Yes there are a number of different Cookies:

Session, or transient cookies

Cookies that are stored in the computer's memory only during a user's browsing session and are automatically deleted from the user's computer when the browser is closed.

These cookies usually store a session ID that is not personally identifiable to users, allowing the user to move from page to page without having to log-in repeatedly. They are widely used by commercial web sites (for example, to keep track of items that a consumer has added to a shopping cart).

Session cookies are never written on the hard drive and they do not collect any information from the user's computer. Session cookies expire at the end of the user's browser session and can also become no longer accessible after the session has been inactive for a specified length of time, usually 20 minutes.

Permanent, persistent, or stored cookies

Cookies that are stored on the user's computer and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies can retain user preferences for a particular web site, allowing those preferences to be used in future browsing sessions.

Permanent cookies can be used to identify individual users, so they may be used by web sites to analyse users' surfing behaviour within the web site. These cookies can also be used to provide information about numbers of visitors, the average time spent on a particular page and generally the performance of the web site. They are usually configured to keep track of users for a prolonged period of time, in some cases many years into the future.

Flash cookies

If you have Adobe Flash installed on your computer (most computers do), small files may be stored on your computer by websites that contain Flash media, such as video clips. These files are known as Local Shared Objects (LSOs) or Flash cookies. They can be used for the same purposes as regular cookies (properly called HTTP cookies).

Flash cookies can also back up the data that is stored in a regular cookie. When you delete cookies using your browser controls, your Flash cookies are not affected. So a website that served a cookie to you may recognise you on your next visit if it backed up its now-deleted cookie data to a Flash cookie.

You can control Flash cookies. Adobe's website offers tools to control Flash cookies on your computer and users of the Firefox browser can also get an add-on to detect and delete Flash cookies.

However, Flash video media is no longer supported by many browsers and is now rarely used.

All of the cookies on this website do not record personal information as regards your name address etc. They are used to help us understand how engaging the website pages. It allows us, in some cases to adjust some pages so that you are presented with the most relevant page based on your search.

All of these cookies can be blocked within your web browser settings.

Google Analytics

Cookie: UA-74088129-X

We use a page tracking cookie to show us pages viewed on the website. This cookie records IP address to track movements around the website. It allows us to keywords used within Google to find webs pages and to help use format pages so the best page is displayed upon your search. It doe not indicate you personally.

It also gives us information if old index pages are still trying to be viewed and if there any broken internal or external page links on the website. It also records the use of internal searches used and will display results on the website.

If you use the translation on this website it is powered by ‘Google Translate’ and this will use a ‘session cookie’ so that the translation will follow you around the website.

Microsoft Bing

Cookie: 14A0AA9CDD73B7BBA3CFB992024F00EE

Used to update the Bing web browser and index web pages on the Bing search engine. Like Google is also a page tracking cookie. No personal data is recorded or used.

Yandex

Cookie: a63c302fc4581a6f

Yandex is used to index the website and all of its content. This allows you to easily find articles, pdf, images and video that may be on this website. Indexing helps you as a user find what you are looking for easier

StatCounter

Cookie: '5514295' '83f6c65f'

The StatCounter Cookie again tracks visitors to this website. It recalls IP address and provides information about your visit. It will show if you are a returning visitor to the website a new viewer, the pages you have visited and the length of stay. It will also show links used to exit pages both internal or external. This cookie will or show the screen resolution used, OS, and search engine that you may have used to find pages. It will also show external links used to this website. It does not show Google search keywords and does not record personal information.

UK and EU Privacy 25th May 2018

If you email us directly or use one of the mail forms on this website the detail you provide is used for the correspondence purposes only. The details you may provide name, email and on some occasions, your telephone number will be stored in order to provide you with information relating to your enquiry/subsequence enquires. By emailing us you give us permission to retain this information for this purpose.

We do not sell or pass on your information to third parties for marketing purposes.

If your correspondence is related to marketing/business transactions your email correspondence will be retained for transactional purposes.

Third Party Websites

We are not responsible for the use of third party websites linked to this website. Please see their own cookies and EU privacy Policies.

Email Correspondence Advertising & IP Recording

Form mail goes directly to Trina Gulliver MBE. Trina will contact you as regards your correspondence or booking enquiry. If your enquiry is regarding website advertising then your enquiry will be forwarded to DK Web Development who handles all advertising enquiries, correspondence and payments. You can contact DK Web Development direct as regards any advertising on this website.

However, we have now found it necessary to record your IP when making such correspondence. This unfortunate change has come about due to the misuse of the contact mail forms.

If you use a StatCounter blocker, it will not record your visit. However, if you contact us via the forms, your IP will still be recorded. If your enquiry is regarding website advertising, please select the advertising on this website option from the dropdown box on the contact form. It will then go to the correct department.

The simple answer is yes. You can update preferences. There are additional things you can do to prevent some cookies from other sites, but please note that some sites require cookies to function, unlike mine. Firstly, you can view your own PC settings, Internet options and browser settings. The Internet Options setting can be found on Windows PCs by going to the Control Panel / Internet Options. Select Privacy / Advanced, then change the Cookies setting from the default Accept to Prompt. Please be aware that some sites may require you to accept cookies for the site to run correctly. Browser settings can be changed by viewing the browser and selecting settings. In most cases, the browser will look directly at the internet options you have already set; however, you may find one or two extra options here, depending on the browser you use.
From time to time, we may add a YouTube video embed to the site. YouTube uses its own cookies, which you may enable or disable on the YouTube site.

StatCounter is used on this site to record visitor visits, and you can block many programs like this by changing your settings. Websites don't have to display hit rates, but that doesn't mean they aren't running StatCounter in the background. If you would like to remove your PC from StatCounter's recording, click the link below.

More information about Cookies and how and why they are used can be found here: Aboutcookies.org