We use cookies and similar technologies to help us understand how people use our Website and/or Services so that we can keep improving them.

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies do not typically contain any information classified as Personal Data, but Personal Data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We use the following cookies for the following purposes:

Cookie: Cookie Control Description: Cookie Control cookies. This cookie is set to remember the user’s preferences about cookies. Expiry: 3 months Classification: Necessary

Cookie: _ga, _gat, _gid Description: We use Google Analytics to monitor traffic levels, search queries and visits to this website. Google Analytics stores IP addresses anonymously on its servers in the US. Neither CIVIC nor Google associate your IP address with any personally identifiable information.These cookies enable Google to determine whether you are a returning visitor to the site, and to track the pages that you visit during your session. They are set only after you have given us consent to use cookies. Expiry: _ga: 2 years | _gat: Session | _gid: 24 hours Classification: Analytics

Further information may be found here:

(https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245), including a link to Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en ).

Browsers usually allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The possibility to do so depends on the browser, and its version. However, obtaining up-to-date information regarding blocking and deleting cookies can be done through the following links:

• https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
• https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
• https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari).
  

Please note that blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites and if you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our Website and/or Services.

We have done and will continue doing our best to provide you with clear and comprehensive information about our use of cookies. If you choose to use the Website and/or our Services without blocking or disabling cookies or opting out of these technologies (as described above), you will indicate your consent to our use of these cookies and to our use (in accordance with this Policy) of any Personal Data that we collect using these technologies.

If you do not consent to the use of these technologies, please be sure to block or disable them using your browser settings, the opt-out links above, or the settings on your mobile device.

How to control cookies

By clicking the Cookie Control icon found in the bottom-right corner of any page on this website, you can easily control what cookies are used.