Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small, harmless files placed on your computer’s hard drive or in your browser memory when you visit a website.
What do cookies do?
Cookies help to make the interaction between users and websites faster and easier. Some of the cookies we use, help us understand how you use our website, for example the pages you visit and the links you click on, while others enable us to learn which advertisements bring users to our website. What our cookies don’t do is store any personal or confidential information about you.
Are cookies safe?
Yes, cookies are harmless text files. They can’t look into your computer or read any personal information or other material on your hard drive. Cookies can’t carry viruses or install anything harmful on your computer.
Why should I keep cookies switched on?
Parts of our website rely on cookies to work properly. If you do not keep cookies switched on during your visits to our website, our website may not function properly and there may be parts that you will be unable to access. For example, the Investor Type check box will appear on every page that you visit, or you may be able to view only the Private Investor sections of the site.
What are essential and non-essential cookies?
'Essential' cookies are automatically placed on your computer or device when you access our website or take certain actions on our website as long as your browser settings permit them, these enable our tools and charts to function correctly, server routing to be consistent and for us to store your preferences in relation to non-essential cookies. 'Non-essential' cookies and other technologies are only placed on your computer or device if you have consented to us doing so.
You can set your browser to reject all cookies, to allow only ‘trusted’ sites to send them, or to accept only those cookies from websites you are currently using. We recommend that you don’t block all cookies, because parts of our website rely on them to work properly.
To find out how to turn cookies on and off in your browser, please see the instructions from your browser provider below:
Types of cookie you can consent to
Below are the listed types of cookies you can consent to via our cookie manager and what they are used for.
Necessary
These cookies are required to enable the basic features of the site to work and cannot be switched . These enable tools and charts to function correctly
| Name | Purpose |
| functionality_storage | Enables storage that supports the functionality of the website or app e.g. language settings. |
Tracking
These cookies allow us to understand how visitors interact with the website. This data is collected and reported on anonymously and allows us to measure and improve the performance of the site
| Name | Purpose |
| analytics_storage | Enables storage (such as cookies) related to analytics e.g. visit duration, pages viewed. |
Marketing
These cookies are used to track visitors across the website. These allows us to store cookies that related to advertising
| Name | Purpose |
| ad_user_data | Sets consent for sending user data related to advertising to Google. |
| ad_storage | Enables storage (such as cookies) related to advertising. |
Personalisation
These are cookies that record your visit to our website, the pages you’ve visited and the links you’ve followed. They may be used to build a profile of your interest and show you relevant adverts on other sites. These will also be used to display ads that are relevant and engaging for individual users. These may be set on the site by our advertising partners
| Name | Purpose |
| ad_personalization | Sets consent for personalized advertising. |
| personalization_storage | Enables storage related to personalization e.g. video recommendations |
To find out more about cookies, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org