Cookie policy

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
JSESSIONID Preserves users states 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
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
__cf_bm 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. 1 day
_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
CONSENT Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.   2 years
__sak Used to save information about the visitor's video settings.  Persistent
__sak Used to save information about the visitor's video settings.  Session
vuid Collects data on the user's visits to the website, such as which pages have been read. 2 years
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
DEVICE_INFO Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content. 180 days
remote_sid Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.   Session
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. 180 days
YSC Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Session
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Persistent
yt-remote-cast-available Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session
yt-remote-cast-installed Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session
yt-remote-connected-devices Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Persistent
yt-remote-device-id Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Persistent
yt-remote-fast-check-period Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session
yt-remote-session-app Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session
yt-remote-session-name Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video Session