Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what Cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what type of cookies we use, the information we collect using Cookies and how that information is used.
Cookies are small pieces of data sent by the websites you visit and stored on your computer or device in a file located inside your web browser. Cookies serve a number of purposes such as enabling essential website functionality, maintaining preferences, and helping to remember information about your visit.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies. For additional information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Notice.
Type of Cookies We Use
We may use both Persistent and Session Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your computer or mobile device to help remember information, settings, and preferences to create a faster and more convenient website experience. Session Cookies are only used while navigating the website and are automatically deleted as soon as you close your web browser. We may use both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
Session Cookies
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Strictly Necessary Cookies - these are essential to provide you with the core functionality of our website and to enable you to use some of its features. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Persistent Cookies
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Functional Cookies - these allow us to remember choices you make when you use the website. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the website.
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Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies - these identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the website.
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Tracking and Performance Cookies - these are used to track information about traffic to the website and how users use the website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymised identifier associated with the device you use to access the website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features or functionality of the website to see how our users react to them.
The Cookies We Use
Name |
Purpose |
Expiration |
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_grecaptcha |
enables web hosts to distinguish between human and automated access to provide spam protection |
Session cookie |
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wordpress_test_cookie |
checks if cookies are enabled on the browser to provide appropriate user experience |
Session cookie |
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vuid |
enables videos to play and collects analytics data such as how long a viewer has watched the video |
Session cookie |
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_ga |
Identifies unique users |
2 years |
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_ga_X0XTHD38Z1 |
tracks site usage, and calculates visitor, session, and campaign data. Stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors |
2 years |
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SID SIDCC HSID |
confirms visitor authenticity, prevents fraudulent use of login data, and protects visitor data from unauthorised access |
1 year |
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__Secure-3PSIDCC |
builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised Google advertising |
1 year |
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__Secure-3PAPISID __Secure-1PAPISID __Secure-3PSID __Secure-1PSID |
builds a profile of website visitor interests to show relevant and personalised ads through retargeting |
2 years |
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SAPISID |
collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube |
2 years |
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SSID |
collects visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube on maps integrated with Google Maps |
2 years |
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APISID |
personalises Google ads on websites based on recent searches and interactions |
2 years |
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UULE
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Google advertising cookies used for user tracking and ad targeting purposes |
6 hours |
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DV |
Google advertising cookies used for user tracking and ad targeting purposes |
Session |
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1P_JAR |
looks at recent searches and previous interactions to show custom ads on Google sites |
1 month |
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NID |
stores visitors’ preferences and personalises ads on Google websites based on recent searches and interactions |
6 months |
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OTZ |
links activities of website visitors to other devices that are previously logged in via the Google account to tailor advertisements to different devices |
3 weeks |
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SEARCH_SAMESITE |
Determines how the web browser handles third-party cookies to avoid possible cross-site request forgery |
6 months |
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CONSENT |
stores visitors’ preferences and personalises ads |
2 years |
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OGPC |
stores user preferences and information while viewing Google mapped pages |
9 months |
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
If you prefer to avoid the use of Cookies on the website, first you must disable the use of Cookies in your browser and then delete the Cookies saved in your browser associated with this website. You may use this option for preventing the use of Cookies at any time.
If you do not accept our Cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of the website and some features may not function properly.
If you want to delete Cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse Cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.
- For the Chrome web browser, please visit this page from Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
- For the Internet Explorer web browser, please visit this page from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835
- For the Firefox web browser, please visit this page from Mozilla: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
- For the Safari web browser, please visit this page from Apple: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac