Cookies
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies enable us to:
- Ensure our websites are working correctly
- Offer you a customised web service
- Continually improve our websites for you
How we use Cookies
Different categories of cookies are used for different purposes on our sites. The cookies we use are listed below and follow the four cookie categories proposed by the International Chamber of Commerce. Note, that some cookies could be listed under multiple categories, this is normal.
Essential Cookies
| PROVIDER | DESCRIPTION | COOKIE NAME | EXPIRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osano | Stores the user's current consent status. | osano_consentmanager | 1 year |
| Osano | Stores the expiration of the user's captured consent. | osano_consentmanager_expdate | 1 year |
| Osano | Stores the user's unique consent identifier. | osano_consentmanager_uuid | 1 year |
| Akamai | Stores bot detection data and visitor context to secure site entry. | ak_bmsc | 1 hour |
| Akamai | Holds server-side validation state and request telemetry data for threat analysis. | bm_sv | 1 hour |
| Akamai | Tracks visitor behavioural metrics and device fingerprints to spot automated activity. | bm_mi | 1 hour |
| Akamai | It tracks user behaviour and browser signals using a background JavaScript sensor to confirm a real human is visiting the page. | _abck | 1 year |
| Akamai | It helps websites detect and defend against malicious web traffic, scraping, and automated attacks. | bm_sz | 4 hours |
| Liferay (DXP) | Maintains user session state across page requests. | JSESSIONID | Session |
| Liferay (DXP) | :Tracks session start times for timeout warnings. | LFR_SESSION_STATE_* | Session |
| Liferay (DXP) | Checks if the browser supports and allows cookies. | COOKIE_SUPPORT | 1 year |
| ReciteMe | It tells the browser that you want the toolbar to stay active and load automatically when you visit other pages on the website. | Recite.Persist | 1 year |
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website.
Marketing Cookies
| PROVIDER | DESCRIPTION | COOKIE NAME | EXPIRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Marketing Cookies | |||
These items are used to deliver advertising that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Advertising networks usually place them with the website operator’s permission.
Personalisation Cookies
| PROVIDER | DESCRIPTION | COOKIE NAME | EXPIRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liferay DXP | Remembers the user's preferred language choice. | GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID | 1 year |
| ReciteMe | It remembers user choices like text size, color adjustments, or reading preferences. | Recite.Preferences | 1 year |
These items are used to deliver advertising that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Advertising networks usually place them with the website operator’s permission.
Analytics Cookies
| PROVIDER | DESCRIPTION | COOKIE NAME | EXPIRATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Associated with Google Universal Analytics to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. | ^_ga$ | 2 years |
These items help the website operator understand how its website performs, how visitors interact with the site, and whether there may be technical issues. This storage type usually doesn’t collect information that identifies a visitor.
How do I change my cookie settings
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the cookie icon located at the bottom right corner of our webpage. You can then adjust the available toggles to “On” or “Off” and then by clicking save which will record your preferences. This will then enable or disable the script in the background from processing.
In addition, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.
Find out how to manage cookies on the below browsers by clicking on the below links:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
Useful Information
There are many online resources which will help you understand and make informed decisions about your cookie usage. We would recommend the following resources: