Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The table below explains the cookies we use and why.
Necessary cookies
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
| _grecaptcha | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the web site, 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 web site, 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. This is beneficial for the web site, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Session (30 mins) |
| rc::c | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the web site, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Session (30 mins) |
Preferences
Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
| lang | Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website | Session |
| lidc | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing , in order to optimize user experience. | 1 day |
Statistics
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
| _ga, gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years |
| _ga_# | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day |
| _hj prefix | Hotjar to monitor and analyse website performance | 1 day |
| collect | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. | Session |
| ln_or | Reg isters statistical d ata o n u sers’ b eh avio u r o n th e w eb site. U sed fo r in tern al an alytics b y th e w eb site o p erato r. | 1 day |
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. | 3 months |
| ads/ga-audiences | Used to detect whether the user intends to leave the page via cursor movements. This allows the website to trigger certain pop-ups to keep the user on the web site or convert them to customer. | Session |
| bcookie | Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services. | 1 year |
| UserMatchHistory | En su res visito r b ro w sin g -secu rity b y p reven tin g cro ss-site req u est fo rg ery. Th is co o kie is essen tial fo r th e secu rity o f th e w eb site an d visito r. | 30 days |
How do I change my cookie settings?
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the ‘cog’ icon in the bottom left hand corner. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Save and close’. You may need to refresh your page for your settings to take effect.