Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device. Each cookie contains information such as the domain it belongs to, a lifespan, and a value. When you return to the same site, your browser sends the cookie back so the site can recognise your device and remember things such as whether you are signed in or what preferences you have set. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, local storage and tags, which work in comparable ways.

Cookies are not programs and cannot run code on your device or read other files. They are simply data that a website stores and later reads back. They are used for convenience and measurement — for example, keeping you logged in, remembering a theme you chose, or counting how many people visited a page. They are not a complete security system, and the security of your account depends on a combination of encryption, access controls and good practices, not on cookies alone.

We group cookies into three categories. Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function at all — for example, keeping you signed in, maintaining the contents of a cart, and protecting forms against automated abuse. These cannot be switched off in our settings, because without them core features would not work. Functional and preference cookies remember choices you make, such as your theme or language, so that your experience is consistent between visits.

Analytics cookies help us understand which pages are visited, how visitors find the site, and where features may need improvement. They allow us to count visits and aggregate behaviour without identifying you personally. Marketing cookies, where used, measure the reach of our communications and help us show relevant content to people who are interested in what we build. Non-essential cookies — analytics and marketing — are only set after you have given your consent through our cookie banner, and you can withdraw that consent at any time.

You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Most browsers let you block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or ask to be notified each time a cookie is set. You can also clear cookies that have already been stored. Disabling essential cookies will affect core functionality — for example, you may not be able to stay signed in or complete a form. Disabling non-essential cookies will not stop the site from working but will reduce our ability to measure and improve it.

Our cookie banner lets you accept all cookies, reject all non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences in detail. Your choice is stored on your device so that we honour it on your next visit. You can revisit and change your choice at any time by clearing the stored preference, which will show the banner again. Where third-party tools set their own cookies, those tools are governed by their own privacy and cookie policies, and you can manage them directly with those providers.

The information collected through cookies is personal data where it can be linked to you. How we handle personal information is described in our Privacy Policy, which works alongside this Cookie Policy. We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information, and we limit the categories of data we collect through cookies to what is reasonably necessary to operate, secure, measure and improve our services.

Where we rely on your consent to set non-essential cookies, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of any processing that took place before the withdrawal. If you have questions about how cookies interact with your privacy rights, you can contact us using the details published on our website.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our products, the tools we use, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, show a notice within the service. We encourage you to review this policy periodically so you understand how we use cookies.