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List of the main cookies that may be used on this website
Cookie name | Cookie party | Expiry | Cookie Type |
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__utma |
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2 years |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Collects data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Analytics. |
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__utmb |
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Session |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user accessed the web site. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. |
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__utmc |
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Session |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Registers a timestamp with the exact time of when the user leaves the website. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. |
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__utmt |
First Party |
Session |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server. |
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__utmz |
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6 Months |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Collects data on where the user came from, what search engine was used, what link was clicked and what search term was used. Used by Google Analytics. |
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_ga |
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2 years |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
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_gat |
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Session |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
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_gid |
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Session |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
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Collect or __utm.gif |
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Session |
Pixel |
Cookie purpose description: |
Google Analytics Tracking Code that logs details about the visitor's browser and computer. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. |
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NID |
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6 Months |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads. |
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PREF |
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8 Months |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Registers a unique ID that is used by Google to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites. |
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
YouTube |
179 Days |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. |
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YSC |
YouTube |
Session |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
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fr |
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3 months |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
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DYNSRV |
First Party |
Session |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Used for server load balancing. Its purpose is to improve the performance of the website. It is an essential cookie to the operation of the site and does not store any personal information. |
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complianceCookie |
First Party |
7 Days |
HTTP |
Cookie purpose description: |
Used to remember you have already seen the Cookie Notice when you revisit in the following 7 days so it is not shown during that time. |
First party cookies
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Session cookie
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Third party cookies
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Google
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