Cookie policy
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When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example, computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally.
These pieces of information are used to improve services for you through, for example:
enabling a service to recognise your device so you don't have to give the same information several times during one task
recognising that you may already have given a username and password so you don't need to do it for every web page requested
measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier to use and there's enough capacity to ensure they are fast
Manage your own cookies
You can manage these small files yourself in your browser settings
Our use of cookies
Cookies to enhance your experience
We set a session cookie that allows us to maintain the state of your visit whilst viewing our web site and track the performance of our website and servers. This may include a user preference or current progress in a series of steps.
|
Name |
Typical content |
Expiry |
| ASP.NET_SessionId |
randomly generated alphanumeric identifier |
when user exits browser |
| ARRAffinity |
randomly generated alphanumeric identifier |
when user exits browser |
| ai_session |
randomly generated alphanumeric identifier |
30 minutes |
| ai_user |
randomly generated alphanumeric identifier |
1 year |
Add This
We also make use of 'add this' buttons to make it easier for you to share content from the website with others via email or social networks. This service sets the following cookies:
|
Name |
Typical content |
Expires after |
|
__atuvc |
Alphanumeric |
Two years |
|
__atuvs |
Alphanumeric |
Two years |
| loc |
Alphanumeric |
Two years |
| uid |
Alphanumeric |
Two years |
|
um |
long string |
Two years |
|
vc |
Numeric |
Two years |
|
bt2 |
Alphanumeric |
256 days |
|
di2 |
Alphanumeric |
Two years |
For further details on the cookies set by Add This, please refer to the Add this website.
YouTube
YouTube videos embedded on the website sets the following cookies:
|
Name |
Typical content |
Expiry |
|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
Alphanumeric |
Seven months |
|
use_hitbox |
Alphanumeric |
When user exits browser |
|
pref |
Alphanumeric |
10 years |
For further details on the cookies set by YouTube, please refer to the Google website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics sets cookies to help us accurately estimate the number of visitors to the website and volumes of usage. This to ensure that the service is available when you want it and fast.
|
Name |
Typical content |
Expiry |
|
_ga |
Randomly generated number beginning GA. |
Two years |
|
_gat |
Randomly generated number |
30 minutes |
|
_gid |
Randomly generated number beginning GA |
30 minutes |
|
_utmc |
Randomly generated number |
When user exits browser |
|
_utmz |
Randomly generated number + info on how the site was reached (e.g. directly or via a link, organic search or paid search) |
Six months |
For further details on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google website
Other cookies
If you share our content via the social shares, each platform will add its own cookies. You can find out more about them here: