How we use your information
This privacy notice tells you what to expect when this website collects personal information. It applies to information we collect about:
- visitors to our websites
Visitors to our websites
When someone visits this website we collect standard Internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way that does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be up front about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
Use of cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
| Cookie | Name | Purpose | More Information |
| Google Analytics | _utma _utmb _utmc _utmz |
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. | Click here for an overview of privacy at Google |
| Site cookie acceptance | ICO Cookies Accepted |
This cookie is used to record if a user has accepted the use of cookies on the ICO website. | |
| Content Management System cookie | ico62#sc_wede | This cookie is set by our content management system on a small number of browsers, upon arrival to the site. It is not used by the ICO for any purpose. This cookie is deleted when a user closes their browser. | |
| Unclassified | apbct_cookies_test | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | apbct_page_hits | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | apbct_prev_referer | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | apbct_site_landing_ts | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | apbct_timestamp | Unknown | |
| Content Management System cookie | apbct_visible_fields | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | apbct_visible_fields_count | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | ct_fkp_timestamp | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | ct_pointer_data | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | ct_ps_timestamp | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | ct_sfw_pass_key | Unknown | |
| Unclassified | ct_timestamp | Unknown |
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Search engine
The search engine on our website is designed to be as powerful and easy to use as the popular search engine Google. The search is made possible by a piece of hardware (a search ‘appliance’) supplied by Google that is plugged into our server and continuously indexes the content on our site. All search requests are handled by the appliance and the information is not passed on to any third party, including Google.
Links to other websites
This privacy notice does not cover the links within this site linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.
Changes to this privacy notice
We keep our privacy notice under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated on 25th May 2018.
How to contact us
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