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What are cookies?
A 'cookie' is a name given to a note kept on your computer by websites to store some data. They get their unusual name from the short note hidden inside American 'fortune' cookies. The note may only be temporary and just used to manage the website operation or may be stored for longer to keep track of some process. They can be set for a few seconds, or many days. Cookies themselves are quite harmless and are a necessary part of how websites work.
What do they do?
They help a website keep track of some browser operations or process. Sometimes they are needed to help keep a user logged in to a system or used to remember which pages the user has used.
How does this site use them?
1. Functional temporary 'session' cookie(s) - used to manage system access - essential for data entry and general website use.
2. Performance third-party cookies - these help understand user activities in public areas of the website (Google Analytics).
3. Other third-party cookies - these are used when certain optional activities occur, eg: opening a Twitter page or viewing a Youtube video.
Only the first type are necessary to operate the web service. They do not track user activity and should not be disabled. The other cookie types can be disabled, either by changing your browser settings or specifying a preference. Services such as Youtube or Twitter may not function if you choose to do this. The data you share with a third-party service includes your IP address and web addresses you have used. These services may transfer these details outside the UK/EU but are still subject to privacy law under the 'Privacy Shield Network' and governed by their own privacy and data protection policies. These services will determine other details about you independently, such as what browser you are using, the current date or if you have used their service before. We have no control over how these services operate, but you do as a subscriber to their service. We provide access to these services as a courtesy and take no responsibility for their operation.
You can always disable cookies or delete them using your browser. If you are concerned about third-party cookies we advise you to delete your cookies from time to time, reconfigure your browser, stop using the services they provide or ask the service to stop tracking your activities.
Which cookies do we use?
We some website system cookies connected with the main projects.
We use Google Analytics, but only only on publicly accessible web pages and some report and chart pages.
Some news or resource articles may refer to or embed third-party services that use cookies, such as video conferencing website or event booking systems or twitter.
What is Google Analytics?
This is a service provided by 'Google Inc' which helps websites work out which pages of a website are being used. We use Google to help manage the website and to help the project teams decide what is helpful for users and the public.
Can I delete or remove cookies?
Yes. You have full control over cookies in your browser and can prevent them being used on any website with settings in your browser or adding 'plug-in' ad-blockers to your browser.
What happens when I enable cookies?
We will store your preference and if a service needs to use cookies, we will go ahead and use them. At the moment, the only third-party cookies this applies to routinely is Google Analytics.
What happens when I disable cookies?
We will store your preference and if a service needs to use cookies, we will not offer that service or your participation in that service will be disabled, where possible.
Where can you find more information?
https://ico.org.uk
https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie