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The use of Cookies by UK Websites is governed by:
The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 – (implementing European Directive – 2002/58/EC)
The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 – (implementing European Directive – 2009/136/EC), which took effect on 25 May 2011

For the TSFdn website, the use of any cookies is:
(a) for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network; and/or
(b) where such storage or access is strictly necessary for the provision of an information society service requested by the subscriber or user

TSFdn does not therefore seek visitor Opt-In consent for its use of cookies.