A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES.These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
ANALYTICAL/PERFORMANCE COOKIES.They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them below:
Cookie Type / Category
Analytical/performance cookies
Name
_ga
Duration
2 years
Purpose
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Google provide an opt-out tool to disable this cookie.
Cookie Type / Category
Analytical / performance cookies
Name
_gid
Duration
24 hours
Purpose
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
Cookie Type / Category
Analytical / performance cookies
Name
_gat
Duration
1 minute
Purpose
Used by Google Analytics to throttle Google Analytics request rate.
Cookie Type / Category
Strictly necessary
Name
connect.sid
Duration
When the browser session ends
Purpose
This is a user session cookie for administrators that need to log into the site. It gets deleted when the browser window is terminated.
Cookie Type / Category
Strictly necessary
Name
cookie_notice
Duration
2 years
Purpose
This is a cookie to remember if you have dismissed the initial global cookie notice.