Cookie Policy

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Allows us to recognize and count the number of users of our website and understand how you use it which helps us to improve how it works eg ensuring that you can find what you are looking for. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. We use Google Analytics. To learn more about the use and choice of cookies for Google analytics, please visit the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

These cookies improve the functioning of the website and give you a better, more personal experience. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services appear on our website. If you disable these cookies, some of the services may not function properly and your experience on the website is likely to be diminished.

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

We use Vuture to send out marketing communications via email. For this service we use cookie and tracking technology to see whether emails are opened, replied to or forwarded and whether links are followed. Cookie and tracking technology is used in the following ways:

• Opening emails: if you open the email either by downloading images in the email or clicking in a link we log such activity.
• View as web page: If you click on the “view it as a web page” link, a tracking code is passed in the link so that the web page is personalised in the same way as the email.
• Links to web pages: If you click on any web link, we pass a tracking code in the link to the web page which we use to log such activity on our database.
• Unsubscribe: If you click unsubscribe, we will automatically log this information on our database. If you unsubscribe from any email invitation or alert, we will continue to store your personal data on a “marketing suppression list” so as to record your preference.
• Event RSVP buttons: In our event invitations and confirmations we provide buttons to allow you to accept, decline, cancel (and register if you are not the original recipient of the invitation) for that event. Clicking on these buttons will pass a tracking code so we can record your choice in our database to help us manage the event.
• Web tracking: If you click through from one of our emails or landing pages to our website we use additional cookies on our website to connect your e-marketing journey with your website journey. This is to help us to to provide you with the best user experience and relevant content across our digital marketing channels.
• tracking gif: each email contains a tiny unique graphic or “pixel” that tracks whether the email is opened. The graphic does not contain any personal information.The use of cookie and tracking technology helps us to improve the services we offer. You can unsubscribe from our email updates or disable tracking (where relevant) at any time either by using the link provided at the bottom of the email.

We use Foleon and wordpress for a number of our themed microsites, newsletters and campaigns. For these services analytics cookies are used to help us improve how the sites works. All information these cookies collect are aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Our video content is hosted on third party sites (YouTube and IBM). In order to remove these cookies you will need to visit the third party sites and follow the instructions in their cookie notices. Alternatively, follow the instructions under the Changing cookie settings in your browser heading below.

By accepting our cookie notice and continuing to use our website without changing your settings, you consent to our use of cookies as described above.

You can learn more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu.
Information about how to change your cookie setting on any browser is available here.