Cookies Policy.

Last updated 25 October 2024.

What's a cookie? A "cookie" is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive and records your navigation of a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes.

Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system. If you want to check or change what types of cookies you accept, this can usually be altered within your browser settings.

How do we use cookies? We use cookies to do two things: 1) to track your use of our website. This enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns that emerge individually or from larger groups. This helps us to develop and improve our website and services in response to what our visitors want and need; and 2) to help us contact you about roles that we think you'll be interested in.

Cookies are either: Session cookies: these are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser. They usually store an anonymous session ID, allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page but they do not collect any information from your computer; or

Persistent cookies: a persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again. 

Cookies can also be categorised as follows:

• Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, and therefore cannot be turned off. Without these cookies, the services available to you on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
• Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources, and see which parts of the site are most popular.
• Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.
• Personalisation cookies: These cookies help us to advertise details of potential job opportunities that we think may be of interest.

OUR LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA LEGITIMATE INTERESTS Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR is the one that is relevant here – it says that we can process your data where it "is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by [us] or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights or freedoms of [you] which require protection of personal data."

We don't think that any of the following activities prejudice individuals in any way, as they help us to offer you a more tailored, efficient service. However, you do have the right to object to us processing your personal data on this basis.