Cookie Usage

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to review browsing actions and patterns so that we may improve our online service to you.

For the same reasons, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using a cookie file that is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalised service. They enable us:

  • To estimate our audience size and usage pattern.
  • To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to tailor our site and it’s content according to your individual interests. We want to provide the answers that you need.
  • To speed up your searches.
  • To recognise you when you return to our site.

You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting it may affect your experience of our site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.