What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file of letters and numbers that we store on your device when you visit our website. Cookies are used for a number of reasons. These include to ensure a website works correctly or more efficiently, as well as to record information about website users and how they interact with a site.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

What cookies do we use?

The table below lists the cookies we use on our website and what they do. The ‘duration’ of a cookie is how long it is active for. Once the duration ends, your browser will usually automatically delete the cookie. ‘Session’ cookies are automatically deleted when you close all your browser windows.

Cookie Description Duration Type
_ga Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. 1 year 1 month 4 days Analytics
_gid Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. 1 day Analytics
_gat_gtag_UA_* Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. 1 minute Analytics

How do I change my cookie settings?

You can use your browser settings to change which cookies you accept and, if you choose to, block cookies entirely. If you change these cookies settings then you may not be able to access parts of our website as a result. Please see below for instructions on how to block and manage cookies settings in your browser.

How to block cookies using your browser:

  • In Internet Explorer 11 you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, select the “Privacy” tab and, locate “Advanced” under Settings and choose if you want to allow, block or be promoted for first and third-party cookies.
  • In Microsoft Edge click on the three dots icon in the top right-hand corner and select “Settings”. Locate “View advanced settings”. In the “Cookies” section you will find a drop-down menu where you can select “Block only third-party cookies” or “Block all cookies”. You will then have to re-start Microsoft Edge.
  • In Firefox you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Options”, and unchecking “Accept cookies from sites” in the “Privacy” box.
  • In Google Chrome you can adjust your cookie permissions by clicking on the three dots icon in the top right-hand corner of your browser screen, selecting “Settings” from near the bottom of the drop-down list, then clicking on “Advanced” near the bottom. This should open options. In the “Privacy” section, click “Content Settings” and disable cookies by selecting “Block site from setting any data”. Click “Done” to save your preferences.
  • On Safari on Apple OS X click on the Safari menu, then “Preferences” then“Privacy”. Under “Accept Cookies” un select the “Always allow” option.
  • For Opera choose “Settings”, “Quick Preferences” and uncheck “Enable Cookies”.

Third party cookies

We work with the following companies in maintaining and improving our website. A brief description of what they do is found below along with (if applicable) instructions on how to opt-out from those third party services. If you have any more questions, please do contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on our website. This is a third party cookie operated by Google. You can view Google’s Privacy Policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, please visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Cookies on third party websites

Our website links to a number of external websites. These are not operated or controlled by us and will have their own Cookies Policies. Below is a list of social media websites linked from our site along with a description of the how data captured by cookies they set might be used. For your convenience, we have also included links to those website operators’ Privacy Policies.

Twitter

We utilise data from Twitter Analytics for historical research to identify and learn from patterns and trends that occurred in the past to help us improve our social media marketing and generate better results for our digital marketing clients. You can view Twitter’s Privacy Policy here: https://twitter.com/en/privacy.

Facebook

We utilise data from Facebook Insights for historical research to identify and learn from patterns and trends that occurred in the past to help us improve our social media marketing and generate better results for our digital marketing clients. You can view Facebook’s Privacy Policy here: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

LinkedIn

We utilise data from LinkedIn Analytics for historical research to identify and learn from patterns and trends that occurred in the past to help us improve our social media marketing and generate better results for our digital marketing clients. You can view LinkedIn’s Privacy Policy here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?.