Cookie Management
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
Name |
Expires |
Purpose |
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ASP.NET_SessionId |
Session |
ASP.Net_SessionId is a cookie which is used to identify the users session on the server. The session being an area on the server which can be used to store session state in between http requests. |
MIE_cookies |
Session |
Cookie that remembers users' privacy choices. |
CookieFunctional |
6 months |
Cookie that remembers users' privacy choices. |
CookieAnalytics |
6 months |
Cookie that remembers users' privacy choices. |
CookiePerformance |
6 months |
Cookie that remembers users' performance choices. |
Analytical Cookies
These cookies allow us to determine the number of visits to our site as well as where that traffic originates. This helps us understand which pages are the most popular as well as how it is that you come to view them.
Name |
Expires |
Purpose |
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_ga |
2 years |
Google Analytics. Tells us how you use our websites. Used to ensure the website operates sufficiently for users. |
_gat |
10 minutes |
Google Analytics. Helps stop Google Analytics web servers crashing when collecting information on how you use our websites. Used to ensure the website operates sufficiently for users. |
_gid |
24 hours |
Google Analytics. Sets a unique (anonymous) ID for your session to help tell us how you use our websites. Used to ensure the website operates sufficiently for users. |
_gat_UA-83911357-2 |
10 minutes |
Used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable our website to provide additional functionality and personalisation.The primary use of such cookies is to enable language changes and other such optimisation.
Name |
Expires |
Purpose |
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vuid |
1 minute |
Used by Vimeo to collect anonymous analytics tracking information. |
_Host-GAPS |
730 days |
Used by Google Accounts for anonymous tracking information. |
DRIVE_STREAM |
Session |
Used by Google Drive to keep track of user preferences for Google Drive embedded in sites, it can also determine if the website visitor is using a current version of the Google Drive interface. |
Marketing
These technologies may be set throughout our site by our advertising and social media partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on this and other sites. If you do not allow these technologies, you will experience less tailored advertising.
Name |
Expires |
Purpose |
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CONSENT |
Session |
Used to consent to YouTube cookies for marketing purposes. |
IDE |
2 years |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. |
NID |
10 years |
Used by Google.com for marketing purposes. |
Test_Cookie |
11 months |
Used to test if a cookie is working or not for marketing purposes. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
180 days |
This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
YSC |
220 days |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
EEMDSXSP |
6 months |
This cookie is set by widgets.ebscohost.com for marketing purposes. |
ZQWSQRVJ |
6 months |
This cookie is set by widgets.ebscohost.com for marketing purposes. |