Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies to give users a better experience as well as to distinguish users for analytics purposes.
Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer or mobile device by a website. The following link to the BBC website gives you more information on “What are Cookies?”
On our website we only use cookies to collect analytics via Google Analytics. The cookies Google Analytics uses are listed below:
| Cookie | Description |
|---|---|
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__ga |
This distinguishes users and lasts for 2 years. Google Analytics Cookie. |
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__gat |
This controls number of requests that are made and lasts for 10 minutes. Google Analytics Cookie. |
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__utma |
This distinguishes users and sessions and last 2 years. It is updated everytime data is sent to Google Analytics. Google Analytics Cookie. |
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__utmb |
This determines new sessions/visit and lasts for 2 years. It is updated everytime data is sent to Google Analytics. Google Analytics Cookie. |
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__utmc |
This determines the end of a browser session. It expires when the browser is closed. Google Analytics Cookie. |
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__utmz |
This determines how visitors reach our website and lasts for 6 months. It is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Google Analytics Cookie. |
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__hstc |
The main cookie for tracking visitors and lasts 2 years. It contains: the domain, utk (see below), initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). Hubspot Cookie. |
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hubspotutk |
This cookie is used to keep track of a visitor's identity and lasts 10 years. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. Hubspot Cookie. |
| __hssc | Cookie for keeping track of sessions and lasts for 30 minutes. This is used to determine if we should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains: the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), session start timestamp. Hubspot Cookie. |
| __hssrc | Whenever HubSpot changes the session cookie, this cookie is also set. We set it simply to the value "1", and use it to determine if the user has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when we manage cookies, we assume it is a new session. Hubspot Cookie. |
| __hs_opt_out | This cookie is used by the Hubspot opt-in privacy policy to remember not to ask the visitor to accept cookies again. This cookie is set when you give visitors the choice to opt out of cookies. Hubspot Cookie. |
| __hs_do_not_track | This cookie can be set to prevent the tracking code from sending any information to HubSpot. Setting this cookie is different from opting out of cookies, which still allows anonymized information to be sent to HubSpot. Hubspot Cookie. |
| __hs_testcookie | This cookie used to test whether the visitor has support for cookies enabled and lasts for the session. Hubspot Cookie. |
| hsPagesViewedThisSession | This cookie used to keep track of page views in a session and lasts for the session. Hubspot Cookie. |
Note: These cookies CANNOT personally identify you.
Blocking and Deleting Cookies
For more information about how to manage cookies, including blocking and deleting cookies please visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Please note blocking all cookies may have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features on our website.