Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit my website, I may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do I use cookies?

I use cookies to monitor the performance of my website and how it is being used by visitors. I use this information to improve my website and services that I offer as well as guide my marketing strategy.

I also use cookies (or similar technology) to send advertisements to you (including social media adverts or other display advertisements).

What types of cookies do I use?

Cookies used on this website are either:

• Session cookies - these are temporary cookie files, which are erased when you close your browser. When you restart your browser and go back to the site that created the cookie a new session cookie will be generated, which will store your browsing information and will be active until you leave the site and close your browser.  

• Persistent cookies – these files stay in one of your browser's subfolders until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them based on the duration period contained within the persistent cookie's file. I use Google Analytics which uses persistent cookies (more on that below).

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will however be truncated by Google beforehand within the area of member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating how you use the website, compiling reports on website activities and providing further services related to website and internet usage to the website operator.

The IP address transferred by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings of your browser software. However, we would like to point out that if you do so, it may not be possible for you to make use of the full scope of all this website’s functions. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie and related to your usage of this website (including your IP address) from being conveyed to and processed by Google by downloading and installing a browser plug-in available through the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies and allaboutcookies.org.tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.