Cookies

Our web site uses a technology known as cookies to store small amounts of data on our visitors’ computers or devices. Cookies are small pieces of text data that can be placed on a visitor’s computer, normally to provide enhanced functionality and/or improved relevancy of information.

We are providing the following information in accordance with the EU Cookie Law. Details of this regulation can be found at the following address: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/cookies-and-similar-technologies/

For more information about cookies, visit http://www.aboutcookies.org.

First Party Cookie

The following cookies are added by the web site itself and have the following purposes.

Name Purpose Expires
PHPSESSID To store a simple message when a form is submitted that can be displayed on a different page.

For example, if an enquiry form is completed incorrectly, a message will be stored and presented to the user to indicate the errors in the submission.

When an enquiry form is submitted successfully, a message is stored and presented to the user thanking them for their enquiry.

No personal information is stored in this cookie.

When the user’s browser is closed.
Google Analytics Cookies
_ga This helps us count how many people visit our site by tracking if you’ve visited before 2 years
_gid This helps us count how many people visit our site by tracking if you’ve visited before 24 hours
_gat Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made 10 minutes

 

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. Below are guidelines for managing your cookies in the most popular browsers:

Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, select Safety then click Delete browsing history, select the Cookies checkbox and then click Delete.

Firefox

Open Firefox, click the Firefox button (top left) then Options, select the Privacy tab then select “remove individual cookies”.

Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, click the Spanner image in the top right corner, select Settings, then click “show advanced settings”. In the Privacy section click the Content Settings button, in the Cookies section click the “All cookies and site data” button, then click the Remove all button at the top of the list.

Safari

Open Safari, select the Options icon (top right corner ‘spanner image’), then select Preferences, click the Privacy tab, select the Details button and then click Remove all.

 

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit allaboutcookies.org.