What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit a website.

Cookies are used to gather information in such a way that when a user revisits a website via the same browser, the browser can check whether there is a cookie present and then uses the data from the cookie and sends it back to the page.

Cookies enable us to recognise whether a user has already previously visited our website and, in some cases, enables us to tailor the content shown.

Managing and deleting cookies

Should you decide to change the way your browser uses cookies, this may be done by changing the browser settings.

The majority of browsers allow users to reject or accept all cookies, to accept only certain cookies, or each time ask whether the user allows cookies on a certain page or not.

The method of deleting cookies varies according to the browser being used. We suggest that you use the help function in your chosen browser for instructions on how to manage and delete cookies.