What are cookies?
A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer’s hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. Cookies can help a website to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly. Most major websites and website hosting platforms use cookies. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has originated; the “lifetime” of the cookie; and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number.
This website uses the following types of cookies:
• Session Cookies, which are temporary and remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the site.
• Persistent Cookies, which remain in the cookie file of your browser for much longer (though how long will depend on the lifetime of the specific cookie).
How cookies are used on this site and what information is collected?
Session Cookies
These are used for the following purposes:
• to allow you to carry information across pages of our site and avoid having to re-enter information; and
• within registration forms to allow you to access stored information.
Persistent Cookies
These are used for the following purposes:
• to help recognize you as a unique visitor (using a number) when you return to our website;
• to allow us to tailor content or advertisements to match your preferred interests or to avoid showing you the same adverts repeatedly;
• to compile aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how users access our site and to help us improve the structure of our website;
• to identify and resolve user experience issues and improve website operations; and
• to resolve member inquiries and help ensure compliance with our member rules.
Third Party Cookies
Third parties may also serve cookies via the Sites. These are used for the following purposes:
• to tailor content to your preferences;
• to count the number of users of our site; and
• to provide security within shopping baskets or transactions.
How can cookies be disabled or enabled?
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if cookies are disabled. Should you wish to be alerted before a cookie is accepted on your hard disk, guideline instructions follow below:
• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
• Cookie settings in Firefox
• Cookie settings in Chrome
• Cookie settings in Safari web and iOS.
Deleting cookies
You can easily delete any cookies that have been installed on your browser by searching “cookies” in the “Help” function of your browser to locate your cookie folder, which should then provide options to delete.
