Cookies

Use of cookies and other tracking technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites you visit. They are used to make websites work, or work better and can be used to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below lists the cookies we use on our sites. Not all cookies are used on all sites. 

Cookie preference – Cookie Warning

This cookie is used to remember a user’s choice about   cookies on the website. Where users have previously   indicated a preference, that user’s preference will be stored in this cookie. This preference expires after 1 month.

GDPR notice – GdprWarning

This cookie is used to remember whether a user has been shown a GDPR information message on the   website. Where users have previously accepted the   notice, that user’s preference will be stored in this   cookie. This preference expires after 1 month.

Universal Analytics (Google) -_ga * _gali * _gat * _gid * 

These cookies are used to collect information about   how visitors use the website. We use the information to help improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, this may include the number of visitors, where visitors have come from and the pages they visited.

Facebook Pixel - www.facebook.com

This Cookie is placed by Facebook. It enables   measurement and optimization of audiences for   advertising campaigns served on Facebook ensuring that advertising is seen by the users most likely to be   interested in such advertising.

User session cookie - ASP.NET_SessionId

This cookie is used to maintain an anonymized user session by the web server and to allow storage of user   data relevant to that session.

Security verification token – RequestVerificationToken

This cookie is used where file uploads to the website are permitted or required. It is used to verify the upload source for security reasons.

Temporary message handling (failure) - FailureMessage

This cookie is used to allow communication of temporary messages to the user, for example login   status. This cookie expires after 30 minutes.

Temporary message handling (confirmation) – ConfirmationMessage

This cookie is used to allow communication of temporary messages to the user, for example login   status. This cookie expires after 30 minutes.

Language preference – CurrentLanguageCode

This cookie is used to store the user’s language   preference and allow this to be reused without a choice   having to be made for each visit to the website.

User group access code – AccessCode

This cookie is used to store a user supplied string of   text which may be used to display specific   offers/discounts to that user in certain circumstances.


How do I change my cookie settings?

Most web browsers allow some control of cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies and how to see what cookies have been set visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Microsoft Internet Explorer 

Apple Safari