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This policy explains what cookies are, which ones this website uses, and how you can change or withdraw your choice at any time.
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. They allow a site to remember your actions and preferences between page views. Some are needed for the site to work or to keep it secure; the rest are used only with your permission.
The first time you visit, a banner appears at the bottom of the page with three options: accept all cookies, accept only the necessary ones, or open the preferences and decide per category. Until you choose, nothing beyond the strictly necessary cookies is loaded, and refusing is exactly as easy as accepting.
Your choice is stored for 180 days in a cookie named ho_consent. You can change or withdraw it at any time from the Cookie settings link in the footer, which reopens the banner. Withdrawing your consent stops any further use of the affected cookies.
These are required for the website to function or to protect it from abuse. They are set without asking, as is permitted for strictly necessary purposes.
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
ho_consent |
Stores your cookie choice, so the banner is not shown again on every page. | This website | 180 days |
wp-wpml_current_language |
Remembers which language version of the site you are viewing. | This website (WPML) | 1 day |
_GRECAPTCHA |
Used by Google reCAPTCHA to score form submissions and block automated spam. Set only on the two pages that carry a form, Contact and Our People – Our Culture. | 6 months |
Set only if you accept statistics cookies. We use Google Analytics 4 to understand in aggregate how the site is used, which pages are read and where visitors come from. We do not use it to identify individuals.
Google Consent Mode v2 is implemented on this website. Before you give consent, no analytics identifier is stored, no advertising data is transmitted, and Google is explicitly told that consent is absent.
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Distinguishes one visitor from another, so repeat visits are not counted as new people. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
_ga_E0VCMGE44L |
Keeps the session state for this website’s Analytics property. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
This website currently sets no advertising cookies. The category appears in the banner because advertising or remarketing tags may be added later. If that happens, they will be listed here and on the banner before they are used, and they will remain blocked until you accept them.
If you sign in to administer the website, WordPress sets cookies named wordpress_logged_in, wordpress_sec, wordpress_test_cookie and wp-settings to keep you signed in and to remember your preferences in the administration screens. These are never set for ordinary visitors.
Google Analytics and Google reCAPTCHA are provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Information on how Google processes data is available in the Google Privacy Policy, and the terms that apply to reCAPTCHA are set out in the Google Terms of Service.
We place no social media, chat, video or advertising scripts on this website, so no cookies are set by such services.
Like every website, our web server automatically records technical information about each request in log files: the IP address of the device, the date and time, the page or file requested, the referring page, and the browser and operating system used. These logs are not cookies and are not combined with the details you submit through our forms. We use them solely to keep the website secure, to detect and block abuse, and to diagnose technical problems, on the basis of our legitimate interest. They are stored on our hosting provider’s servers in the European Union (Germany) and are deleted or archived after a limited period.
Independently of the banner, every browser lets you view, delete and block cookies through its settings. Two things are worth knowing. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the website working. Deleting our ho_consent cookie only means the banner will appear again on your next visit.
We will update this page whenever the cookies used on the website change. Your rights over your personal data, and how to exercise them, are described in our Privacy Policy.
Last updated: 14 September 2026