Cookies
Cookies are text files sent to your computer and used by your
web browser to store information.
As with most websites we use cookies to improve your user
experience by enabling our website to 'remember you', either for
the duration of your visit (using a 'session cookie') or for repeat
visits (using a 'persistent cookie'). There are also use two
different types of cookies - first party (which we own) and third
party (where we allow a third party, such as Google, to set cookies
on your computer or mobile device).
Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate
between pages efficiently, storing your preferences, and generally
improving your experience of a website. Cookies make the
interaction between you and the website faster and easier. If a
website doesn't use cookies, it will think you are a new visitor
every time you move to a new page on the site - for example, when
you enter your login details and move to another page it won't
recognise you and it won't be able to keep you logged in.
How to refuse or withdraw consent
Although the cookies we use on this website are quite harmless
and do not reveal your identity, not everyone wishes to have text
files downloaded onto their computer or mobile device. If you
prefer, it is possible to block some or all cookies, or even to
delete cookies that have already been set; but you need to be aware
that you might lose some functionality on this website.
You can manage how cookies engage with your computer or mobile
device via your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari,
Firefox, Android), so you are alerted when cookies are sent or you
can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies which
have already been set.
There is also a very useful website explaining how to control
your interaction with cookies - please visit this site for more
information:
About Cookies
The BBC website also has a clear and comprehensive section
explaining what they do and how they work. Please be aware that
this section is primarily aimed at users of their website, which
employs more cookies than our own.
BBC Cookies
Cookies on our website
On this website we use only a small number of cookies.
They are:
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Name
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Owner
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Lifespan
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What does it do?
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ASP.NET_SessionId
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First party
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1 session
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These cookies are used to identify your specific session on our
website. The data collected is anonymous.
For further information please refer to the Microsoft Support
website.
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__utma
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Third party
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2 years
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This stores each user's amount of visits and the time of the
first visit, previous visit and current visit.
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__utmb
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Third party
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2 years
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This stores how long a user stays on the site - when a visit
starts and approximately ends.
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__utmc
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Third party
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Session
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This stores how long a user stays on the site - when a visit
starts and approximately ends.
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__utmz
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Third party
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6 months
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This stores where a visitor came from (e.g. search engine,
search keyword, referral link).
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tce_cookiebanner
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First party
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8 Months
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This records whether you have seen the cookie policy message or
not.
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