Information about our use of cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

 

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

 

We use the following cookies

To comply with the law, we have categorized the cookies we use as follows:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website or make use of e-billing services. You cannot switch these off in our systems.
  • Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. We only set these cookies if you have given your consent via our cookie banner.

 

Details of the cookies we use

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

 

Third Parties

Please note that third parties (including, for example, providers of external services like web traffic analysis services such as Google Analytics) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

 

How do I change my cookie settings?

  • You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
  • You can also withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in our footer / updating your preferences in the cookie banner.
  • On first visit, our banner allows you to Accept all, Reject non-essential, or Manage preferences by category. You can revisit your choices at any time via the cookie settings link or icon available on the Sites.
  • You can change your cookie settings at any time via the Consent Manager available on our Sites. Your preferences are stored per browser and device. If you clear cookies, you will be prompted again to set preferences. If you use multiple browsers or devices, set preferences on each.