Cookie Policy

Most websites use cookies in order to provide or improve the user experience by enabling the website to ‘remember’ the user, either for the duration of their visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).

Cookies are used by this website to provide essential functionality for both us and you, the visitor, and ensure that it works properly and provide you with the best visitor experience.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on a computer or mobile device by a website’s server and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to a web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like user preferences.

Cookies in use by this website

We only use essential cookies which are required to be operational in order to make the website work properly for our business and give, the user, the best experience whilst using the website.

Cookie key Domain Path Cookie type Expiration Description
_GRECAPTCHA www.google.com /recaptcha Third-party 6 months Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA)  for the purpose of providing its risk analysis and helping to reduce spam from the contact form.
PHPSESSID www.simplecookieconsent.com / First-party Session Cookie generated by the website to record the logged-in status of a user. Only applicable for web admins and not public visitors.
cookieconsent_status www.simplecookieconsent.com / First-party 365 days Cookie generated by the cookie notification pop-up to record its status and not be intrusive to the user after acceptance.

We do not use Google Analytics or any third party monitoring, tracking or sales tools.

Where can I find out more about cookies?

To find out more about cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

You can opt out of cookie-based advertisements from many advertising platforms by visiting ‘Your online choices’ and switching off behavioural advertising from the organisations of your choice.

What to do if you don’t want cookies to be set

In order to not receive cookies, you can modify the browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set. Please note that disabling cookies can affect your online experience of the site.

You can restrict or block web browser cookies set on your device through editing your browser settings; the browser Help function gives full instructions. Alternatively, you can visit About cookies, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.