What are cookies?
Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer when you visit a website. Websites use cookies mainly because they make the browsing experience more efficient. Without cookies, it would be very difficult for a website to allow a visitor to fill up a shopping cart or to remember your preferences or registration details for future visits.
Websites may also use cookies to collect demographic information about their users, understand their users’ web surfing habits and which products or services they are interested in.
How this site uses cookies
Below is a list of the main cookies we use, and what we use them for.
| Service | Cookie Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| CIVIC Cookie Control | CookieControl | This cookie is used to remember a user’s choice about cookies. Where users have previously indicated a preference, that user’s preference will be stored in this cookie. |
| Zoho MarketingHub | zc_consent, zc_cu_exp, zc_cu, zc_loc, zc_show, zc_tp | These cookies allow us to maintain the quality of our website, improve visitor engagement and for general statistical purposes. They allow us to present carefully selected information for specific user interactions and provide additional customer sign-up options. |
| Zoho SalesIQ | zld+state, LS_CSRF_TOKEN | These cookies allow us to offer interactive chat facilities. The state cookie stores the minimisation and maximisation state of the embedded chat widget. LS_CSRF_TOKEN is a session cookie used to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks on the chat widget. It expires when the browser is closed. |
| Zoho Creator | zccpn | This cookie is related to forms in Zoho Sites, which is powered by Zoho Creator. This cookie is not persistent and will expire once the browser is closed. The functionality of zccpn, and other cookies with alphanumeric names, is to prevent cross-site forgery attacks. |
| Cloudflare | __cf_bm, cf_clearance | These cookies are set by Cloudflare to identify and manage automated bot traffic and to record that a security challenge has been completed. They are necessary for the security and proper functioning of the site. __cf_bm expires after 30 minutes. cf_clearance expires after 1 year. |
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Third Party Cookies
The following third party cookies may be set when arriving at this site from paid advertising searches or when interacting with the live chat feature of our website.
| Service | Cookie Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Zoho SalesIQ | e3de1f7d42 (random checksum) | These necessary cookies are used for internal load balancing of SalesIQ servers and for security purposes in offering chat facilities. |
| Google Ads | _gcl_au | This cookie is used by the conversion linker for click information. |
| YouTube | YSC | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the visitor has seen. |
| YouTube | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Measures your bandwidth to determine whether you get the new player interface or the old. |
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This page was last updated on 15/05/2026.
