What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that are stored by a website on your device. They act as a type of long-term memory which allows it to store information for future visits (like logging you in automatically).
We use cookies for basic system functions, to provide convenience features like remembering users or your desired language and to provide you with a better experience.
All sensitive cookies are stored in an encrypted form so that no one can ever view or tamper with them; so you can rest comfortably in the knowledge that we take the protection of your privacy very seriously.
Our usage of cookies is governed both by this cookie policy as well as our privacy policy.
Cookie types
We use various types of cookies and you can read more about them below.
Necessary cookies
These cookies are essential to the website’s operation. They include cookies that provide core services and functions, help keep our website secure and help us detect fraud or crime.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| __RequestVerificationToken | Session (deleted when the browser is closed) | Used to help prevent CSRF (cross-site request forgery) attacks. |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Session (deleted when the browser is closed) | The unique id that our server assigns to you for the duration of your visit. |
| CookieAcceptPolicy | Persistent (expires 6 months after last visit) | Used to track your acceptance of our cookie policy. |
Cookies that help us improve the website
These cookies are used to better understand how users interact with the website and allows us to better cater the website to users’ needs. No personally identifiable information is gathered by these cookies. The information gathered will be used exclusively to improve the website.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cid | Persistent (expires 30 days after last visit) | A unique identifier used for website analytics. |
| _gid | Persistent | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and allows us to measure information about how visitors use our site. This includes identifying each unique user to our site and details of each page visited. To find out more, go to Google's safeguarding your data article. |
| _ga | Persistent | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and allows us to measure information about how visitors use our site. This includes identifying each unique user to our site and details of each page visited. To find out more, go to Google's safeguarding your data article. |
| _gat | Persistent | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and is used to limit the collection of analytics data on high traffic sites. |
Third-party cookies
Some of the third-party services on this website may also be adding cookies of their own to your device.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NID | Persistent | Cookie used by Google that contains an unique ID which Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language (e.g. English), how many search results you wish to have shown per page (e.g. 10 or 20), and whether or not you wish to have Google's SafeSearch filter turned on. See Google's privacy policy for more information. |