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Cookies policy

Information about our use of cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
  • Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:

Generic Session Cookie (JSESSIONID)
This cookie is essential for various parts of our website to function properly.  This cookie expires when you close your browser.

 KB5 Cookies (__KBCookie__ and __KBLoggedIn__)
KB5 manages the display of the website. These two cookies are essential for various parts of our website to function properly.

__KBCookie__ contains a unique string to identify your session and __KBLoggedIn__ flags your authentication status.  These cookies expire when you close your browser.

__KBConsent__
This cookie is set at the point that the website has informed you of its use of cookies. It expires 1 year after it was first created.

You block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

To find out more about cookies, including details of cookies that have been set and how to manage and delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after 1 year.