Cookies policy

Last modified on October 10th, 2024.

What are cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

How we use it

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use

Managing cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The cookies we set

• Account-related cookies
  If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterward to remember your site preferences when logged out
• Login related cookies
  We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in
• Orders processing related cookies
  This site offers e-commerce or payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.
• Site preferences cookies
  In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page that is affected by your preferences.

Third party

We will retain your personal information with us, as long as your account is active. We use third-party analytics providers who may deploy "cookies", and similar technologies to collect information to understand how users engage with our website and to improve the site experience.

• Hotjar Analytics, a heatmaps and behavior analytics tool, is used to track (without collecting any personal data or personally identifiable information) and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or the pages you visit, which helps us understand how we can improve the site for you. Learn more from Hotjar Analytics
• Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics tool, are used to track (without collecting any personal data or personally identifiable information), and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to improve our website. The "site measurement is carried out absolutely anonymously" may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you. Learn more from Plausible Analytics

More information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.