Information about what cookies are and how we use them on our website.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small piece of text that can be stored on your computer, phone or whatever you use to surf the Internet by the websites you visit. Cookies have many uses, but fundamentally they are used to store information about you. You can find out more information about cookies at aboutcookies.org.
 

What cookies do we use?

Cookie banner

By default, this banner will not use cookies unless you click on an option on it. It will initially create a 'session based' cookie (a cookie that will expire when you close your browser) containing a single 'true' or 'false' value, based on whether you have said 'yes' or 'no' to allowing Google Analytics. If you choose 'yes' or 'no' permanently, it will create a permanent cookie with a 'true' or 'false' value. This cookie is only used to store your preference for this site. Storing your preference permanently will simply stop you being asked this question (and seeing the banner) each time you visit the site. The banner was written by http://www.wolf-software.com.
 

Google

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is the program we use to collect statistics from our website to show us how visitors use our site. We use the information to create reports and to help us to constantly improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, information like the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and which pages they visited, but we don't get personal information, and can't track who you are.

Google Analytics creates 4 cookies:
_utma (lasts for 2 years)
_utmb (lasts for 30 minutes)
_utmc (lasts until you close your browser)
_utmz (lasts for 6 months)

There is more information available about Google Analytics cookies, and Google offer a Google 'opt-out' plugin if you don't want their cookies to be used on your browser.
 

In addition to the cookies set by Google Analytics, this plugin will create a session based cookie (which will expire when you close your browser) containing a single "true" or "false" value, reflecting your choice.

Version: 3.0.0, Download the Wolf Software Plugin: Download Link. (clicking the link takes you to Wolf Software's website.)

YouTube

We use YouTube to run our videos, and then add them to our site in 'privacy-enhanced mode'. If you play the video, it will add a cookie to your computer. YouTube provides more information about privacy on its website.

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We use cookies to remember your text size preference for the duration of the session (which will expire when you close your browser) containing a single "true" or "false" value, reflecting your choice.