Cookie Policy

Last Updated: 27 March 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.

Cookies can be:

• Session cookies — temporary cookies deleted when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies — remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted
• First-party cookies — set directly by our website
• Third-party cookies — set by external services we use (e.g. Google Analytics)

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• Essential operation — to ensure the website functions correctly (e.g. navigation, form submissions)
• Analytics — to understand how visitors interact with our site so we can improve it
• Functionality — to remember your preferences and provide enhanced features
• Performance — to monitor page load times and identify technical issues

We do not use cookies for advertising, remarketing, or targeted marketing purposes.

3. Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Provider	Type	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics	Analytics	Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier	2 years
_ga_*	Google Analytics	Analytics	Persists session state across page requests	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Analytics	Distinguishes users; stores and updates a unique value for each page visited	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics	Analytics	Used to throttle the request rate to Google Analytics	1 minute
bootstrap_nav	This website	Essential	Stores navbar collapse state for mobile navigation	Session
cookie_consent	This website	Essential	Remembers your cookie consent preference so you are not asked again	1 year
scroll_pos	This website	Functional	Remembers scroll position for improved user experience on return visits	Session

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our website. We do not control these cookies. The third parties we use include:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC) — website usage analytics. Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Bootstrap CDN (jsDelivr) — front-end framework delivery
• Font Awesome CDN — icon library delivery
• Google Fonts — web font delivery. Google's privacy policy applies
• EmailJS — contact form email delivery service

CDN providers (jsDelivr, Cloudflare) may set their own cookies or log your IP address for performance and security purposes. Please refer to their respective privacy policies.

5. Your Cookie Choices

You have several options to control and manage cookies:

5a. Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

To manage cookies in your browser:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

5b. Opt Out of Google Analytics

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting information about your visits by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

5c. Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. Our website currently does not respond differently to DNT signals, but we honour your browser's cookie settings.

6. Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be asked to consent to non-essential cookies. You can:

• Accept all cookies — enables all cookies including analytics
• Accept essential only — only strictly necessary cookies are set
• Manage preferences — choose which categories to accept

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing your cookies in your browser settings, which will trigger the consent prompt on your next visit.

7. Essential Cookies and Legal Basis

Essential (strictly necessary) cookies do not require your consent as they are necessary for the website to function. All other cookies require your consent under UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

8. Data Transfers

Some third-party cookies (notably Google Analytics) may transfer data to the United States. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and implements Standard Contractual Clauses to ensure your data is protected in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact:

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy. For the terms governing our services, see our Terms of Service.