Cookie Notice

Our website, like many others, uses cookies to store and collect information from your web browser, such as how you came to our website, and what pages you viewed.

Can you use cookies to identify me?

No. Whilst cookies allow us to identify your device, they do not allow us to identify you.

How long do cookies last?

We use session-based and persistent cookies. Session-based cookies are temporary and only last until you close your web browser. Persistent cookies last until they expire (which varies), or until you delete them.

What cookies do you use?

Below is a list of the cookies we use, and their purpose.

 

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are used to help the website function. They do not collect any information about you.

Cookie name	Description
UUID#[abcdef0123456789]{32}	Necessary for the operation of the site: it detects language and assigns an anonymous ID to the user.

 

Performance cookies

These cookies are used to collect anonymous statistics about how visitors use our website, such as page views.

Cookie name	Description
di2	Associated with the AddThis social sharing widget and keeps track of expiry dates of other cookies used by the social sharing platform.
lidc	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
loc	Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located (state level).
MUID	Used widely by Microsoft as a unique user ID. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the ID ac ross many Microsoft domains.
MUIDB	Used by Microsoft advertising to anonymously identify user sessions to help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
Mus	Enables visitors to share content with a range of networking and sharing platforms.
NID	Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
sess	Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.
SUENCY	Registers a unique ID that identifies the user’s device for return visits.
TapAd_DID	Used to determine what type of devices (smartphones, tablets, computers, TV’s etc) is used by a user.
TapAs_TS	Used to determine what type of devices (smartphones, tablets, computers, TV’s etc) is used by a user.
TDCPM	Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
test_cookie	Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.
_uetsid	Microsoft Bing Ads Universal Event Tracking (UET) tracking cookie.
uid	Creates a unique, machine-generated user ID. AddThis, which is owned by Clearspring Technologies, uses the user ID to make it possible for the user to share content across social networks and provide detailed statistics to various providers.
UserMatchHistory	Used by LinkedIn for advertisement statistics.
uuid	Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as what pages have been loaded. The registered data is used for targeted ads.
uuid2	Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
_ga	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_gat	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
_gid	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

 

Functionality cookies

These cookies remember choices that you make and are used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video.

Cookie name	Description
lang	Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website.

 

Targeting cookies

These cookies collect information about your browsing habits, which we use to tailor our advertising to you.

Cookie name	Description
_atuvc	Updates the counter of a website’s social sharing features.
_atuvs	Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis.
_at.cww	Used by the social sharing platform AddThis.
ads/conversions/#	Used by Google Adwords. Contains information about a user’s interactions.
ads/ga_audiences	Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites.
at-lojson-cache-#	Used by the social sharing platform AddThis.
at-rand	Used by the social sharing platform AddThis.
bcookie	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
BizoID	Used to determine if there is Bizographic data attached to this visitor.
bscookie	Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
bt2	Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to keep a record of parts of the site that has been visited in order to recommend other parts of the site.
IDE	Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking on nee of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficiency of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.
uuidc	Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as what pages have been loaded. The registered data is used for targeted ads.
uvc	Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user.
vc	Used by the social sharing platform AddThis.
xtc	Registers the user’s sharing of content via social media.

 

Joomla! Cookies

We use an open-source content management system on our website. Joomla uses its own cookies to store information about a number of things, such as what you have done on the site during your current visit. Whilst we regularly review this privacy notice to ensure it is up-to-date, there may be occasions where a newly published Joomla! cookie is not listed here.

Can I stop using cookies?

Yes, but our website might not function properly if you stop using cookies. If you want to stop using cookies, you can do so by adjusting your browsers cookie settings. To find out more about adjusting your browsers cookie settings, you can visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/