A cookie is a small data file, that is sent to your web browser by a website and is stored on your computer or mobile device.
We will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you and we do not support the placement of cookies by 3rd party advertisers. We may collect web analytics and social media usage from a number of service providers including Google Analytics, Facebook and Twitter. The cookies they use to collate data are outlined in the table below.
Cookie name | Purpose |
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_utma | Stores each user's amount of visits, and the time of the first visit, the previous visit, and the current visit. (Google Analytics) |
_utmb, _utmc | Used to check approximately how long you stay on a site. (Google Analytics) |
_utmz | Stores where a visitor came from (e.g. search engine, search keyword, link). (Google Analytics) |
datr | Used to identify the session for tracking purposes. (Facebook) |
pid, guest_id | Allows content from Twitter to be shown on website pages and pages to be shared on Twitter. (Twitter) |
fontsize | Saves the accessibility option for font size. Portabolomics |
dyslexic | Saves the accessibility option for font family. Portabolomics |