Website Cookie Policy
Cookies are files stored in your browser and are
used by most websites to help personalise your web experience. Some features of
this website will not function if you do not allow cookies or have cookies
disabled.
For the best experience using this site, we
recommend using an up-to-date browser with JavaScript enabled and accept
cookies.
Overall
This website makes use of essential session cookies
to provide you the visitor with a service.
We have automatically set a session cookie so you
can use this website and service. If you do not want this cookie set, then
please follow the link at the bottom of this page or manually delete the
session cookie at any time by following the instructions in your browser.
By continuing to use this website you give
implied consent that we can store other cookies on your computer
to provide you with this service.
We will store some third party cookies to provide
us with analytical data about who visits this website (anonymous visitor data,
we cannot personally identify you), how they find us, and how long they use the
site for.
We do not use any information to track you, or
personally identify you, we are only looking at summary data, always anonymous.
Cookie information
Session cookie
We automatically set a session cookie in order for
you to use this website or service. This session cookie is essential for the
correct operation of this website and service. If the session cookie is not
available, you may not be able to use some or all of the features of this
website or service.
The session cookie stores some basic information
about your current status such as whether you are logged in and previous search
information e.g. registration numbers and filters.
A session cookie only lasts as long as your current
browsing session and is typically removed or deleted by your browser when you
stop using this website or service. You can manually delete your session cookie
at any time by following the instructions in your browser.
Third-party cookies
This website makes use of Google Analytics. If you
allow cookies by clicking on the 'Allow' button, then we will allow Google
Analytics to set a cookie which allows us to view anonymous visitor data so we
can improve this website or service to you. We typically make use of the
overall visitor counts, the search parameters users used to find us and the
amount of time a user spent on the site. You can manually delete this cookie at
any time by following the instructions in your browser.
Background information
The 2003 Regulations implemented a European
Directive - 2002/58/EC - which is concerned with the protection of privacy in
the electronic communications sector. In 2009 this Directive was amended by
Directive 2009/136/EC. This included a change to Article 5(3) of the E-Privacy
Directive requiring consent for storage or access to information stored on a
subscriber or users terminal equipment - in other words a requirement to obtain
consent for cookies and similar technologies.
Governments in Europe had until 25 May 2011 to
implement these changes into their own law. The UK introduced the amendments on
25 May 2011 through The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive)
(Amendment) Regulations 2011.
The rules in this area are essentially designed to
protect the privacy of internet users - even where the information being
collected about them is not directly personally identifiable. The changes to
the Directive in 2009 were prompted in part by concerns about online tracking
of individuals and the use of spyware. These are not rules designed to restrict
the use of particular technologies as such, they are intended to prevent
information being stored on people's computers, and used to recognise them via
the device they are using, without their knowledge and agreement.
How to remove cookies
Each browser has a different way of removing
cookies, please search for <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=how+to+remove+cookies"target="_blank">How
to remove cookies</a> in your favourite search engine to find the
instructions.
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