Cookie Policy

Last updated: 01/07/2026

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to make things work smoothly, understand how the site is used, and improve the experience over time. This Cookie Policy explains what these technologies are, what they do, and how you can control them.

For more on how personal data is handled, please see our Privacy Policy.

Who we are

This website is operated by [Client organisation name], with registered address [Client postal address].

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on this site, you can contact us at [Client contact email address].

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that your browser stores on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember things like your settings, pages you have visited, or whether you are logged in.

Cookies and similar technologies used on this site can include:

Cookies: Session cookies that disappear when you close your browser, and persistent cookies that stay until they expire or you delete them.
Local storage: Data saved in your browser to remember preferences or improve features.
Pixels or tags: Small code snippets that help measure things like page views or how you interact with content.

Cookies set by this website are often called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by other organisations (for example, analytics providers) are called "third-party cookies".

Why we use cookies

Cookies are used on this site to:

Keep the site working: For example, making sure pages load correctly and forms work as expected.
Improve performance and content: To understand which pages are popular and how the site is used, so we can improve it over time.
Remember preferences: For example, your cookie choices or other simple settings, so you don't have to set them again.

This website does not use cookies for third-party advertising networks or to sell your data. If we introduce marketing or advertising cookies in future, this policy and the cookie banner will be updated so you can make an informed choice.

Types of cookies we use

Essential cookies

These cookies are needed for the website to function properly. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as:

Loading core site functionality and security features
Remembering your cookie preferences
Enabling forms or basic navigation

Without these cookies, parts of the site may not work correctly. Essential cookies cannot be turned off through the cookie controls on this site, but you can still block them in your browser (which may affect how the site works).

Analytics / measurement cookies

Analytics cookies help measure how visitors use the site so performance and content can be improved over time. These cookies typically collect information in an aggregated or pseudonymous form, such as:

Which pages are visited and for how long
Links or buttons that are clicked
The type of device or browser being used (not your name or direct contact details)

On this site, we use [name of analytics tool, for example "Google Analytics 4"] for these purposes.

Where these analytics cookies are configured only to produce aggregate statistics and not to identify you directly or track you across other websites, they may fall under UK exemptions that allow us to use them without your prior consent, provided we:

Use them solely to improve the service; and
Give you a simple, free way to opt out.

If we use analytics in a way that goes beyond these exemptions (for example, to build detailed user profiles or combine data from other sources), we will ask for your consent through the cookie banner before setting those cookies.

Optional / additional cookies

From time to time, this website may use extra tools that set additional cookies or similar technologies, such as:

Marketing or advertising pixels (for example, Meta Pixel or LinkedIn Insight Tag)
Embedded content (for example, video players, maps, or social media embeds)

If any of these are used on this site:

Details of the specific tools and cookies will be added to this page; and/or
They will be shown in the cookie banner or settings panel, so you can choose whether to allow them.

Your choices and control

You are in control of non-essential cookies and similar technologies.

Depending on how this website is implemented, you can usually:

Set your preferences in the cookie banner when you first visit.
Change or withdraw your choices at any time using the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer or menu.

For analytics cookies used under an exemption, you can object to their use at any time by:

Using the "Cookie preferences" link to turn them off; or
Following any opt-out instructions provided in this policy.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings, for example to:

Block all cookies
Block cookies from specific websites
Delete cookies that have already been set

Links to manage cookies in common browsers can be found in their help sections (for example Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge).

If you block or delete certain cookies, some parts of the website may not function properly or may remember fewer of your preferences.

Legal basis and UK requirements

For visitors in the UK, the use of cookies and similar technologies on this website is governed by:

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
The Data Protection Act 2018
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR)
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and related updates to PECR

In practice this means:

Essential cookies can be used where they are strictly necessary to provide the service you request (for example, loading pages, processing forms, or remembering your cookie preferences).
Some analytics and preference cookies may now be used without consent where they meet the legal exemptions (for example, when used solely to produce aggregate statistics to improve the service and with a simple opt-out available).
Other non-essential cookies (such as advertising or tracking cookies that are not covered by an exemption) require your consent before they are set.

Where we rely on your consent, it should be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous, and you can withdraw it at any time using the cookie settings on this site.

Updates to this policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time, for example if new cookies are introduced or the law changes. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the "Last updated" date at the top will be updated accordingly.

Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on this site, you can contact us at:

Email: [Client contact email address]Postal address: [Client postal address]

If you want to exercise your data protection rights or make a complaint about how we use your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy for more details on how to do this and your right to contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

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