Cookies Policy

Please read this page to understand our views and practices regarding cookie data and how we will treat it. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them.

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, such as the number of visitors. Most major websites use cookies.

Some cookies on our website are essential for us to be able to provide you with a service or information you have requested. Accepting these cookies is a condition of using this website. If you prevent these cookies, via your browser for example, we can’t predict how our website will perform during your visit. Some services may stop working.

Collecting information about visitors to our website. In order to provide full access to our website we sometimes need to collect information about you and how it will be used.

When someone visits our website we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and we will explain what we intend to do with it.

The table below explains the cookies we use and why.

Name Purpose
ASP.NET_SessionId Session cookie sent to the web browser. Used when you open the
browser and then go to a website that implements ASP.NET session
state. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser.
CMSCsrfCookie Stores a security token that the system uses to validate all form data
submitted via POST requests. Helps protect against cross-site request forgery. This cookie is deleted when you close your browser
CMSPreferredCulture Cookie used to determine website users’ browser language. Expires 24 hours after the site is first accessed.

How to disable all cookies

For information on how to disable all cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you disable all cookies on our website, some services will not work properly, for example online forms.

More information
Useful information about cookies can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org and www.ico.gov.uk.