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We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.
We will always ask you to consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you visit our website.
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | This website is built using PHP web technologies, as part of that we use the built in session cookie (PHPSESSID) to manage your session. When you navigate to the site, the server establishes a unique session that last for the duration of your visit. | Session |
| marketing | Cookie Control cookies. These cookies are set in order to remember preferences in regards to cookies. | 3 Months |
| analytics | Cookie Control cookies. These cookies are set in order to remember preferences in regards to cookies. | 3 Months |
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| _gat_gtag_* | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | Session |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Session |
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
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| Name | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| __stid | The cookie is set as part of the ShareThis service and monitors “click-stream” activity, e.g. web pages viewed, navigation from page to page, time spent on each page etc. The ShareThis service only personally identifies you if you have separately signed up with ShareThis for a ShareThis account and given them your consent. You can read the ShareThis privacy policy here. This page also explains how you can opt out of the tracking aspects of the ShareThis Service if you wish to. | 1 Year |
| __unam | See Above "__stid" | 9 Months |
| __utma | See Above "__stid" | 2 Years |
| __utmb | See Above "__stid" | 1 Day |
| __utmc | See Above "__stid" | Session |
| __utmz | See Above "__stid" | 4 Months |