Data privacy statement

Information collected

When you browse through any website, certain information about your visit can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:

  • Domain from which you access the Internet;
  • IP address (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to a computer when surfing the web site);
  • Operating system and information about the browser used when visiting the web site;
  • Date and time of your visit;
  • Pages you visited;
  • Address of the web site that connected you (such as google.com or bing.com); and,
  • Demographic and interest data.

We use this information to measure the number of visitors to our site and its various sections and to help make our site more useful to visitors. This information cannot be used to identify you as an individual.

Information about cookies

The following cookies are used on the website. Unless otherwise stated below, all allowed cookies are stored for one year. Further information can be found below:

Strictly necessary
Cookie type Name Purpose Expires
Matomo

mtm_cookie_consent

This is stored to remember that consent for storing and using cookies was given by the user.
30 years

 

Performance cookies
Cookie type Name Purpose Expires
Matomo

_pk_id

This is used to store a few details about the user such as the unique visitor ID.
1 year, 1 month
Matomo

_pk_ref

This is used to store the attribution information, the referrer initially used to visit the website.
6 months
Matomo _pk_ses This is used to store a unique session ID. 30 minutes
Matomo _pk_cvar This is used to store a unique session ID. 30 minutes
Matomo _pk_hsr This is used to store a unique session ID. 30 minutes
Matomo

_pk_testcookie

This is used to check whether the visitor’s browser supports cookies.
Session
Matomo

Matomo_sessid

This is used to store a unique session ID.
Session

 

If you actively change the settings to allow performance cookies, you are giving your consent for Matomo to collect information about how you use and navigate our site. During this process, your IP address will be anonymised. We use this information to improve the user experience for all visitors to our homepage.

Additional information regarding cookies

Cookies are pieces of data that a website can transfer to a user’s web browser. The cookies may remain on your computer after you leave the website but you can manually delete them using most browsers. Most web browsers are pre-set to accept cookies. Some cookies store data just for the time you are on the website. These are called session cookies and are not stored on your computer after you have left the website.

If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can adjust your web browser to refuse cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used. Most elements of this site will still function if you disable cookies in your web browser settings.

When you visit this site, if your browser is using the standard settings and it is accepting cookies, you are giving consent for cookies on this site to be stored on your computer. If you do not wish for this to happen, you can disable them in the settings of your browser. You can find more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them at www.aboutcookies.org.

Data privacy

Please be aware that if you use the Contact Form, additional detailed privacy information will be provided, together with a consent form, prior to submitting the form.
  

Disclosure and use of personal information

Information submitted via the contact form will not be disclosed to third parties except where the third party is a supplier or contractor who is involved in fulfilling the individual’s request for information.