This policy explains how this website uses cookies and similar technologies, what you can choose to allow, and how to change your mind later. It sits alongside our Privacy Policy.
What cookies and similar technologies are
A cookie is a small piece of information that a website asks your browser to store, so that it can be read again on a later page or visit. Websites can also use other forms of browser storage, such as localStorage, which keeps information in your browser without sending it with every request.
We record your cookie choice in your browser's localStorage under the name gpc-cookie-consent-v1. That entry is not a cookie. It holds only a version number, a note that strictly necessary functionality is enabled, whether you allowed analytics, and the date and time of your choice. It stays in your browser and is not sent to us.
Strictly necessary functionality
Some things are needed simply for the website to work and to remember the cookie choice you have made. This is always enabled and does not depend on your analytics choice. On a visit where you decline analytics, the only thing this website stores in your browser is the consent record described above.
Analytics — your choice
Analytics is optional. Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics are loaded only when you have turned Analytics on. If you make no choice, or you decline, neither is requested and no analytics cookies are set. If you accept, Google Analytics 4 is loaded through Google Tag Manager and may set the cookies listed below.
Analytics helps us understand general matters such as how visitors move around the website, which pages are viewed and whether an enquiry form was submitted. We use it to improve the website. We do not use it to build advertising profiles.
Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics
We use Google Tag Manager (container GTM-53H8X25C) to deploy Google Analytics 4. The Tag Manager container itself is requested only once Analytics consent has been given, and the tags it delivers respect the consent settings described below.
When you allow analytics, Google Analytics 4 sets these cookies in your browser:
- _ga — distinguishes one browser from another, so repeat visits are not counted as new visitors.
- _ga_D1VNGQHXZY — used by Google Analytics 4 to keep track of the current visit.
No other cookies are set by this website.
You can read Google's own information about how it handles data in its Privacy Policy and its notes on how Google uses cookies.
Google consent settings
Google's consent settings on this website begin in a denied state, covering advertising storage, advertising personalisation and analytics storage. They are only updated once you have made a choice, and analytics storage is allowed only if you accept analytics. Advertising-related settings remain denied.
Marketing and advertising
This website does not currently use advertising or marketing technology, so there is no marketing cookie category to accept or decline.
Changing or withdrawing your choice
You can change your choice at any time by selecting in the footer of any page. If you withdraw analytics consent, the website stops allowing the optional analytics implementation to run and attempts to remove the related analytics cookies from your browser where it is able to. You can also clear cookies and browser storage yourself through your browser's settings.
Questions
If you have a question about this policy or about information we hold, please get in touch through our Contact page.