Cookies
A “cookie” is a small text file which is created on your computer’s hard disk when you access certain websites. Cookies allow the website to recognise your computer. A cookie can identify the website pages that are being viewed and this can assist the website operator to select the pages that the visitor sees.
Some cookies (Session Cookies) only exist whilst visitors are online on a particular occasion. These are temporary cookies that aid a visitor’s journey around the Site and remember the preferences you have selected during that “session”. If you want to exercise this right, please contact us using the contact details set out at the end of this Policy. They are deleted once the session has ended.
Other cookies (Persistent cookies), are not session-based and remain on a visitor’s computer, so that they can be recognised as a previous visitor when they next visit that website.
Find out more about cookies at http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
The cookies that we currently use on the site are:
| Type of Cookie | How Long Information Retained | Function |
| PEPSessID | For length of session only | Stores 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. No personal data is stored in this cookie. |
| .ga | 30 days | Google Analytics – identifies users returning to a website. |
| .gid | 24 hours | Google Analytics – collates user activity during a website visit. |
| .gat | 1 minute | Google Analytics – limits repeated data communication within the system. Does not retain personal data after a session ends. |
Third party websitesIf our use of cookies changes we will amend this Privacy Policy accordingly. We will place a warning message on the Site if we make any material alterations to this Policy but we recommend that you revisit the Policy from time to time to ensure that you are fully aware of the contents.
From time to time our website may contain links to other websites that are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of these sites may collect information from you that will be used by them in accordance with their privacy policies, which may differ from ours. When you leave our Site, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
Transfers to countries outside the EU
We do not currently transfer any personal data outside the EU.
How long do we keep your information?
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, and for any other uses set out in this Policy. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.
