Cookies make websites work better
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by websites or sometimes by emails. They provide useful information to companies, which helps in all sorts of ways. For you, it could mean you can use the site more efficiently and save time by not having to re-enter your details each time you visit. For us, cookies help us to analyse how our visitors interact with our site so we can make improvements.
The cookies we use
Flow Flow Social Stream
This is used for the correct functioning of our Social page.
Cookie name:
ff_news_session
To block cookies see ‘Delete, enable, and manage cookies’ on this page.
Google Analytics
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors to our website navigate and interact with our site. We use this information to compile results on how we can improve our website for our visitors. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, they do not record any personal data about you.
Cookie names:
_ga, _gid, _gat, AMP_TOKEN, _gac_<property-id>, __utma, __utmt, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz, __utmv
For details on what each cookie does and how long they are stored you can visit Google’s Google Analytics Cookie Usage page.
Google offer a browser-add on to opt-out of Google Analytics for all websites:
Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on
Hotjar
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors to our website navigate and interact with our site. We use this information to compile results on how we can improve our website for our visitors. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, they do not record any personal data about you.
Essential cookies:
_hjptid, hjSiteLang, _hjOptOut, X-Access-Key
Non-essential cookies:
JSESSIONID, NREUM, NRAGENT, optimizely, mp_, segment_id, MUID (Microsoft User ID), UserMatchHistory, bcookie, bscookie, lidc, lissc, lang, test_cookie, _fbp, _gid, _ga, _gaexp, _gcl_au, ajs_anonymous_id, ajs_group_id, ajs_user_id, ajs_user_traits, _BEAMER_FIRST_VISIT_{product ID}, _BEAMER_USER_ID_{product ID}, _BEAMER_LAST_UPDATE_{product ID}, _BEAMER_FILTER_BY_URL_{product ID}, _BEAMER_DATE_{product ID}
For details on what each cookie does and how long they are stored you can visit Hotjar’s Cookie Information page.
To opt out of Hotjar cookies visit Hotjar’s Do Not Track page.
Silverpop
These cookies allow us to monitor visitor session activity and profile website visitors for marketing purposes.
Cookie names:
com.silverpop.iMA.page_visit, com.silverpop.iMA.session, com.silverpop.iMAWebCookie
To block cookies see ‘Delete, enable, and manage cookies’ on this page.
Visual Visitor
These cookies allow us to monitor visitor session activity and profile website visitors for marketing purposes.
Cookie names:
vv_session_id, vv_visitor_id
Session cookies expire as soon as the user leaves the website. vv_visitor_id cookie expires after 3 years.
To block cookies see ‘Delete, enable, and manage cookies’ on this page.
WordPress
These cookies are used for the correct functioning of this site.
Cookie names:
wordpress_test_cookie, redux_current_tab, redux_current_tab_get
For more information see WordPress’ Cookies page
To block cookies see ‘Delete, enable, and manage cookies’ on this page.
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