A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to an individual’s computer when they visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and can provide useful information to the website owner.

When visiting our website for the first time, we offer options to switch off cookies that are not necessary for the website to function properly.

If individuals are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, most browsers provide the ability to block or manage these, however, blocking all cookies may impair the functionality of our website. After the end of a session on our site, individuals may also delete any downloaded cookies from their system cache.

We use different categories of cookies on our website and these are described below.

Necessary

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly and cannot be switched off by us. Internet browsers can be set by the individual to block these cookies, but some parts of our website may then not work properly.

  • CookieConsent
    • Purpose: stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain
    • Expiration: 1 year
  • wordpress_test_cookie
    • Purpose: used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies
    • Expiration: session

Statistics

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

  • _ga
    • Purpose: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website
    • Expiration: 2 years
  • _gat
    • Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
    • Expiration: session
  • _gid
    • Purpose: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website
    • Expiration: session

Marketing

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers. This is set not to track by default on our website.

  • collect
    • Purpose: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
    • Expiration: session

To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit AboutCookies.org.

Cookies Policy