Cookies and Privacy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files which are stored on a user’s computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. This allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some script which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to carry information from one visit to the website (or related site) to the next.
What is the purpose of cookies?
PCookies are a convenient way to carry information from one session on a website to another, or between sessions on related websites, without having to burden a server machine with massive amounts of data storage. Storing the data on the server without using cookies would also be problematic because it would be difficult to retrieve a particular user’s information without requiring a login on each visit to the website.
If there is a large amount of information to store, then a cookie can simply be used as a means to identify a given user so that further related information can be looked up on a server-side database. For example the first time a user visits a site they may choose a username which is stored in the cookie, and then provide data such as password, name, address, preferred font size, page layout, etc. – this information would all be stored on the database using the username as a key. Subsequently when the site is revisited the server will read the cookie to find the username, and then retrieve all the user’s information from the database without it having to be re-entered.
Consent
By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.
Managing cookies
Most internet browsers allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies (or just third-party cookies) or warn you before a cookie is stored on your device. You can disable Google Analytics tracking on this link.
If you want to find out more about cookies and how to manage them, visit aboutcookies.org or allaboutcookies.org.
The list of cookies used on this website
Cookie | Description | Duration | Domain | Needs User Approval | Sharing with third parties | Type |
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wordpress_[hash] | Stores authentication details | End of session | / | No | No | Necessary |
wordpress_logged_in_[hash] | Indicates when you're logged in, and who you are | 2 weeks | / | No | No | Necessary |
wp-settings-{time}-[UID] | Customizes your view of admin interface | 1 year | / | No | No | Necessary |
gtm.start | Session for measuring the time it takes for Google Tag Manager to start | Session | / | Yes | Google Inc., cookie is anonymized. | Analytics |
_dc_gtm_ | Used to throttle requests to Google Tag Manager | 1 minute | / | Yes | Google Inc., cookie is anonymized. | Analytics |
_fbp | Facebook sets this cookie to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting the website. | 3 months | / | Yes | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Advertising |
fr | Facebook sets this cookie to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting the website. | 3 months | / | Yes | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Advertising |