Cookie Policy

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. 

The cookies we use are ‘analytical’ cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below: 

Cookie Name: _ga 

Expiration: 2 years

Description: Used to distinguish users. 

Cookie Name: _gat

Expiration: 10 minutes

Description: Used to throttle request rate. 

Cookie Name: __utmat

Expiration: 2 years from   set/update

Description: Used to   distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript   library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. 

Cookie Name: __utmt

Expiration: 10 minutes

Description: Used to throttle request rate. 

Cookie Name: __utmb

Expiration: 30 mins from   set/update

Description: Used to determine   new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes   and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data   is sent to Google Analytics. 

Cookie Name: __utmc

Expiration: End of browser   session

Description: Not used in   ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie   operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user   was in a new session/visit. 

Cookie Name: __utmz

Expiration: 6 months from  set/update

Description: Stores the   traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The   cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every   time data is sent to Google Analytics. 

Cookie Name: __utmv

Expiration: 2 years from   set/update

Description: Used to store   visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer   uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This   cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated   every time data is sent to Google Analytics. 

Cookie Name: eucookie

Expiration: 1 year

Description: Used to record  displayed cookie disclaimer notification

These cookies do not record any personally identifiable information (PII).

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site. 

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY & COOKIES POLICY 

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Privacy and Cookies Policy.