Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile phone by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. You can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
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To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Cookie Name |
Description |
Duration |
ASP.NET_SessionId |
General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server. |
Session |
ASP.NET_SessionId |
General purpose platform session cookie, used by sites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server. |
Session |
Performance Cookies
Cookie Name |
Description |
Duration |
__utmt |
This cookie is set by Google Analytics. According to their documentation it is used to throttle the request rate for the service - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes |
Session |
__utmz |
This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour measure of site performance. This cookie identifies the source of traffic to the site - so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. The cookie has a life span of 6 months and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
182 Days |
_gclxxxx |
Google conversion tracking cookie |
90 Days |
__utmc |
When used by Google Analytics this is always a Session cookie which is destroyed when the user closes their browser. Where it is seen as a Persistent cookie it is therefore likely to be a different technology setting the cookie. |
Session |
_gid |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited._gid |
1 Day |
__utma |
This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie lasts for 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It it used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. The lifespan of the cookie can be customised by website owners. |
730 Days |
_ga |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years. |
730 Days |
_gat |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes. |
Session |
__utmb |
This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie determines new sessions and visits and expires after 30 minutes. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Any activity by a user within the 30 minute life span will count as a single visit, even if the user leaves and then returns to the site. A return after 30 minutes will count as a new visit, but a returning visitor. |
Session |
Functional Cookies
Cookie Name |
Description |
Duration |
vuid |
This domain is owned by Vimeo. The main business activity is: Video Hosting/Sharing |
730 Days |
Targeting Cookies
Cookie Name |
Description |
Duration |
_fbp |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers |
90 Days |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos |
180 Days |
__jid |
This domain is owned by Discus. The main business activity is: Discus provides discussion forum software enabling website owners to plug powerful functionality into their sites. On some forums it also enables site owners to sell space to advertisers with the ability to target interest based audiences. |
Session |
disqus_unique |
Discuss cookie. |
365 Days |
YSC |
YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
Session |
CONSENT |
YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites. |
5938 Days |
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Facebook cookie. This is used to serve targeted advertising to its users when logged into its services. |
Session |
_GRECAPTCHA |
Google recaptcha cookie to stop form spam. |
180 Days |
test_cookie |
Google doubleclick test cookie. |
Session |
NID |
Google cookie |
183 Days |
_utmv######### |
Google Analytics tracking cookie |
Session |
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