What cookies are
Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies can include local storage, pixels, tags and scripts that store or access information on a device.
Cookies help websites remember choices, keep users signed in, protect forms and accounts, measure website use and support relevant communications.
How we use cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, protect forms from spam, keep community and member sessions secure, remember cookie choices, understand how visitors use the site and improve the experience.
Where cookies collect personal information or online identifiers, we handle that information in line with our Privacy Policy.
Types of cookies we may use
- Strictly necessary cookies that make the website work, including security, load balancing, login sessions, account access, form submission and cookie preference records.
- Preference cookies that remember choices such as display settings, saved preferences or consent settings.
- Analytics cookies that help us understand visits, page performance, traffic sources and how people move through the site.
- Community and membership cookies that support sign-in, member access, account security, saved states and community features.
- Marketing or communication cookies that may help us measure campaigns or manage consent-based marketing activity.
Consent and control
We should only set non-essential analytics, marketing or similar cookies where consent has been given through the cookie banner or preference controls. Strictly necessary cookies may be set without consent where they are needed to provide a service you request.
You can change your cookie choices through the consent tools on the site where available, and you can also restrict or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking essential cookies may affect forms, login, community access, checkout or member-area functions.
Third-party cookies and tools
Some cookies or similar technologies may be placed by trusted service providers that help us run the site, such as hosting, security, analytics, community, membership, checkout, email or embedded-content providers.
Third-party providers may process information according to their own terms and privacy notices. We review the tools we use and aim to keep non-essential tracking proportionate to the purpose.
A current cookie scan should be reviewed whenever new analytics, marketing, community, checkout or embedded tools are added to the website.
