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse site traffic, and support marketing activities.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They can be “session cookies” (deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent cookies” (stay until they expire or are deleted).
2. Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies – Required for the operation of our website (e.g. secure log-in).
- Analytics Cookies – Help us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it.
- Functionality Cookies – Remember your preferences to personalise your experience.
- Marketing Cookies – Track browsing behaviour to deliver relevant adverts.
3. Consent for Non-Essential Cookies
We will only use non-essential cookies (such as analytics and marketing cookies) with your prior consent.
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner where you can accept or manage your preferences.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:
- Using our cookie settings tool on the website.
- Adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies.
Please note: blocking certain cookies may affect website functionality.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services we use, such as Google Analytics. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies for more information on how they handle data.
Cookie Table
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Expiry |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | HTTP | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Used to persist session state for Google Analytics. | HTTP | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | HTTP | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate. | HTTP | 1 minute |
| _gcl_au | Google Tag Manager | Stores and tracks conversions for Google Ads. | HTTP | 3 months |
| CONSENT | YouTube | Stores user consent settings for embedded YouTube videos. | HTTP | 2 years |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | HTTP | 6 months |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | HTTP | Session |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | WordPress | Indicates when the user is logged in and who they are. | HTTP | Session |
| wp-settings-* | WordPress | Stores user interface customisation preferences. | HTTP | 1 year |
| CookieConsent | CookieBot | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | HTTP | 1 year |
| mailpoet_subscriber | WordPress Email Signup | Stores information about a subscriber who signed up for email newsletters. | HTTP | Persistent |