Cookies policy

USE OF COOKIES

SUPPORTING SITE INFORMATION

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We use cookies for the following general purposes:

Analytical cookies: These persistent cookies are used to recognize and count the number of visitors as well as providing other information about the visit such as duration, route through the site and what sites the visitor came from. This information helps us to improve the way our site works, for example by making sure users find what they need easily. These cookies are provided by Google.

Advertising and Third party cookies: We do not use persistent cookies or similar technologies (known as action tags, single pixel gifs and web beacons) to provide country-specific content or assess information about your visits to this site. These cookies may be used within third party advertisements on the site.

The table below gives more details about the specific cookies that may be used and why.

STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

These cookies are always active and are necessary for this website to function. They cannot be switched off. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences.

You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Function providerCookie nameData storedPurposeDuration
Youtube.comLOGIN_INFO, 1p_JAR, ANID, APSID, CONSENT, DSID, GPS, HSID, SID, SSID, IDE, NID, OGP, OGPC, PREF, SAPISID, SID, SIDCC, SSID, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, permutive-id, permutive-session, watched_video_id_list, demographicsVarious unique identifiers, as well as login information that may relate to a Google account.Video functionalitySome of the cookies expire up to 20 years after your last visit to a page containing a Youtube video, although some expire sooner.
trackwise.co.ukPHPSESSIDWorks by creating a unique id (UID) for each visitor and stores variables based on this UID.Session cookieWhen browsing session ends.
moove_gdpr_popupCookie set by the UK cookie consent plugin to record that you accept the fact that the site uses cookies.30 days
pum-*These control the repeated display of popups in the browser. Cookies are assigned an identification (ID) number formatted as ‘pum-{integer}’.14 days
BrighterIRAWSALB, AWSALBCORSCookie set by Amazon Web Services Load Balancer to preserve server session stickiness.1 week
XSRF-TOKENCookie set by Laravel framework to protect against cross-site exploits.2 hours
Laravel_sessionCookie set by Laravel framework to preserve session data on investor relations tools.2 hours

PERFORMANCE COOKIES

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular, and see how visitors move around the site.

All information that is collected by these cookies is aggregated, and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

These cookies are set by the Google Analytics service, but hosted by trackwise.co.uk.

HostCookie nameDuration
trackwise.co.uk_ga1 year
trackwise.co.uk_gat1 minute
trackwise.co.uk_gid24 hours

TARGETING COOKIES

We do not currently use targeting cookies.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

HOW TO REFUSE THE USE OF COOKIES

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, if you do this you may lose some useful functionality such as personalisation and ‘keep me signed in’ and ‘remember me’ features.

HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES IN YOUR BROWSER

Here’s how to prevent new cookies from being installed and how to delete existing cookies. The exact procedure depends on which browser you are using.

MICROSOFT EDGE

To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

FIREFOX

To prevent new cookies from being installed:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

To delete existing cookies:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

GOOGLE CHROME

To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

SAFARI

To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies:

http://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471