What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as local storage, pixels and scripts, read or store information on your device in comparable ways. In this policy we call all of them "cookies".
How we ask for your consent
Strictly necessary cookies are used because they are essential to provide the service you request (Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive). All other cookies are only used after you have given your consent, which you can refuse or withdraw at any time, as easily as you gave it. Refusing does not limit your access to the website.
Your choice is stored for 182 days, after which we will ask you again. We also ask again when we make significant changes to the cookies we use.
We use Google Consent Mode: Google services on this website are informed of your choice and adjust their behaviour accordingly. When you refuse, Google tags do not set or read advertising or analytics cookies.
Your current choice
Cookies we use
Strictly necessary
Required for the website to function, e.g. security, load balancing, login, shopping cart and remembering your consent choice. These cannot be switched off.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ccomp_consent | Cookie consent – This website | HTTP cookie | ||
__stripe_mid | Stripe – Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. | Fraud prevention for card payments. | 1 year | HTTP cookie |
__stripe_sid | Stripe – Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. | Fraud prevention for card payments. | 30 minutes | HTTP cookie |
Preferences
Remember choices you make (such as language or region) to provide enhanced, more personal features.
No cookies of this type are currently in use.
Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the website by collecting information such as pages visited and time spent, so we can improve it.
No cookies of this type are currently in use.
Marketing
Used by us and our advertising partners to show relevant ads, measure campaigns and build interest profiles, including on other websites. Also used by embedded third-party content such as videos and maps.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DSID | Google Ads & Floodlight – Google Ireland Limited | Identifies a signed-in user on non-Google sites for ad personalisation. | 2 weeks | HTTP cookie |
IDE | Google Ads & Floodlight – Google Ireland Limited | Google advertising: registers and reports user actions after viewing or clicking an ad. | 13 months | HTTP cookie |
test_cookie | Google Ads & Floodlight – Google Ireland Limited | Checks whether the browser supports cookies. | 15 minutes | HTTP cookie |
PREF | YouTube – Google Ireland Limited | YouTube: stores player preferences. | 8 months | HTTP cookie |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube – Google Ireland Limited | YouTube: estimates bandwidth and tracks preferences. | 6 months | HTTP cookie |
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube – Google Ireland Limited | YouTube: stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | 6 months | HTTP cookie |
YSC | YouTube – Google Ireland Limited | YouTube: tracks views of embedded videos. | Session | HTTP cookie |
Third-party services
The following third parties may process data when you use this website. Some of them are located outside the EU/EEA; where this is the case, transfers are based on an adequacy decision (such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework) or standard contractual clauses.
- Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited) – Strictly necessary – Privacy policy
- Gravatar (Automattic Inc.) – Strictly necessary
- Google Tag Manager (Google Ireland Limited) – Strictly necessary – Privacy policy
- Google Ads & Floodlight (Google Ireland Limited) – Marketing – Privacy policy
- Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited) – Analytics – Privacy policy
- Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd.) – Strictly necessary – Privacy policy
- YouTube (Google Ireland Limited) – Marketing – Privacy policy
Managing cookies in your browser
You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may prevent parts of this website from working.
This list was last updated on 3 October 2026.