WHAT IS A COOKIE
A cookie is a small file stored on your computer or mobile device. Websites use cookies to store and retrieve information about users, which enables features that need to to “remember” and track users. For example, cookies allow websites to remember what items are in your shopping cart, or whether you are logged in or logged out.
There are two types of cookie: session and persistent. A session cookie is deleted from your device when you leave the website. A persistent cookie has an expiry time, which can range from hours to years. A persistent cookie will remain on your computer until it is manually deleted or it expires.
Cookies can come from two sources: first-party or third-party. A first-party cookie is a cookie set by the website you are visiting. A third-party cookie is included on the website you are visiting, but comes from another domain.
HOW THIS WEBSITE USES COOKIES
This website uses both session and persistent cookies, and both first-party and third-party cookies.
The purposes of cookies used on this website include:
- Storing session information
- Displaying Youtube videos
- Google Maps
WHAT COOKIES ARE USED ON THIS WEBSITE
| Domain | Name | Expires | Description |
| doubleclick.net | IDE | 13 months | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
| google.com | NID | 6 months | Contains a unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language (e.g. English), how many search results you wish to have shown per page (e.g. 10 or 20), and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. |
| youtube.com | GPS | 30 mins | Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. |
| youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. |
| youtube.com | YSC | session | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
MANAGING COOKIES
Your browser has tools to help you manage which cookies you accept or not. For example, you can choose not to accept any third-party cookies, or to filter cookies from specific domains.
You can read more about managing cookies in specific browsers here:
GDPR POLICY STATEMENT
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) comes into force across the European Union on 25th May 2018 and brings with it the most significant changes to data protection law in two decades. Based on privacy by design and taking a risk-based approach, the GDPR has been designed to meet the requirements of the digital age. The 21st Century brings with it broader use of technology, new definitions of what constitutes personal data, and a vast increase in cross-border processing. The new regulation aims to standardise data protection laws and processing across the EU; affording individuals stronger, more consistent rights to access and control their personal information.