Cookies & Choices

This website uses a small number of cookies to function properly and to help us understand how visitors use it. We keep the use minimal, clear, and optional in accordance with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and UK GDPR.

1. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential cookies: Required for site functionality, including contact forms and page navigation.
Preference cookies: Remember your cookie selection for future visits.
Analytics cookies: Anonymous counts that help us see which pages are most viewed. These are optional.

2. Managing Your Preferences

When you first visit our site, a banner appears asking whether you wish to allow all cookies or keep only essential ones. You can change your choice anytime through this page or by clearing your browser’s saved cookies for our domain.

3. How We Use Analytics

Analytics cookies only collect aggregated data — no names, emails, or contact details. The purpose is simply to observe general use trends to improve layout and readability.

4. Third-Party Cookies

We do not allow advertising or profiling cookies. The only third-party script used may come from a secure analytics provider hosted in the UK or EU, fully compliant with UK GDPR standards.

5. Data Storage Duration

Essential cookies remain active for as long as the session lasts. Preference cookies stay for up to 12 months unless you delete them earlier. Analytics cookies may persist for up to 26 months depending on the provider’s retention policy.

6. Contact Us

For questions or to change your cookie preferences, write to [email protected] or visit 27 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5JE, England.

Updated: October 2025