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What are cookies?
Cookies are small, often encrypted, text files, which are stored on your computer when you visit some websites. They remember useful information which allows aspects of the website to work. You can find out more about cookies from the website listed below. Cookies last for different lengths of time depending on what they are used for. Session cookies, for example, are temporary and are only stored until you leave the website or when you close your web browser. Persistent cookies last for a fixed period of time, defined within the cookie, and allow the website to recognise the device again when the user returns to that website on that device.
Who sets the cookie?
First party cookies are set by the website that you are visiting (in this case, us) and can only be read by that website. Third party cookies are set by an organisation other than owner of the website. These might be for measuring traffic or for allowing a visitor to watch a video from that third party.
It’s up to you
You can accept or decline cookies. A lot of web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website. You can manage how you use cookies using the settings in your web browser. Information on how to manage cookies can be found using settings within other browsers, or for more cookie information, visit allaboutcookies.org
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Cookies included on this website are:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| __RequestVerificationToken | Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. | Session |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Preserves the visitor's session state across page requests. | Session |
| CookieConsent | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | Session |
| CookieConsent | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | Session |
| _grecaptcha | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent |
| rc::a | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent |
| rc::b | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session |
| rc::c | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session |
| AI_buffer | Used in context with the "AI_sentBuffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. | Session |
| AI_sentBuffer | Used in context with the "AI_buffer" in order to limit the number of data-server-updates (Azure). This synergy also allows the website to detect any duplicate data-server-updates. | Session |
| CookieConsent | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | Session |
| CookieConsent | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | Session |
| CookieConsent | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | Session |
| _GRECAPTCHA | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 180 days |
| pagead/landing | Tracks the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website - This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website. | Session |