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We may also use various web/analytics tools to understand how our website is being used in order to improve user experience [(such as web beacons, which are a technique delivered through a web browser or in an email, to unobtrusively – an usually invisibly - check that a user has accessed some content and/or track the journey of the user navigating through the website or a series of websites)] as well as tools to provide us with statistics relating to the use of our website [and those which show you advertisements for our products and services which we think may be of interest to you as you browse other websites.]
(please note that, because the management of cookies differs as between different browsers, you should consult the documentation of your own browser in order to manage your cookies).
Please also note that if you delete or block cookies which are necessary to enable our website to carry out certain functions, this may cause you to be unable to use all or part of our website and/or services.
Our website may also contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website.Therefore, please note that we do not accept any responsibility for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by our privacy policy. Always exercise caution and check the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.