Cookies are small files that websites save to your computer. They are placed to ensure the proper operation of some parts of the website and to help us to improve your visit to our website. The cookies used on our website cannot be used to identify you personally, and cannot harm your computer.
How we use cookies
First party cookies
The First Party Cookies placed by this website are essential to the proper functioning of the website. These cookies are strictly for computer processing and contain no personal information for us or any other party. The websites runs a Content Management System, which requires these cookies to store basic data about your interactions with the website, such as whether you are a registered user who may have logged in to the site.
Cookies necessary for the correct functioning of the website:
A session cookie is added in order to store and register when a user successfully logs in or logs out of the authenticated user area on the website. This cookie will only be placed if you are a registered user with an account and password, such as a Trustee, to allow you to log in in to the website. The cookie will be placed each time you successfully log in to the authenticated area, and subsequently removed when you click to log out.
A cookie is also placed when a user selects their choice for cookie settings. This cookie stores the choices defined by the user, and remembers these settings until it's expiry, whereupon the website user will be invited to resubmit their choices.
The table below defines further information about the First Party Cookies which may be placed:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| SSESS<hexadecimal code> | Session ID cookie. Does not collect or store personal information and is necessary for registered users to be able to log in and remain logged in to the website. | 1 day |
| cookieconsent_status |
Cookie consent storage. Does not collect or store personal information and is necessary to store settings defined by the user in relation to accepting or declining other cookies. |
12 months |
How to control and delete cookies
You can choose to accept cookies, remove them from your browser, or alternatively choose not to access the site. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.
If you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by the website, or indeed any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit https://www.aboutcookies.org.uk which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers.