Cookies
A cookie is a piece of information saved by a web site on an internet user’s hard drive through their browser. The information the cookie contains is set by the site and can be used by the site whenever the user visits the site. There’s more information here.
How this site uses them
This site uses cookie to provide essential functionality, and to help us understand how people use the site so that we can enhance it. The information stored is always anonymous.
By default, our website only sets cookies which are necessary for the site to function correctly. All other cookies are disabled, with users given the option to enable them.
The Cookies we use
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website, or to enable other features without which the website would not function correctly.
Source | Name | Purpose | Expiry |
Cloudflare | _Cfduid | Set by the Addtoany.com social media sharing buttons. Used by the content network Cloudflare to identify trusted web traffic | 1 year |
WordPress | wp-settings-16, wp-settings-2 | Used by WordPress, the Content Management System that powers our website. | 1 year |
WordPress | wp-settings-1, wp-settings-2,wp-settings-time-1, wp-settings-time-2, wordpress_test_cookie | Used by WordPress, the Content Management System that powers our website. | At the end of the session |
Google Translate | googtrans | Used to translate the text in the language specified by the user in the ‘Select Language’ menu | At the end of the session |
Font Size | fontsize | Used to save the font size chosen by the Font Size Selector | At the end of the session |
Google Maps | NID | Used by Google Maps. Contains a unique ID Google uses to remember your preferences and other information when using the site while logged in as a Google user. | 6 months |
Statistics cookies
Statistics cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Source | Name | Purpose | Expiry |
Google Analytics | _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical date on how the visitor uses the website. Learn more about Analytics cookies and privacy information. | 2 years |
Google Analytics | _hjIncludedInSample | Determines if the user’s navigation should be registered in a certain statistical place holder. | At end of the session |
Google Analytics | _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | At the end of the session |
Google Analytics | _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical date on how the visitor uses the website. | At the end of the session |
Google Analytics | collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. | At the end of the session |
Controlling Cookies
You can change which cookies you wish to be enabled or disabled at any time by clicking the padlock icon in the bottom left of every page.
You may also be able to control cookies using your browser : see this cookie website for details. Please note that this may mean that some parts of the website may no longer function as expected or at all as a consequence of doing so.
Should you wish to, you can also opt out of Google Analytics for all websites.
