Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of our website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However in a few cases some of our website features and content may not function as well as a result.

Essential cookies

Example cookies Purpose Expires
CookieControl This cookie stores the cookie preferences for public users. 90 days
.ASPXAUTH This cookie saves an authentication token for the logged in user. 2 hours or more, according the selected setting
ASP.NET_SessionId This cookie contains the session Id used to maintain unqiue user's session state between page views. When the browser is closed
SERVERID This cookie contains the details of the server which delivered the last request on to the browser and helps in load balancing. When the browser is closed
__RequestVerificationToken Contains Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) token to prevent a user from carrying out unintended operations on the website. When the browser is closed
PDQCompare.CurrentUICulture This cookie contains the used culture by the user. 1 year

Analytics cookies (optional)

*indicates various cookies that contain additional letters, numbers or characters in their name.
Example cookies Purpose Expires
_ga* These cookies are used by Google Analytics to track user activity anonymously across the website. They contain a unique identifier to determine that two distinct hits belong to the same user across browsing sessions and to persist session state. 1 year
_gid This cookie is used by Google Analytics to track user behavior during a single session. 24 hours
_gat This cookie is used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate (limit the collection of data on high traffic sites). 1 minute
__insp_* These cookies are used by Inspectlet to keep track of session information. The cookies are needed to accurately understand how visitors are navigating through the website. 365 days

How do I change my cookie preferences?

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking clicking your name on the main menu and the menu item Cookies Preferences. You can then adjust the available sliders to ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then clicking ‘Save and close’.
Most web browsers provide options to manage and control cookies through their settings.
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To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

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