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Cookies and Our Usage.

  1. To provide a better experience to our users, and to help us identify the parts of our website that perform the best we make use of cookies. If You use our website, you accept the use of these cookies.
  2. All cookies used by and on Our site are used in accordance with the current cookie law.
  3. Our site may place first party cookies on your computer or device. A first party cookie is placed directly by Us and only by Us.  We use first party cookies to provide an optimised experience for You. The first party cookies used are specifically chosen to make sure that Your personal data is protected.
  4. Buy using Our site You may also receive cookies from third party suppliers and/or processors. Third party cookies are those placed by other services and websites other than Us. Third party cookies are used on Our site for analytics, anonymised user behaviour and tracking. If you wish for these third party cookies to be placed on your device then your experience of Our site will not be affected.
  5. Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a message requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies by disabling cookies in your web browser; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.
  6. Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. These Cookies are shown below in section 9. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below in section 9.j, but please be aware that Our Site may not work properly if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.

The following first party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:

PHPSESSID - Each time you visit the website we start a "session" and assign a unique ID. We can track various pieces of essential data for your session, which are all stored on our server. The session ID only is stored in a temporary cookie, which is automatically deleted either after an extended period of inactivity, or when you close your browser.

Example content: 7survk07rpabnehml6m71qq8r6

cookie_info_pane - This cookie is set when the site is first visited and stops the cookie information pane from sliding down. Without it, the pane would appear on every page. This cookie will automatically expire after 1 year, if not deleted prior to that.

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We also use analytics services provided by Google. These services enable Us to collect and analyse anonymous data. This data is used to analyse usage of Our site and therefore give Us a better understanding of how We can best optimise Your experience. The usage of these cookies does not pose any risk to Your personal information or privacy and You do not have to allow us to use these cookies.

__qca - This cookie is part of Google Analytics, a tool we use to provide usage data for our website. This anonymous data helps us to better understand our users' needs and tailor the website accordingly. This cookie will automatically expire after 5 years, if not deleted prior to that.

Example content: P0-2042729258-1326381179870

__utma - This cookie is part of Google Analytics, a tool we use to provide usage data for our website. This anonymous data helps us to better understand our users' needs and tailor the website accordingly. This cookie will automatically expire after 2 years, if not deleted prior to that.

Example content: 96149096.1412261866. 1326381112. 1337677471.1331082195.1

__utmb - This cookie is part of Google Analytics, a tool we use to provide usage data for our website. This anonymous data helps us to better understand our users' needs and tailor the website accordingly. This cookie will automatically expire after 30 minutes, if not deleted prior to that.

Example content: 96649026.2.11.1339082435

__utmc - This cookie is part of Google Analytics, a tool we use to provide usage data for our website. This anonymous data helps us to better understand our users' needs and tailor the website accordingly. This cookie will be automatically deleted either after an extended period of inactivity, or when you close your browser.

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__utmz - This cookie is part of Google Analytics, a tool we use to provide usage data for our website. This anonymous data helps us to better understand our users' needs and tailor the website accordingly. This cookie will automatically expire after 6 months, if not deleted prior to that.

Example content: 96649036.1226381142.2.2.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)

i)     We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices (in particular device's IP address (captured and stored only in anonymized form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), preferred language used to display our website). Hotjar stores this information in a pseudonymized user profile. Neither Hotjar nor we will ever use this information to identify individual users or to match it with further data on an individual user. For further details, please see Hotjar’s privacy policy by clicking on this link.

hjIncludedInSample- This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate Heatmaps, Recordings and funnels.

j)     You can choose to delete and remove cookies from your device and internet browser at any time. Most internet browsers accept cookies by default but this can be changed by You. Please consult the help menu in your internet browser or for additional information and help please contact the developer or the manufacturer of your device.

Updates and Changes to Our Privacy Policy:

a)    We may from time to time update Our Privacy Policy if there are changes to Our processes or if the law changes. Any updates and changes will be posted on Our site and You will be deemed to of accepted these changes and updates upon Your first visit to Our site. We suggest that You check for updates regularly. 

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