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Cookies are text files placed on your computer or other device to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

Cookies do not place viruses on your computer and cannot run programs.

Our cookies do not provide us with any private or personally identifiable information about you. All data that is gathered is anonymous.

For further information, visit the All About Cookies website.

How do we use cookies?

This website only uses cookies that are essential to its use, or which record your use of the website to help us understand how it's used.

Our cookies

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For further information on Google Analytics cookies, please visit the Google Analytics page on cookie usage.

Our forms may ask you to complete a reCAPTCHA field. reCAPTCHA helps with website security by preventing malicious computer programmes from submitting form data. Using reCAPTCHA may install additional cookies on your device. For further details, please see Google's privacy policy.

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How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and you can remove cookies that have already been installed. However, this may mean that some of our website won't work correctly.

The Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on may help if you would like to prevent Google Analytics cookies from being installed.

Last reviewed: 20 June 2023

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