Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).
Cookies are simple ’text files’ which you can read using a text editor program on your own computer. Typically, they contain two pieces of information: a site name and unique piece of text.
When you visit a site that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your device. The next time you visit that (or partner) site, your device checks to see if it has a cookie that is relevant (that is, one containing the site name).
The site then ’knows’ that you have been there before, and in some cases, tailors content to take account of that fact. For instance, it can be helpful to vary content according to whether this is your first ever visit to a site – or your 71st.
We use cookies to see how our website is being used so we can make improvements and improve your experience on the site.