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This website may use cookies to provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookies are small text files that websites place and store on computers and mobile devices of their users. These files are generally used to improve the user experience, but may contain personal information about the user or their behaviour on such as recognising you when you return to the website.

You can find out more about cookies and how to manage them by visiting www.aboutcookies.org.uk/managing-cookies

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Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are used by many websites and can do a number of things, eg remembering your preferences, recording what you have put in your shopping basket, and counting the number of people looking at a website.

How can I manage cookies?

You can use your web browser to:

delete all cookies;
block all cookies;
allow all cookies;
block ‘third-party’ cookies (ie, cookies set by online services other than the one you are visiting);
clear all cookies when you close the browser;
open a ‘private browsing’ / ‘incognito’ session, which allows you to browse the web without recording your browsing history or storing local data such as cookies (you should however be aware of the limitations of this feature in a privacy context); and
install add-ons and plugins that extend browser functionality.

Most modern browsers allow you to manage cookies saved on your computer. For example you may wish to accept all cookies or reject all cookies.

Google Chrome

To amend the cookies settings:

Click on the chrome menu.
Select settings.
Click + Show advanced settings at the bottom of the page
Under the Privacy section click the Content settings button
In the Cookies section you are able to change the settings, such as allow cookies, remove all cookies, block third party cookies.

Further, more detailed instructions are available here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB

Internet explorer 8, 9, 10 and 11

Select the Tools menu (ALT-X)
Select Internet Options
Click the Privacy tab
Move the slider to choose your preferred settings.
For more specialised settings click on the Advanced button, check the Override cookie handling checkbox and modify the settings to suit your requirements.

Further instruction are available here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

Microsoft Edge

Select More button … (Alt-X)
Select Settings
Select Privacy & security horizonal tab
Press the ‘Choose what to clear’ button
Ensure the checkbox with ‘Cookies and saved website data’ is selected.
Press the ‘Clear’ button

Further instructions are available here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-microsoft-privacy

Mozilla Firefox

Select Options
Click the Privacy tab

To clear cookies, select the remove individual cookies link.

To amend the cookie settings, change the Firefox will dropdown in the History section to Use custom settings for history.

Further instructions are available here: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Safari

Choose Safari settings menu
Select Preferences
Click the Privacy tab.
In the Block cookies section, specify whether the browser should accept or reject cookies from websites.
If you want to see which websites store cookies on your computer, click Details.

If you set Safari to block cookies, you may need to temporarily accept cookies to open a page. Repeat the above steps, selecting Never in the “Block cookies” section. When you’re done with the page, block cookies again, and then remove the page’s cookies.

Further details are available here for Safari on mac: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Further instructions for Safari on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch can be found here: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

Chrome – Android phone/tablet

Select ‘Settings’ from top right menu.
Select Privacy tab under the Advanced section.
Select ‘Clear browsing data’.
Ensure the ‘Cookies and site data’ option is selected.

Other browsers

With new devices being created all the time, including tablets and phones it is not possible to list every browser for every device. The best advice is to consult the manufactures website for further instructions regarding cookies.

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What are cookies?

How can I manage cookies?

Google Chrome

Internet explorer 8, 9, 10 and 11

Microsoft Edge

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

Chrome – Android phone/tablet

Other browsers