Our Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files, typically of letters and numbers stored on a user’s computer or other recognisable browsing device when the user accesses certain websites. The cookies are subsequently sent back to the original website on each visit. This permits the website to recognise a user’s device and distinguishes the user from other website users, based on their activity on the website.

Note that the cookies contain information about the activity of the user’s device, browsing patterns and operating system but don’t include any personal or confidential information about the user – such as their name or address.

About Our Cookie Policy

Our Cookie Policy applies to the SFP website. This also includes any website or mobile application operated by or on behalf of the SFP Group. This website may collect information automatically from its users and uses the following types of cookies:

1.  Session Cookies: These cookies allow users to carry information across pages without having to re-enter information. This also allows us to link the actions of the user during a browser session. These cookies are temporary and expire after a browser session has been closed.
2. Analytics Cookies: This website uses a website statistics tool provided by Google Inc. called Google Analytics. This cookie also allows us to recognise and count the number of visitors as well as evaluate a user’s activity on this website. For example to see which landing pages or content users enjoy most. This helps us to provide our users with a good experience and allows us to improve the way our website works.
3. Ad management cookies: This website uses an ad management service provided by Google Inc. called DoubleClick. We work with external advertising partners who will provide tailored advertisements based on the user’s interests and previous visits to this website and other websites. To achieve this, cookies may be placed on your device to monitor your interests – they don’t hold any personal information about you. Privacy policy here: http://www.google.com/doubleclick/privacy/ and opt out via http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/

How to manage cookies

This Cookie Policy forms part of and is assimilated into this website’s Terms and Conditions. By accessing this website (on any device), the user expresses full consent that this Cookie Policy will apply in the manner and for the sole purposes set out above.

Should the user require, they can restrict access or block cookies to this website, or indeed any other website via their browser settings. Here are the links that explain how to manage cookies depending on the user’s browser. Note that these settings apply to all websites not just this one:

• Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835 (this page links to further information for different versions of IE – the mobile version is at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/web/changing-privacy-and-other-browser-settings.aspx).
• Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies
• Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en-GB&answer=95647
• Safari: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html (or http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677 for mobile versions)
• Android: http://support.google.com/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=169022
• Blackberries: http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/32004/ Turn_off_cookies_in_the_browser_60_1072866_11.jsp

However, be advised that restricting cookies in any form may impact the functionality of this website.

More information about how to manage or restrict cookies can be found here: www.aboutcookies.org