What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that are stored by a website on your device. They act as a type of long-term memory which allows it to store information for future visits (like logging you in automatically).
We use cookies for basic system functions, to provide convenience features like remembering users or your desired language and to provide you with a better experience.
All sensitive cookies are stored in an encrypted form so that no one can ever view or tamper with them; so you can rest comfortably in the knowledge that we take the protection of your privacy very seriously.
Our usage of cookies is governed both by this cookie policy as well as our website privacy policy.
Cookie types
We use various types of cookies and you can read more about them below.
Necessary cookies
These cookies are essential to the website’s operation. They include cookies that provide core services and functions, help keep our website secure and help us detect fraud or crime.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| .AspNetCore.Antiforgery | Session (deleted when the browser is closed) | Used to help prevent CSRF (cross-site request forgery) attacks. |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | Session (deleted when the browser is closed) | The unique id that our server assigns to you for the duration of your visit. |
| UserPreferences | Persistent (expires 12 months after last visit) | Used to store your preferences for the website, such as theme, surface, motion, text size, and contrast. |
| CookieAcceptPolicy | Persistent (expires 6 months after last visit) | Used to track your acceptance of our cookie policy. |
Cookies that help us improve the website
These cookies, from Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, are used to better understand how users interact with the website and allow us to better cater the website to users’ needs. No personally identifiable information is gathered by these cookies. The information gathered will be used exclusively to improve the website.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _gid | Persistent (expires 24 hours after being set) | This cookie helps us understand how different visitors use our site throughout the day so we may improve your experience. We do not try to identify who exactly you are, we only measure how you use our site and how we can make your experience better. We do this with the help of Google – find out more in Google's safeguarding your data article. |
| _ga | Persistent (expires 2 years after your last visit) | This cookie helps us understand how different returning visitors use our site so we may improve your collective experience. We do not try to identify who exactly you are, we only measure how you use our site and how we can make your experience better. We do this with the help of Google – find out more in Google's safeguarding your data article. |
| _gat | Persistent (expires 1 minute after being set) | This cookie helps keep our website running smoothly when it gets busy. We do this with the help of Google – find out more in Google's safeguarding your data article. |
| _clck | Persistent (expires 1 year after being set) | This cookie helps us understand how different returning visitors use our site so we may improve your collective experience. We do not try to identify who exactly you are, we only measure how you use our site and how we can make your experience better. We do this with the help of Microsoft – find out more in their privacy policy and Clarity cookies information page. |
| _clsk | Persistent (expires 1 day after being set) | This cookie helps us understand how different visitors use our site throughout the day so we may improve your experience. We do not try to identify who exactly you are, we only measure how you use our site and how we can make your experience better. We do this with the help of Microsoft – find out more in their privacy policy and Clarity cookies information page. |
Third-party cookies
Some of the third-party services on this website may also be adding cookies of their own to your device.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NID | Persistent | Set by Google, this cookie holds a unique ID that Google uses to remember your preferences, such as your preferred language, how many search results you want per page, and whether SafeSearch is turned on. See Google's privacy policy for more information. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Persistent | Set by Google reCAPTCHA, this cookie helps protect our forms and other interactive features from spam and abuse. See Google's privacy policy for more information. |
