Cookie policy declaration
Effective: [2 April 2024]
We value your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website.
When you visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or manage cookies. If you decline non-essential cookies, certain features of the site may not work fully or as intended.
This cookie policy should be read together with our privacy policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser when you visit our site. They help us: –
- Remember your preferences
- Improve site performance
- Understand how visitors use our site
- Deliver relevant advertising
Cookies do not usually contain personally identifiable information, but any personal data collected through cookies is handled in accordance with our privacy policy.
We use both first-party cookies (set by us) and third-party cookies (set by external services).
Why we use cookies
We use cookies to –
- Ensure the site works properly (essential cookies)
- Remember your choices, like language and region (preference cookies)
- Understand how visitors use our site (analytics cookies)
- Deliver ads and measure their effectiveness (marketing cookies)
Some cookies are still under review and not yet categorised (unclassified cookies).
Types of cookies we use
| Category | Purpose |
| Essential | Enable core functionality of the website, such as security and accessibility. These cookies are always active as the website cannot function properly without them. |
| Preference | Remember your choices and settings, such as language or region, to provide a more personalised experience. |
| Analytics | Collect aggregated, anonymous data to help us understand how visitors use our site and improve its performance and content. |
| Marketing | Track visitor behaviour and interests across pages and sessions to deliver relevant advertising, measure campaign performance, and tailor content recommendations. |
| Unclassified | Cookies identified on the site that have not yet been assigned to a specific category. We are in the process of reviewing and categorising these. |
Our current use of cookies
We currently use the following third-party tools on our site:
Analytics tools
- Google Analytics
- Matomo
- Open Web Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
Analytics cookies table
| Name of cookie | First/third party | Default expiration | Purpose |
| _ga | Third (Google) | 2 years | Maintain session state |
| _ga_(container-id) | Third (Google) | 2 years | Maintain session state |
| _pk_id | Third (Matomo) | 13 months | Visitor ID |
| _pk_ses | Third (Matomo) | 30 minutes | Session ID |
| owa_session | First (OWA) | Session | Session ID |
| owa_persistent | First (OWA) | 1 year | Persistent visitor ID |
| _clck | Third (Clarity) | 1 year | Persist Clarity user ID |
| _clsk | Third (Clarity) | 1 day | Group pageviews |
| CLID | Third (Clarity) | 1 year | First-time visitor ID |
| MUID | Third (Microsoft) | 1 year | Unique browser ID |
| ANONCHK | Third (Microsoft) | 10 minutes | Manage MUID transfer |
Internal cookies
We also use internally set cookies that belong to the essential and preference categories to support core site functionality and remember your settings.
Third-party cookies
Some cookies on our site are placed by third-party services. These third parties may use their cookies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. Please refer to their respective privacy and cookie policies for more details.
Managing your preferences
You can manage or withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies anytime via the cookie settings on our site.
You can also control cookies in your browser settings — but note that disabling some cookies may affect your experience..
Policy review
We regularly review this cookie policy and update it when needed.
Last reviewed: 22 December, 2025.
If you have questions about this policy or how we use cookies, please contact us at [email protected]
