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Why we use cookies

We use cookie tracking data to make informed decisions on whether the site is meeting your needs, which leads to us making improvements. For example, we monitor how much traffic each part of the site gets and work to improve areas which are not being found when they should be.

The cookies that we set on this site cannot be used to identify you personally. Find out more about how to manage cookies for all websites.

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We use 3 main types of cookie on our website. You can choose which cookies you're happy for us to use. Any data collected is anonymous.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information about how you use this site.

We store information about:

• the pages you visit and how long you spend on each page
• how you got to this site
• what you click on while you're visiting this site

We do not:

• collect information that can be used to identify you; for example, we never receive your name or address
• make any attempt to find out the identities of people visiting this site
• allow the tools that we use to find out the identities of people visiting this site
• sell, trade or give your details to third parties, unless we are required to do it by law

All information we get through cookies and analytics will be treated in confidence.

Google Analytics does not log or store individual IP addresses. Read Google's privacy information for EU data.

You can stop Google Analytics from collecting data about your visit to this site by turning off cookies that measure website use. You can do this using the cookie settings on this page.

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