Cookie Policy

This page discusses how cookies are used by this site. If you continue to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your web browser at the request of a site you're viewing. This allows the site you're viewing to remember things about you, such as your preferences and history or to keep you logged in.

Cookies may be stored on your computer for a short time (such as only while your browser is open) or for an extended period of time, even years. Cookies not set by this site will not be accessible to us.

Our cookie usage

This site uses cookies for numerous things, including:

• Registration and maintaining your preferences. This includes ensuring that you can stay logged in and keeping the site in the language or appearance that you requested.
• Analytics. This allows us to determine how people are using the site and improve it.
• Advertising cookies (possibly third-party). If this site displays advertising, cookies may be set by the advertisers to determine who has viewed an ad or similar things. These cookies may be set by third parties, in which case this site has no ability to read or write these cookies.
• Other third-party cookies for things like Facebook, Bluesky or X sharing. These cookies will generally be set by the third-party independently, so this site will have no ability to access them.

Additional cookies and those set by third parties

Additional cookies may be set during the use of the site to remember information as certain actions are being performed, or remembering certain preferences.

Other cookies may be set by third party service providers which may provide information such as tracking anonymously which users are visiting the site, or set by content embedded into some pages, such as YouTube or other media service providers.

Removing/disabling cookies

Managing your cookies and cookie preferences must be done from within your browser's options/preferences. Here is a list of guides on how to do this for popular browser software:

• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Safari for macOS
• Safari for iOS

More information about cookies

To learn more about cookies, and find more information about blocking certain types of cookies, please visit the ICO website Cookies page.

The cookies we set

The cookies and similar storage technologies used on this site fall into the following categories.

Strictly necessary

These are required to enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility, and to remember the choices you have made on this site — for example your cookie preferences, or a staff member's sign-in session. You may not reject these.

Functional

These deliver enhanced functionality for your browsing experience, such as remembering your progress and preferences between visits. If you reject them, some features of the site may be unavailable.

Analytics and performance

These allow us to count visits and understand how people use the site so we can measure and improve its performance. The information collected is aggregated and does not directly identify you.

Third parties and embedded content

Some pages may include content embedded from third-party services such as YouTube, Twitch or X. These providers may set their own cookies when that content is displayed; this site has no ability to access or control them. Please refer to the relevant provider's cookie policy for details.