What is a cookie?

A cookie is a piece of information in the form of a very small text file that is placed on an internet user's hard drive. It is generated by a web page server, which is basically the computer that operates a web site.

The information the cookie contains is set by the server and it can be used by that server whenever the user visits the site. A cookie can be thought of as an internet user's identification card, which tell a web site when the user has returned.'-

About Cookies.org

We use cookies to identify you from everyone else. Using statistics software which stores your movement around our website so we can tell how individuals interact with our pages, letting us know how popular our pages are.

Controlling cookies on our site
If you don't want to receive certain categories of cookies then you can change your cookie settings via your browser.

Note: most sections of our websites do work without cookies, but you will lose some features and functionality if you choose to disable cookies. For example, images might not appear.

Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential to enable you to move about the site, remember your cookie preferences and provide certain features you have requested.

• PHPSESSID - A unique identifier used as a key to store preferences and personalisation data.

• –global - Stores basic information about your user account
For example, automatic log in preferences.

Functionality cookies
These cookies enhance the functionality of our website by storing your preferences. For example, turning on/off animations or dismissing promotions on our site. We are currently in the process of trying to identify these cookies and will include more details on this page when complete.

3rd party cookies
Many sections of our websites depend on embedding content from external websites such as Facebook, Flickr, Google Analytics, Google Plus, SoundCloud, Twitter and YouTube. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant 3rd party website for more information on the cookies that these services may store on your computer.