Cookie policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage your cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.

Our website uses cookies to ensure we give you the best experience. Cookies also allow us, and selected third parties, to customise the marketing content you see across websites and social media.

The cookies used on this website fall into four categories. Each one is listed below with how long it lasts and what it does.

Necessary

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

• cookieyes-* – 1 year. CookieYes sets this cookie for consent solution management.
• m – 1 year 1 month 4 days. Stripe sets this cookie for fraud prevention purposes. It identifies the device used to access the website, allowing the website to be formatted accordingly.
• __stripe_mid – 1 year. Stripe sets this cookie to set a unique session identifier to recognise users across sessions.
• __stripe_sid – 1 hour. Stripe sets this cookie to set a unique session identifier for a single session.

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate and traffic source.

• _ga – 1 year 1 month 4 days. Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.
• _ga_* – 1 year 1 month 4 days. Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
• _pk_id.* – 1 year 1 month. Matomo sets this cookie to store a unique user ID.
• _pk_ses.* – 1 hour. Matomo sets this cookie to store a unique session ID for gathering information on how people use the website.

Performance

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance measures of the website, which helps in delivering a better user experience for visitors.

• _uetsid – 1 day. Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website.
• _uetvid – 1 year 24 days. Bing Ads sets this cookie to engage with a user that has previously visited the website.

Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously, and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

• _gcl_au – 3 months. Google Tag Manager sets this cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.
• IDE – 1 year 24 days. Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile.
• _fbp – 3 months. Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions.
• test_cookie – 15 minutes. doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
• MUID – 1 year 24 days. Bing sets this cookie to recognise unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations.
• __spdt – 1 year. This cookie is set by Spotify to track and analyse user interactions on the website after interacting with an advertisement, helping to measure ad performance.
• sa-user-id-v4 – 1 year. This cookie is set by StackAdapt to register a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device for targeted advertising purposes.
• sa-user-id-v3 – 1 year. This cookie is set by StackAdapt to register a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device for targeted advertising purposes.
• sa-user-id – 1 year. StackAdapt sets this cookie as a third party advertising cookie to record information about a user's website activity, such as the pages visited and the locations viewed, to enable us to provide users with interest-based content and personalised advertisements on external websites.
• sa-user-id-v2 – 1 year. StackAdapt sets this cookie as a third party advertising cookie to record information about a user's website activity, such as the pages visited and the locations viewed, to enable us to provide users with interest-based content and personalised advertisements on external websites.

You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the 'Consent Preferences' button below. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.

Consent preferences

Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.

• Chrome: clear cache and cookies
• Safari: clear your cache and cookies on Mac
• Firefox: clear cookies and site data
• Microsoft Edge: delete cookies

If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.