Cookies
Use of Cookies
This website uses cookies to better the users’ experience while visiting the website. This website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device.
Cookies are small files saved to the user’s computer hard drive that track, save and store information about the user’s interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website (for example, remembering the country/language users have selected).
Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they can set their cookie preferences when arriving at our website or change them at any time by clicking here.
Unless the cookie is a strictly necessary cookie, you can withdraw your consent to our cookies at any time even if you have previously consented.
This website uses tracking software to monitor its visitors to better understand how they use it. This software is provided by Google Analytics which uses cookies to track visitor usage. The software will save a cookie to your computer’s hard drive in order to track and monitor your engagement and usage of the website, but will not store, save or collect personal information. For more information about how Google uses cookies, please check its privacy policy.
Other cookies may be stored to your computer’s hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected.
The table below explains what cookies we use on our website, why we use them and whether they are strictly necessary or another type of cookie e.g. “functionality” or “performance” cookies. All the cookies that are used are “persistent cookies” meaning that they remain on your device between browsing sessions for the lifespan as stated. They are activated each time you visit the website that created that particular cookie.
Strictly necessary
Strictly necessary cookies are essential to enable you to receive a service on a website, such as to log in to a portal. We would not be able to operate our website without using the “strictly necessary” cookies listed below.
| Cookie Name/ID | Purpose | 1st/3d party? | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
| APISID | Google cookie. Security cookie to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. | 3rd party | 3rd party |
| CONSENT | Google cookie. | 3rd party | 20 Years |
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HSID
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Google cookie. Security cookie to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. | 3rd party | 2 Years |
| SAPISID | Google cookie. Security cookie to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect user data from unauthorized parties. | 3rd party | 2 Years |
| SIDCC | Google cookie. Security cookie to protect users data from unauthorised access. | 3rd party | 3 Months |
Performance
Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use a website (for example, which pages visitors go to most often and if they get error messages from web pages). These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. Any information collected by these cookies is anonymous. We only use such information to improve our website.
| Cookie Name/ID | Purpose | 1st/3d party? | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
| october_session | For store session in encrypted cookies. Estimates our audience size and usage pattern. | 1st party | 2 hours |
| 1P_JAR | Google cookie. These cookies are used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates. | 3rd party | 30 Days |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. (Analytics) | 1st party | 24 hours |
| _ga | For store cookie preferences. (Analytics) | 1st party | 2 years |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_. (Analytics) | 1st party | 1 minutes |
Functionality
Functionality cookies allow the website to remember choices you make. All information is anonymised and cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
| Cookie Name/ID | Purpose | 1st/3d party? | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
| allow_performance_cookies | For store cookie preferences. | 1st party | 5 years |
Targeting
These cookies collect information about your browsing habits to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. These cookies collect the most information about users.
| Cookie Name/ID | Purpose | 1st/3d party? | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
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NID
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Google cookie. Google uses cookies like NID and SID to help customize ads on Google properties, like Google Search. | 3rd party | 6 Months |
| SID | Google cookie. Google uses cookies like NID and SID to help customize ads on Google properties, like | 3rd party | 6 Months |
| SSID | Google cookie. Google uses cookies like NID and SID to help customize ads on Google properties, like Google Search. | 3rd party | 6 Months |
YouTube
This website displays videos hosted by YouTube. Here are YouTube Terms of Service and its Privacy Policy.
