Cookies and other technologies

The Services use cookies and/or other similar technologies such as device-IDs, in-App codes, pixel tags or web beacons to collect and store certain information. These typically involve pieces of information or code that a website transfers to or accesses from your computer hard drive or mobile device to store and sometimes track information about you. Cookies and similar technologies enable you to be remembered when using that computer or device to interact with websites and online services and can be used to manage a range of features and content as well as storing searches and presenting personalised content.The Services use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish you from other users of the Services. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse the Website or use our App and also allows us to improve the Website and the App.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies and similar technologies, but if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that and your help screen or manual will tell you how to do this. Cookies can be disabled or controlled by setting a preference within your web browser or on your Device. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website if you do so.

A number of cookies and similar technologies we use last only for the duration of your web or app session and expire when you close your browser or exit the App. Others are used to remember you when you return to the Website or the App and will last for longer.

We use these cookies and other technologies on the basis that they are necessary for the performance of a contract with you, or because using them is in our legitimate interests (where we have considered that these are not overridden by your rights), and, in some cases, where required by law, where you have consented to their use.

We use cookies and/or other similar technologies, such as tracking GIFs, web beacons pixel codes and in-app IDs, either alone or in combination with each other to create a unique device ID.

Types of Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our Website and under our terms with you. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our Website.
• 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 for our legitimate interests of improving 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, subject to your choices and preferences, to personalise our content, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
• Targeting/Advertising cookies. These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information subject to your choices and preferences to make our Website/App and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
• We may also work with advertising networks that gather information about the content on the Website or App you visit and on information on other websites and services you visit. This may result in you seeing advertisements on or through our Website/App or our advertisements when you visit other websites and services of third parties. For more information about how to turn this feature off see below.