What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are not used to collect personal information.

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third party cookies to report usage statistics for the website.

We may use cookies for the following purposes:

• to enable certain website functions;

• to provide analytics, for example, on content performance; and

• to store user preferences.

Your consent to cookies

When you actively accept the use of cookies via the cookie banner on our website, you consent to our use of cookies on this website.

Enabling cookies is not strictly necessary for the website to work but it will provide a better browsing experience.You can delete or block cookies, but if you do then some features of this website may not work as intended.

Deleting/customising cookies

Cookies can be deleted or the settings customised at any time via your internet browser’s settings. Consult the support pages provided by your web browser operator (i.e. Google Chrome,  Safari, Firefox, etc) for instructions on deleting cookies, clearing the cache and customising your settings.

Legal basis

When you consent to the use of cookies via the cookies banner on this website, the legality of this data processing is governed by Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Where consent is not requested, the legal basis for the use of these functional cookies is a legitimate interest (e.g. interest in the analysis, optimisation and economic operation of the website and the services) within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

More information about cookies

The following third party website has more information about cookies: AllAboutCookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Please also see our Privacy Policy.