1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember certain information about your visit — for example, your language preference or whether you have accepted a consent notice.
Cookies are widely used and are generally not harmful. They do not contain personal information such as your name or payment details on their own; any personal data associated with cookie usage is governed by our Privacy Policy.
Some cookies are placed directly by us (first-party cookies) and some by third-party services we use (third-party cookies). You can manage your preferences using the controls below, or through your browser settings.
2. Cookie Types We Use
Essential Cookies (always active)
These are necessary for the website to function. They handle things like your cookie consent preference and basic session management. They cannot be switched off.
Examples: cookieConsent (localStorage), session identifiers | Duration: session or up to 12 months
Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are viewed most, how long visitors stay, and how they arrived. This helps us improve the site experience.
Examples: Google Analytics (_ga, _gid) | Duration: up to 24 months
Preference Cookies
These remember your choices to make your visits more comfortable — for example, your region or display preferences. Without them, some settings may reset each visit.
Examples: language, region settings | Duration: up to 12 months
Marketing Cookies
These are placed by advertising partners to show you relevant content across the web. We use them only when you have given consent. If declined, you may still see ads but they will be less relevant to your interests.
Examples: Facebook Pixel, Google Ads | Duration: up to 90 days
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services that we use to improve our site and reach new participants. These services have their own privacy and cookie policies:
- Google Analytics — website usage analytics (analytics.google.com)
- Google Maps — embedded map on our contact page (maps.google.com)
- Meta (Facebook) — marketing audience insights, if marketing cookies are enabled
We do not sell data to third parties and do not use any cookie for financial tracking, profiling of sensitive categories, or re-targeting based on financial behaviour.
4. Cookie Duration
Cookies can be either session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.
- Essential/consent cookies: up to 12 months
- Analytics cookies: up to 24 months
- Preference cookies: up to 12 months
- Marketing cookies: up to 90 days
You can delete all cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that clearing cookies may reset your preferences on this and other websites.
5. Your Cookie Preferences
Use the controls below to update your cookie preferences at any time. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the site to work.
Essential
Always active — required for basic site functionality
Analytics
Help us understand how the site is used
Preferences
Remember your display and region settings
Marketing
Used for relevant advertising on other platforms
6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can also control cookies directly through your browser. Below are instructions for the most common browsers. Note that blocking all cookies may affect how some websites function.
- Open Chrome and click the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
- Go to Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data.
- Choose your preferred setting or click See all site data and permissions to delete cookies from specific sites.
- Click the menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
- Choose Privacy & Security from the left panel.
- Under Cookies and Site Data, click Manage Data to view or remove stored cookies.
- Open Safari and go to Safari → Settings (or Preferences on Mac).
- Click the Privacy tab.
- Click Manage Website Data to see and remove stored cookies by site.
- Click the three-dot menu in the top right and go to Settings.
- Select Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data.
- Toggle cookie blocking options or click See all cookies and site data to manage individual entries.
On mobile, the steps are similar but accessed through the browser's app settings:
- Chrome for Android/iOS: Settings → Privacy and Security → Clear Browsing Data
- Safari for iOS: iPhone Settings → Safari → Advanced → Website Data
- Samsung Internet: Settings → Privacy → Delete Browsing Data → Cookies
7. Your Rights
You have the right to withdraw your cookie consent at any time by using the preference controls in Section 5 or your browser settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before withdrawal.
Please be aware that disabling optional cookies will not prevent you from using our website, but some features (such as personalised content and analytics-informed improvements) may be limited.
For questions about how your personal data is handled more broadly, please refer to our Privacy Policy or contact us at [email protected].