What is a cookie?

Cookies are files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to the device you use when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies do lots of different and useful jobs, such as remembering your preferences, and generally improving your online experience.

There are different types of cookies. They all work in the same way, but have minor differences:

Session cookies

Session cookies last only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. These facilitate various tasks such as allowing a website to identify that a user of a particular device is navigating from page to page, supporting website security or basic functionality.

Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies last after you have closed your browser and allow us to remember your preferences, such as logging you in automatically if you tick 'Remember my login details'.

By using our websites you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device, however you can block these cookies using your browser settings. Our cookies do not gather information about you for the purposes of marketing.