Cookies policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are saved on your device to help the website perform a number of functions. On your first visit to our website, a popup banner asked you to accept our use of cookies and similar technologies. The information these cookies collect is based on your browsing device's IP-address (hardware identifier).

What do the cookies do?

The cookies we use:

Do not: store personally identifiable information about you; store information such as passwords (and cannot) allow us to access other information stored on your device, store information about you others could understand, compromise your security.

Do allow us to see how many people use our website and monitor their activities; allow us to see how people arrive at our site for example, via search engine; allow us to gather geographic location and browser information.

What cookies does the website use?

This website uses two types of cookies:

1. Persistent cookies, which remain on your device to capture and remember your preferences (if chosen) for any future re-visit for example, your location.

2. Session cookies, which are deleted when your browser is closed.

Some cookies are essential for the running of the site however a few are used for analytical services such as those provided by Google Inc. in the US on our behalf. The analysis allows an insight into where and how our website is used so that we can continuously work on its improvement. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. However, if you don't wish to be part of this analysis, feel free to download and install a browser plug-in to opt-out under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-G (opens in a new tab).

The cookies we use, what they are used for and how long they remain on your device are set out below:

UK Market Conformity Assessement Bodies

Name Purpose Lifetime of cookie
UKMCAB_Identity This is an essential cookie used to handle user authentication in the service. When you close your browser
UKMCAB_AntiForgery This is an essential cookie used to handle form submission and prevent forged requests. When you close your browser
UKMCAB_TempData This is an essential cookie that handles temporary data between some requests. When you close your browser
ARRAFinity This is an essential cookie used by our server hosting to ensure a visitor’s session is directed to a specific instance of the website. When you close your browser
accept_analytics_cookies Stores whether you have accepted or rejected the use of analytics cookies that are detailed below. 30 days
_ga We use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on user needs. 2 years
ai_session This cookie name is associated with the site hosting, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the hosting cloud platform. This is a unique anonymous session identifier cookie and is used to help understand site performance. When you close your browser
ai_user This cookie name is associated with the site hosting, which collects statistical usage and telemetry information for apps built on the hosting cloud platform. This is a unique user identifier cookie enabling counting of the number of users accessing the application over time and is used to help understand site performance. 1 year

Change your cookie settings

Do you want to accept analytics cookies?

You can also opt out of Google Analytics cookies here (opens in a new tab).

How are cookies deleted?

To delete or stop cookies being placed on your device, please check the help menu of your internet browser. Blocking cookies may reduce the functionality of this website.

For more information

To learn more about cookies and similar technologies, we recommend you visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ (opens in a new tab)

Last updated 2nd May 2023

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