1. About Cookies

1.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

1.2. Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

1.3. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

2. Cookies that we use

2.1 We use cookies for the following purposes:

(a) authentication - we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website.

Cookies used for this purpose are:

Name: ASPSESSIONID
Value: eg: DFAKPLDDALDLCEJFOKNLJHDR
Expiration: 1 hour
Created by the website to store your session details for that visit.

(b) analysis - we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services.

Cookies used for this purpose are:

Name: _gid
Value: eg: GA1.3.1322442670.1390511553
Expiration: 24 hours
Created by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users.

Name: _ga
Value: eg: GA1.3.1322442670.1390511553
Expiration: 2 years
Created by Google Analytics and is used to distinguish users.

Name: _gat
Value: eg: 1
Expiration: 1 minute
Created by Google Analytics and is used to throttle request rate.

and

(c) cookie consent - we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of cookies more generally.

Cookies used for this purpose are:

Name: cookieconsent_status
Value: eg: dismiss
Expiration: 1 year
Created by cookie consent.

3. Cookies used by our service providers

3.1 We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

4. Managing cookies

4.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookieswebsite-preferences (Firefox);
(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internetexplorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-andprivacy (Edge).

4.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

4.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.