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Cookies are small text files that are stored on a user’s computer. Cookies store a small amount of data specific to a particular client machine and website. Cookies are widely viewed as being integral to the users browsing experience for the majority of websites.
Cookies are a convenient way to carry information from one session on a website to another, or between sessions on related websites, without having to load a web server machine with large amounts of data storage.
Item | Cookie | Purpose |
| Google Analytics | _utma (730 Days)_utmb _utmc (Less than one day
_utmz | This cookie keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site pertaining to the cookie, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred.
These cookies define the arrival time and departure time of a visitor to a page This cookie keeps track of where each visitor has come and where they were in the world when they accessed this website |
| Funtional Cookies | Test cookie | Determines whether a users browser accepts cookies and can therefore log in. |
| Google Maps | NID (183 days) PREF (720 days) SNID khcookie (Session Only) | Unique identifiers given to each computer to allow traffic analysis to Google Maps. Data is only used in aggregate |
The data collected is only used to identify browsing patterns and so help us provide an improved service for visitors to our website. No personal details are collected in the process, and in any case, we will never pass on such detail even if it were available (unless order by a court to do so).
If you are still concerned regarding the use of cookies on our website, you may choose to block their use by amending the settings on your web browser, thereby addressing this matter with all other websites you may visit too. We feel obliged to point out that such an action may hinder our aim of improving your browsing experience, and would urge you to carefully consider the effect of such an action before implementing it.
No action is required on your part if you are happy for us to continue to collect non-personal data on browsing patterns for the purpose of improving our website.