Cookies are small text files that are automatically placed on your computer when you visit the website. The vast majority of websites on the internet use cookies.
The purpose of our cookies is to make the website function correctly, to personalise the website to your preferences, and to collect information about your visit which will help us improve the website in the future. We never collect information that could identify you, or pass information to any third parties.
Cookies used on our website
Cookie | Name | Purpose |
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Google Search Module | NID | Required for the Google search module on this site. |
Piwik Module | piwik_visitor | Required for user tracking. |
Piwik Module | style | Required for user tracking. |
YouTube | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Required to allow YouTube embedded videos to run correctly. |
Twitter Module | k | Required to allow the Twitter module to function correctly. |
Twitter Module | guest_id | Required to allow the Twitter module to function correctly. |
Website CMS | crfstoken | Prevents cross site request forgery. |
Website CMS | sessionid | Used for logging into the website. |
Web Storage used on our website
Web Storage | Name | Purpose |
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Cookie Notice | cookiecheck | Used to check if the cookie notice has been accepted. |
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. Below are guidelines for managing your cookies in the most popular browsers:
Internet Explorer
Open Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, select Safety then click Delete browsing history, select the Cookies checkbox and then click Delete.
Firefox
Open Firefox, click the Firefox button (top left) then Options, select the Privacy tab then select “remove individual cookies”.
Google Chrome
Open Google Chrome, click the Spanner image in the top right corner, select Settings, then click “show advanced settings”. In the Privacy section click the Content Settings button, in the Cookies section click the “All cookies and site data” button, then click the Remove all button at the top of the list.
Safari
Open Safari, select the Options icon (top right corner ‘spanner image’), then select Preferences, click the Privacy tab, select the Details button and then click Remove all.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit allaboutcookies.org.