Cookie Policy
iHow we use cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.
We use the following cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
- Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:
Functional Cookies
| Name | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress_[hash] | On login, WordPress uses the wordpress_[hash] cookie to store authentication details (limited to the /wp-admin/ area). | Expires once you log off or close the browser |
| wordpress_logged_in_[hash] | After login, WordPress sets the wordpress_logged_in_[hash] cookie. This indicates when you’re logged in and who you are. | Expires once you log off or close the browser |
| wp-settings-{time}-[UID] | WordPress also sets wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The ID being your user ID from the WordPress users database table. This stores personal dashboard and admin interface settings. | Expires once you log off or close the browser |
| comment_author_[hash]
comment_author_email_[hash] comment_author_url_[hash] |
By default, there are cookies set when someone comments on a blog post (with an expiration of 347 days). This is so if they come back later they don’t have to fill out all the information all over again. | 347 days |
Analytical Cookies
| Name | Function | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| _ga_ | Used to persist session state. | 2 years |
| _gac_gb_ | Contains campaign related information. If you have linked your Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts, Google Ads website conversion tags will read this cookie unless you opt-out. Learn more. | 90 days |
We do not share the information collected by the cookies with any third parties.
You can choose which analytical, functionality and targeting cookies we can set in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience and parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser controls, often found in your browser’s “Tools” or “Preferences” menu. For more information on how to modify your browser settings or how to block, manage or filter cookies can be found in your browser’s help file or through such sites as: www.allaboutcookies.org.
However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.
Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after [one year].
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.