When you access our websites, we may use cookies1 and similar technologies including scripts, embedded web links, web beacons, Local Shared Objects2 and Local Storage3 to assist us to do things such as: Enable you to sign in. Authenticate you. Keep track of the information you have provided to us. Improve your browsing experience. Customise our interactions with you. Store and manage your preferences and settings. Compile statistical data. Analyse the performance and usability of our websites. Measure website traffic patterns. Determine which areas of our websites have been visited. These technologies collect information that your browser sends to our websites including your browser type, information about your IP address4, geographic location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use , together with the date, time and duration of your visit, the pages you view and the links you click. Our sites may also contain web beacons or similar technologies from third party analytics providers, through which they collect information about your online activities across our websites to help us compile aggregated statistics about the effectiveness of marketing campaigns or other business operations. You can stop your browser from accepting cookies by changing the settings on your web browser. Be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our websites. We recommend that you allow cookies. On most browsers cookies are enabled by default. You can adjust the settings and options on your browser to disable or enable them or visit https://www.aboutcookies.org for detailed information about managing cookies on various browsers. 1 small text files containing a unique ID number which are placed on your PC or device 2 flash cookies 3 HTML 5 4 a unique identifier assigned to your computer or device which allows your PC or device to communicate over the Internet For more information on how we use cookies and other technologies, please contact our Information Officer on the details set out below.