Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.
How we use cookies
This website uses cookies to understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it. We use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to collect anonymous information about how people navigate and interact with our pages.
You can control whether cookies are set through our cookie consent manager, which appears when you first visit the site.
This cookie statement does not apply to linked external websites. When linking to another website, we recommend reading their privacy statement on cookies.
Cookies we use
Klaro consent management cookie
We use Klaro, a consent management tool, to remember your cookie preferences. Klaro sets a single cookie to store your choices.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| klaro | Stores your cookie consent preferences so we can remember your choices when you return to the site | 120 days (default) |
This cookie is strictly necessary for the website to function properly and to respect your privacy choices. It does not track your browsing behaviour.
Google Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited.
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number | 2 years |
| ga* | Used to persist session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Distinguishes unique users | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate | 1 minute |
The information collected by Google Analytics is transmitted to and stored by Google. Google's use of this data is governed by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.
Microsoft Clarity cookies
We use Microsoft Clarity to anonymously gather information on how our visitors engage with this site including:
- to generate heat maps of how visitors have navigated around an individual page
- to record individual visitor sessions to the site
Microsoft Clarity anonymity protections field masking setting is set to 'Balanced' – all sensitive text is masked. This information helps us to develop the website to improve your experience.
| Cookie name | Purpose | Value passed |
|---|---|---|
| _clck | Persists the Clarity User ID and preferences, unique to that site is attributed to the same user ID | String |
| _clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording | String |
| CLID | Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity | String |
| ANONCHK | Indicates whether MUID is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn't use ANID and so this is always set to 0 | Flag |
| MR | Indicates whether to refresh MUID | Flag |
| MUID | Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes | GUID |
| SM | Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains | Character flag |
The information collected is stored by Microsoft and is governed by the Microsoft Privacy Policy.
Managing your cookie preferences
When you first visit this website, you'll see a cookie consent banner powered by Klaro. You can choose to accept or decline cookies.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "adjust your cookie preferences” at the bottom of this page.
Withdrawing consent
If you previously accepted cookies and want to withdraw your consent, you can:
- Click "adjust your cookie preferences" and update your preferences.
- Clear your browser's cookies through your browser settings.
Cookie Settings
If you wish to change your consent please adjust your cookie preferences.