This website complies with the EU Cookie Directive.
This website only uses cookies essential to the smooth operation of this website and for gathering visitor user statistics via Google Analytics. We DO NOT use ANY third-party advertising cookies.
What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of data which allows communication between a website and a website visitors web browser. When the user browses the same website in the future, the data stored in the cookie can be retrieved by the website to notify the website of the user’s previous activity.
What Cookies are Stored on This Website?
| Name | Cookie Purpose | Expiry |
| First Party Cookies – Generated by this website | ||
| last_visit | Date of the user’s last visit. | 2 yrs |
| last_activity | Records the time of the last page load. Used in conjunction with the last_visit cookie | 2 yrs |
| comment_ author | This is purely a convenience, so that the visitor won’t need to re-type all their information again when they want to leave another comment. Three cookies are set for commenters | When user exists browser |
| comment_ author_ | This is purely a convenience, so that the visitor won’t need to re-type all their information again when they want to leave another comment. Three cookies are set for commenters | When user exists browser |
| comment_ author_ url | This is purely a convenience, so that the visitor won’t need to re-type all their information again when they want to leave another comment. Three cookies are set for commenters | When user exists browser |
| wordpress_ logged_in | Indicates who logged in users are. | When user exists browser |
| PHPSESSID | A unique identifier created by PHP to enable the server to identify requests coming from a single user and to manage state between requests. | When user exists browser |
| wp_settings _1 | This cookie is required by our Blogging software and holds no personally identifiable information. | When user exists browser |
| wp_settings _1_time | This cookie is required by our Blogging software and holds no personally identifiable information. | When user exists browser |
| Third Party Cookies – Google | ||
| _utma | This cookie keeps track of the number of times a visitor has been to the site, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred. | 2 yrs |
| _utmb | Holds timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor first visits the site. | 30 mins |
| _utmc | Holds timestamp of the exact moment in time when a visitor leaves the site. | When user exits browser |
| _utmv | Stores information used within Analytics to identify user as part of a custom segmentation. | 2 yrs |
| _utmx | Stores data pertaining to particular Website Optimizer test a user is part of. | 2 yrs |
| _utmz | Keeps track of where the visitor came from, what search engine they used, what link was clicked on, what keyword they used, and where in the world they are when they accessed the website. | whe user exists browser |
| APISID | These cookies are used by Google to track how many people are using their Maps. These cookies are present on all websites that use Google maps. They are sefe cookies which allow us to make your user experience of our website more usefull and engaging. | When user exits the browser |
| HSID | ||
| NID | ||
| PREF | ||
| SAPISID | ||
| SID | ||
| SSID | ||
| BEAT | ||
| Third Party Cookies – Facebook | ||
| fr | These cookies are created by Facebook to record if you have liked or visited a page on our website. They are here because we have installed the Facebook pixel and like button | 0 to 365 days |
| XS | ||
| Wd | ||
| Third Party Cookies – Twitter | ||
| auth_token | These cookies are created by Twitter, they let our website know if you’ve logged in to your Twitter account. It is present because we use the ‘Tweet’ button on our website. Like all cookies on our website they cannot do any harm to your computer and we place them here to enhance your enjoyment and participation in our website. Twitter is a social media platform which allows us to place a button on our website which twitter friends and followers can click to share our content. | between 0 days and 365 days |
| auth_ token _ session | ||
| dnt | ||
| guest_id | ||
| k | ||
| remember_ checked | ||
| secure_ session | ||
| twll | ||