How cookies are used on this site
General
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| CookieControl | Remembers cookie consent preferences | 3 months |
Measuring website usage (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics software to collect information about how you use this site. We do this to help make sure the site is meeting the needs of its users and to help us make improvements.
Google Analytics stores information about:
- the pages you visit
- how long you spend on each
- how you got to the site
- what you click on while you’re visiting the site
Google Analytics sets the following cookies:
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| _ga | This helps us count how many people visit the site by tracking if you’ve visited before. | 2 years |
| _ga_ETKFJND0WD | This works in conjunction with _ga, to help us count how many people visit the site by tracking if you’ve visited before. | 2 years |
| _gid | This helps us count how many people visit the site by tracking if you’ve visited before. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made. | 10 minutes |
YouTube videos
We use YouTube to provide videos on some pages of the site. YouTube sets cookies when you visit one of these pages.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | Used by YouTube to manage the phased rollout of new features | 6 months |
| __Secure-*PAPISID | Profiling of the visitor’s interests to show relevant and personalised Google advertising. | 2 years |
| __Secure-*PSID | Profiling of the visitor’s interests to show relevant and personalised Google advertising | 2 years |
| __Secure-*PSIDTS | Collects information about interactions with Google services and ads | 1 year |
| __Secure-*PSIDCC | Profiling of the visitor’s interests to show relevant and personalised Google advertising | 1 year |
| AEC | To ensure that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites | 6 months |
| APISID | To display personalised advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions | 1 year |
| DV | To provide ad delivery or retargeting | 1 day |
| HSID | Google sign-in information | 2 years |
| LOGIN_INFO | Login info for youtube video interactions | 2 years |
| NID | To show Google ads in Google services for signed-out users | 6 months |
| PREF | To store user preferences | 2 years |
| SAPISID | To display personalised advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions | 1 year |
| SID | To display personalised advertisements on Google sites, based on recent searches and previous interactions | 1 year |
| SIDCC | To provide the identification of trusted web traffic | 1 year |
| SSID | Google sign-in information | 1 year |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Lets YouTube count the views of embedded YouTube videos | 9 months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Used to track and enrich the users privacy settings on the Youtube platform | 6 months |
| YSC | To tailor user options and preferences during a browsing session | when you close your browser |
- More information on YouTube cookies