Updated: October 2021
Information about 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 the following cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the basic operation of our site, like page navigation, and access secure areas of our site, or to process orders for goods and services. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
- Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
The table below explains the cookies we may use and why.
Necessary
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 |
Type |
Expiry |
Description |
cookie-settings |
First Party |
1 year |
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
|
country |
First Party |
1 year |
This stores your preferred country so the right content can be served.
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MySession-Cookie |
First Party |
12 hours |
This is required so we can load balance our website.
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Statistics
They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our site works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
Name |
Type |
Expiry |
Description |
_ga |
First Party |
2 years |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website Owners.
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_gac_UA-51401671-1 |
First Party |
1 minute |
This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.
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_gat_gtag_UA_6405258_6 |
First Party |
1 minute |
This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.
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_gid |
First Party |
1 day |
This cookie name is associated with Google Analytics. It is used by gtag.js and analytics.js scripts and according to Google Analytics this cookie is used to distinguish users.
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Video
Video cookies are used to track visitors across the various streaming platforms.
Name |
Type |
Expiry |
Description |
__Secure-3PSIDCC, __Secure-3PAPISID, SAPISID, HSID, SSID, APISID, __Secure-3PSID, SID, SIDCC, YSC, PREF, LOGIN_INFO, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, CONSENT |
Third Party |
Ranges from Session to 15 years. Most last one year. |
Google set a number of cookies on any page that includes a YouTube video. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Youtube users, including information that links your visits to our website with your Google account if you are signed in to one. Information about your use of our website, including your IP address, may be transmitted to Google and stored on servers in the United States.This cookie does not identify you personally unless you are logged into Google, in which case it is linked to your Google account. Please note, blocking this category will result in you not seeing YouTube videos.
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How do I change my cookie settings?
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by selecting the “Manage Cookies” link in the Cookie pop up or here in this policy. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Accept’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout