Cookie Policy

Use of cookies

1. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. Cookies enable the site to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, and display settings) over a period of time, so you don’t have to re-enter them each time you return or move between pages.

Cookies serve different functions.
Some are strictly necessary to make the site work. Others help improve performance, enable security features, or support analytics and marketing.

You can learn more about cookies and how to manage them at www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

 

2. How we use cookies

The law (PECR Regulation 6) allows us to store cookies on your device only if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site.
All other types of cookies require your prior consent.

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner will appear allowing you to “Accept all”, “Reject non-essential”, or “Manage preferences”.
Your choice is recorded and can be changed at any time using the “Cookie settings” link in the site footer.

We use cookies to:

  • remember your login details and member preferences,
  • enable secure access to member-only resources,
  • understand how visitors use our website through Google Analytics 4,
  • improve performance, usability, and content relevance, and
  • enable embedded content and social-sharing features (e.g. LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube).

 

 

3. Categories of cookies we use

Category

Purpose

Consent Required

Examples

Strictly necessary

Enable core site functions such as page navigation, secure login, and system management. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

No

sessionid, cookie_consent_status

Preferences (functional)

Remember user choices such as login name or display settings.

Yes

remember_me

Analytics (statistical)

Help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Collected in aggregated form via Google Analytics 4.

Yes – disabled until consent given

_ga, _ga_#, _gid, _gat

Marketing (social / third-party)

Enable sharing of content and tracking engagement on social platforms such as LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter.

Yes – disabled until consent given

LinkedIn Insight Tag, YouTube Embed, Twitter Pixel

 

 

 

4. Details of cookies used

Cookie

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

Type

_ga

Google Analytics 4

Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on website use.

2 years

HTTP

_ga_#

Google Analytics 4

Collects data on number of visits and session dates.

2 years

HTTP

_gid

Google Analytics 4

Registers a unique ID for statistics.

1 day

HTTP

_gat

Google Analytics 4

Throttles request rate (limits data collection).

1 day

HTTP

cookie_consent_status

WIG

Remembers your cookie preferences.

6 months

HTTP

remember_me

WIG

Saves login credentials if chosen.

30 days

HTTP

LinkedIn Insight Tag

LinkedIn

Tracks visits for engagement and campaign measurement.

180 days

Pixel

YouTube Embed

YouTube

Enables video playback and view analytics.

varies

Pixel

Twitter Pixel

Twitter/X

Tracks interactions for social engagement statistics.

varies

Pixel

 

 

 

5. Third-party cookies and international transfers

Our website may display content or share functionality from external services such as Google, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter/X.
When you use these features, these companies may place cookies on your device and process data outside the UK or EEA.

Where such transfers occur, they are protected by the UK Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or the UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA), and, where applicable, the EU–US Data Privacy Framework.

For further details, please see:

 

6. Managing or withdrawing your consent

You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie settings” link in the website footerYou can also adjust browser settings to block or delete cookies, but please note that blocking necessary cookies may affect site functionality.

 

7. Retention of cookie data

Cookie data are retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which the cookie is used.
Analytics and marketing cookies expire between 1 day and 2 years depending on the cookie type.
After expiry, identifiers are automatically deleted or replaced with new ones when you revisit the site.

 

8. Contact us

For questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:
[email protected] or our Data Protection Officer at [email protected]

 

9. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We review our Cookie Policy at least annually and whenever there are significant changes to the cookies we use or to relevant laws.
The latest version will always be available on this page, with the revision date clearly shown at the top.