This page explains our privacy policy and how we will use and protect any information about you that you give to us or that we collate when you visit this website.
This privacy notice is intended to provide transparency regarding what personal data we may hold about you, how it will be processed and stored, how long it will be retained and who may have access to your data.
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable living person (the data subject). An identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number or factors specific to the physical, genetic or mental identity of that person, for example.
What this privacy statement covers
This privacy statement only covers the processing of personal data obtained from data subjects accessing this website and from its provision of services and exercise of functions. It does not cover the processing of data by any sites that can be linked to or from this website, so you should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement on that website.
If our privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing the page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.
Why we collect your personal data
Your personal data is collected and processed for the sole purpose of providing a personalised user experience.
Collection and use of data from website users – Cookies
When you access this website, a small amount of information is placed on your device, known as a cookie. This piece of information is used to improve services for you.
Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. Personal information (e.g. your name or address) is not however collected or stored so this information cannot be used to identify who you are. We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
Full details on the cookies set by Google Analytics are published on the Google website. Google also publishes a browser add-on to allow you to choose that information about your website visit is not sent to Google Analytics.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
On a number of pages, we use ‘plug ins’ or embedded media. For example, we embed Vimeo videos within pages. The suppliers of these services may also set cookies on your device when you visit the pages where we have used this type of content. These are known as ‘third-party’ cookies. To opt-out of third-parties collecting any data regarding your interaction on our website, please refer to their websites for further information.
We will not use cookies to collect personal data about you. However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our websites, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your machine as well as more general information about cookies. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of our website.