Cookie policy

What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files containing information that is stored on an internet user’s device when visiting a website.

The information a cookie records and its purpose are determined by the website operator and can be used every time you visit the site that set the cookie.

Examples of the ways cookies are used include helping Fire Knowledge Ltd identify if you are signed in to our site as a member, to determining how often people are visiting the site, and how long they stay on the site and even what your preferences for how we use cookies are, when you return to the site.

First and third-party cookies

Fire Knowledge Ltd uses cookies set by this website and cookies set by third parties (i.e. other websites or services).

We use a mixture of our own and third party cookies to ensure the sites run as smoothly as possible, and that our publishing business remains healthy. We define these as Necessary in the table below.

Other third party cookies are used to help us link to other web services, such as AddThis.com.

In some cases, we cannot control how these third parties use cookies and we will provide you with information about the third parties so you can find out the third party providers cookie policies and/or opt out.

Other examples of providers that place cookies are those that host photo or video content from websites such as YouTube and Flickr, and these sites may need to embed cookies to make these services work. Therefore, when you visit a page with content embedded, you may be presented with cookies from these websites. Fire Knowledge Ltd does not control the placing of these cookies. Again, you will need to check the relevant third-party website for more information.