Cookie policy.
Our use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users; help us recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.
The following cookies are used by Forward NPD on this website:
Non-Essential cookies – These are blocked by default until the user clicks Accept All
_ga & _gid – We use Google Analytics (GA4) cookies to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Duration: _ga expires after 2 years; _gid expires after 24 hours.
Essential cookies – These are set automatically as they are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off.
viewed_cookie_policy / cookie_cat_* – These cookies are set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin to record your cookie consent preferences, so that we do not ask you again on subsequent visits. They contain no personally identifiable information. Duration: 1 year.
Google Tag Manager (GTM) – This website uses Google Tag Manager (GTM-K3MHKZQP), a tag management system that loads and manages third-party scripts including Google Analytics. GTM itself does not collect personal data, but it acts as a container through which analytics and other tracking tags are deployed. Any tags that collect personal data (such as GA4) are subject to the consent controls described above. GTM is operated by Google LLC under the same data transfer safeguards as Google Analytics.
Cloudflare Web Analytics – Our website uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to collect aggregated, anonymised performance and visitor data (such as page load times and visit counts). Cloudflare processes this data without the use of cookies and without collecting personally identifiable information. Data is processed by Cloudflare Inc. (USA) under appropriate safeguards. For more information, see https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/privacypolicy/.
How to change the cookie settings
You can withdraw or update your cookie consent at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in the footer of our website. You can also block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all or some cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
More information on adjusting your settings or preferences for Cookies is set out in the support page for your browser or you can find instructions on this at www.allaboutcookies.org.