What are Cookies?
Cookies are very small text files stored on your hard drive. They uniquely identify your computer and allow us to store information about your session on our website, improve website security and help us to customise your website experience. A unique user identity is created which ensures that you are not required to re-enter login details as you move throughout the website if logged in as a customer.
How we use Cookies
Cookies are used to assist us in making our website work more efficiently. We use them to remember your preferences, for example; the type of cookies that are activated on the site. These choices are available below. When you leave the site and come back to us this information can be reloaded from your computer thereby generally improving your user experience.
What types of Cookies are used on our website?
(i) Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
(ii) Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.
(iii) Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. We do not use cookies listed under this item in any part of our website.
All Google Analytics information is recorded anonymously and does not provide or share any user-identifiable information, for more information, please see Google's Privacy Policy.
Managing and withdrawing cookie consent
Internet Browser
By using the internet browser, you can automatically or manually delete cookies. You can list cookies which you want to permanently reject from your browser. There are many more different options available within your browser settings.
Webpage
Throughout your journey on this website, you will notice an icon at the bottom left-hand corner of your screen with the letter “C”. Click this icon “C” to withdraw or change your cookie settings at anytime.
For more detailed information on cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Cookies used on this site
Cookie Name |
Expiration Time |
Cookie Type |
Description |
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PHPSESSID |
When browsing ends |
Necessary |
The primary website session cookie used to store non identifiable information for your specific session. |
iesb_ck |
6 months |
Necessary |
Stores your cookie preferences once the have been chosen. |
_ga |
6 months |
Analytics |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
_ga_RLQX1BX6J6 |
6 months |
Analytics
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Used to limit the percentage of requests. It compiles information about how visitors use the site. |