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Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
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You can choose which cookies to accept, using the options below. You can find out more about each type of cookie further down on this page.
You can also manage your cookies by using your browser’s privacy settings. The process is different for different internet browsers and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have a helpful guide which can be found here.
Additionally, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) have produced a helpful tool for opting in or out of targeting cookies without changing your browser privacy settings. This tool can be found here.
There is a link to this Cookie Policy on every page of our website. Our assumption is that having been presented with all the information above, if you choose not to take any action to prevent it, such as using our cookie management tool above or changing your browser settings, then by continued use of our site you are consenting to use of the cookies described above.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages, which help us to understand how our website is used and remember you when you return to our site.
This page aims to explain why we use cookies and what you can do to recognise and control them.
Why do we use cookies?
Primarily we use cookies to provide you with a better experience on our site, for example, making sure you can get to the information you want as quickly as possible.
Additionally, we use cookies to help us spend our marketing budget more effectively. This helps us keep our costs low and work towards offering our customers the best service possible.
How do we use cookies?
We use four categories of cookie on our website, which are explained below:
| Strictly Necessary |
Strictly necessary cookies are required for the operation of our website. These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies, certain areas would not work. If you choose to disable or remove these cookies, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to use our website. |
| Functionality |
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and the information that you provide (such as your name, contact details, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they do not allow us to track your browsing activity on other websites. |
| Performance / Analytics |
These cookies collect information about how you use our website, for example which pages you visit most often and whether any errors occur on any pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies you. All of the data that these cookies collect is anonymous and is only used to improve how our website works. |
| Targeting |
Targeting Cookies record your visit to our website, including the web pages you have visited and the links you have followed. You can control whether or not Targeting Cookies are used, however, if you block them, we may not be able to offer you certain functionality. Our use of Targeting Cookies includes:
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Adviser websites
Some of our advisers may use cookies on their own website in much the same way as cookies are used on our website.
Email Cookies
To help us improve our emails we may monitor your interest in them. We may be able to tell when you have opened them and how you have interacted with them. This may include information about how long you spend reading our emails and which links you click on to gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies, including clear gifs to help us monitor and improve our email communications.
Your cookie preferences on this website do not apply to emails. Should you wish to unsubscribe from our emails, you can select the link at the bottom of an email to update your email marketing preferences.