How we use cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

We use cookies on this website to track usage patterns and help us improve your experience. This includes the use of Google Analytics, a service that helps us analyse how visitors use our website.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous information about how people use our website. It gathers details such as the number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and which pages they visit. This helps us improve our site and tailor it to user needs.

Mailchimp

If you subscribe to our email updates, Mailchimp may use cookies to track engagement with the signup form and related pages. These cookies help us manage our email communications more effectively.

Cookies we use:

Cookie Name Purpose
_ga, _gid, _gat Google Analytics – track site visits, usage, and engagement data
mailchimp_landing_site Mailchimp – track where form sign-ups are coming from
cookieconsent_status Remember if you’ve accepted our cookie notice

Google Analytics:

utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz

These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website — including the number of visitors, where they’ve come from, and the pages they visit. We use this to compile reports and improve the site. View Google's privacy overview or download the opt-out browser add-on.
CONCRETE5 Used by our website’s Content Management System (CMS) to track whether a visitor is a public guest or logged-in user. It’s not used for any other purpose.
googtrans Remembers the language you selected using the Google Translate tool on our site.
contrast-mode Remembers which colour contrast setting you’ve selected using our Accessibility Tools.
saveFontSize Remembers the text size setting you’ve selected using our Accessibility Tools.
accessibility-controls Keeps track of whether the accessibility bar is open or closed

 

Controlling cookies

You can control and delete cookies if you wish. Most web browsers allow some control through their settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect how well this website functions for you.

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit aboutcookies.org.