Cookies

When you visit our website, we use cookies. A cookie is a small piece of data or message that is sent from an organisation's web server to your web browser and is then stored on your hard drive. Cookies can not read data on your hard drive or cookie files created by other sites, do not collect or store any personally identifiable information, and do not damage your system.

Cookies allow us to maintain your connection to our website. This website may use cookies for detecting what kind of device you have in order to present content in the best way, for a language switch and/or for other purposes. 

You can reset your browser to refuse any cookies or to inform you when a cookie is being set. Web browsers allow you to control cookies stored on your hard drive through the web browser settings. However, if you refuse the use of cookies, you may lose some useful functionality such as personalisation and "keep me signed in" and "remember me" features. To find out more about cookies, including how to manage and delete them, visit allaboutcookies.org

Please find a list of the cookies below:

 

      Default expiration time

Google Analytics cookies
_utma 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. 2 years from set/update
_utmb 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.

30 mins from set/update

_utmc 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. End of browser session
_utmt Used to throttle request rate. 10 minutes
_utmz 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.

6 months from set/update

ga Used to distinguish users. 2 years
gat Used to throttle request rate. 10 minutes
Custom cookies cookiesAccepted Used on every page that is protected with cookie policy 1 year