What are Cookies?
The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (the Regulations) cover the use of cookies and similar technologies for storing information, and accessing information stored, on a user’s equipment such as their computer or mobile.
A cookie is a small bit of information that our website stores in your web browser. Your web browser then tells our website each time you return. The use of cookies and similar technologies is commonplace and cookies in particular are important in the provision of many online services. Using such technologies is not prohibited by the Regulations but they do require that people are told about cookies and given the choice as to which of their online activities are monitored in this way.
We use cookies to help us identify and track visitors, their usage of our website, and website access preferences.
With this information we are able to improve this site and our products and services based on the statistics we gather about the way this site is used by visitors.
Visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using this website, or choose to disable Cookies by following the directions below, with the drawback that certain features of this website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Our website may issue Cookies for the following purposes:
Analytics
in order for us to measure the volume of traffic navigating the website and optimize our content accordingly.
Login settings and preferences
in order for us to remember your preferences after logging in.
Removing Cookies
You can simply remove our cookies by taking the following action once you leave our site in the following popular browsers.
Internet Explorer
Go to – Tools > Internet Options > then select ‘Browsing History > ‘Delete’ – Tick the box for cookies and then delete. Note: This will remove cookies for all your visited sites – not just ours.
Chrome
Go to – Preferences > Under the Hood > then select – ‘Content Settings’ > Cookies > ‘Show cookies and other site data’ Search for ’propitas’ Then simply select and remove the cookies from this site.
Firefox
Go to – Preferences > Privacy – then select ‘remove individual cookies’ and search for ’propitas’ Then simply select and remove the cookies from this site.
Safari
Go to – Preferences > Privacy – then select ‘details’ and search for ‘propitas’ Then simply click ‘remove’ to delete the cookies from this site.
iPhone/iPad
Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Show all Sites
Select ’propitas’ then swipe to the left to remove this site’s cookies from your device memory
Other Mobile Devices
Please refer to you handbook as this process varies greatly from device to device.
