Cookie Statement Web Design DY10

Please Take The Time To Read Our Cookie Statement

Use of Cookies Statement

A cookie is a text file sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser on your computer. We currently have an "implied consent" policy in place. This means that we will assume by your continued use of our website that you are happy for us to use cookies unless you take certain steps to opt out of using them.

The majority of browsers allow you to accept or decline cookies by modifying browser settings accordingly. The help menu on your browser will usually have information on how to do this or further information can be found by visiting www.aboutcookies.org

Please note Cookies cannot be used to identify you personally but they do make your experience as a visitor to a website better, blocking cookies can have a negative impact upon the usability of most websites.

In addition the site deploys a number of third party generated cookies because of the integration of various third party applications on the site.

The cookies of which we are aware of include:

From Google

PREF, __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmv, __utmz, NID, docsperf, rememberme, __qca, HSID, APISID, SID

These cookies provide us with information about the numbers of visitors and how they reached us, they also recognise locations when used with Google maps and allow the pages to be liked using Google+

We do not have control over the cookies deployed by Google, we have to accept them to take advantages of the services this company provides which we believe to be of value to our visitors. The privacy policy which governs Googles use of cookies can be found here .

From Twitter

k, guest_id, pid, twll, _twitter_sess, t1, twll, js

These cookies allow us to integrate twitter feeds into our site and let our visitors share links to our pages.

We do not have control over the cookies deployed by Twitter, we have to accept them to take advantages of the services this company provides which we believe to be of value to our visitors. The privacy policy which governs Twitter's use of cookies can be found here.

From Facebook

c_user, datr, lu, s, xs

These cookies allow integration with facebook so that pages can be liked and shared.

We do not have control over the cookies deployed by Facebook, we have to accept them to take advantages of the services this company provides which we believe to be of value to our visitors. The privacy policy which governs Facebooks use of cookies can be found here.

From Add This (When used)

loc, bt, dt, di, uid, uvc, psc, ssc, ssh, sshs, uit, __unam

To enable sharing of our content through other smaller social networking sites, we utilise a service called Add This Social Share from Add This llc. These cookies are deployed by Add This to enable the sharing of information through users social network accounts.

We do not have control over the cookies deployed by Add This, we have to accept them to take advantages of the services this company provides which we believe to be of value to our visitors. The privacy policy which governs Add This use of cookies can be found here.

General Cookie Advice

You can restrict or block the cookies used by the this website through your browser settings but this will impact your user experience. The Help function within your browser should tell you how.

Alternatively, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org which provides directions on how to block cookies on all major browsers. This site also explains how you can delete cookies that have already been stored on your computer as well as general information about cookies.Restricting Cookies

You should be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of all websites you visit.