Cookie Policy
As with nearly all websites you visit, this website uses a feature of your internet browser called “cookies”. Cookies are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s web browser while you are viewing a website.
We need to use cookies in order to monitor use of the website, so if you continue to navigate around the website we will assume you are happy for these cookies to be set.
First-party cookies
First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting and they can only be read by that site.
WordPress
WordPress is the website’s content management system.
exp_last_visit
This stores the date and time that a user last visited the website.
exp_last_activity
Each time a page is loaded this cookie stores the current date and time.
exp_tracker
This cookies is used to record the last five pages viewed by the user, and is used primarily to assist in navigation of the website.
Third-party cookies
Third-party cookies are set by other organisations that we use for different services. For example, we use external analytics services and these suppliers will set cookies on our behalf in order to report on website usage. The website may also contain content embedded from, for example, YouTube or Flickr and these sites may set their own cookies.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics helps us to monitor website traffic and usage. No personal information is stored in these cookies.
_utma
This cookie is written to the browser upon the first visit to our website from that web browser. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits our site, a new _utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to our site and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure.
Expiration: 2 years from set/update
_utmb
This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with our site. When a user views a page on our site, the Google Analytics code attempts to update this cookie. If it does not find the cookie, a new one is written and a new session is established. Each time a user visits a different page on our site, this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes, thus continuing a single session for as long as user activity continues within 30-minute intervals. This cookie expires when a user pauses on a page on our site for longer than 30 minutes. Expiration: 30 minutes from set/update
_utmc
This cookie is no longer used and does not store any data, but you may still find this cookie stored by your browser.
Expiration: not set
_utmz
This cookie stores the type of referral used by a visitor to reach our site, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within our site. The cookie is updated with each page view to our site.
Expiration: 6 months from set/update
Wow Analytics
wow.anonymousId
These cookies allow us to understand the sort of companies that visit our site, how long they spend there, and the pages they interact with. We do not record any information that will uniquely identify you. Instead we put together the information from a very large number of users of our website to give us an overall picture of how people interact with our site.
Expiration: 1 year from set/update
anonymousIdentifier
this is random string of characters that is used for the same purposes as a cookie on platforms, including certain mobile devices, where cookie technology is not available.
Expiration: 1 year from set/update
ASP.NET_SessionId
This is a functional cookie that helps this system to operate properly by allowing it to understand interactions in a single session.
Expiration: 1 year from set/update
YouTube
These are YouTube third party cookies which are unique identifiers to allow traffic analysis to YouTube
Demographics
Expiration: 1 year from set/update
Dkv
Expiration: 1 month from set/update
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Expiration: 6 months from set/update
PREF
Expiration: 10 years from set/update
Controlling cookies with your browser settings
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you choose to, you can flush your browser of cookies from time to time to remove all cookies and data stored in them. You can also adjust your browser settings to refuse all cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do disable cookies you may find you are unable to access certain content or functionality on the website.
Here are instructions for disabling cookies in some common web browsers:
Safari
1. Go to the Safari menu.
2. Click on the Preferences.
3. Click the ‘Security’ tab.
4. Under ‘Accept Cookies’, set it to accept, reject, or selectively accept cookies.
Firefox 3.0+
1. Click on ‘Tools’ in the menu bar
2. Click on ‘Options…’
3. Click on ‘Privacy’ Tab in the top section
4. From the drop down box select ‘Use custom setting for history’
5. Un-tick the box that says ‘Accept Cookies From Sites’
6. Click OK and Close the screen.
Internet Explorer 7.0+
1. Click on ‘Tools’ in the menu bar
2. Click on ‘Options’
3. Click on ‘Privacy’ Tab on top section
4. Click on the ‘Advanced” button
5. Select ‘Prompt’ for both ‘First party cookies’ and ‘Third Party Cookies’
6. Click OK and Close the screen.
Google Chrome 8.0+
1. Click to ‘Tools Menu’
2. Click on ‘Options’
3. Click on ‘Under the Bonnet’
4. Click on ‘Cookie Setting’ button and tick ‘Block all third-party cookies without exception’
Effective Date
This Cookie Policy was last updated on June 2015.
