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UPDATED: September 18, 2024
This policy explains what HTTP cookies and similar technologies are, why we use them, and how you can manage their use.
A cookie is a small piece of data sent from our webpage and stored in your web browser, mobile phone, or other device while you are using our websites. It helps the page recognise your device the next time you visit, provides you with access to certain functions and understands your website journey. Cookies are common web technology, and most websites use them.
There are two types of cookies:
You can find out more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
First-party cookies are cookies that belong to us; third-party cookies are cookies that another party places on your device through our website. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by someone providing a service for us, for example to help us understand how our service is being used.
Our websites use cookies to distinguish you from other users on our website. This helps us to provide you with a better experience when you browse our website and allows us to make improvements to our site and user experience.
There are four different groups of cookies:
If you decide to ‘allow all’ cookies from the banner displayed when first landing on our site, we will use all of those listed in the table below; however, if you select ‘do not allow’ we will only use strictly necessary cookies which are required to make the website function properly.
| Cookie Name | Description | 1st or 3rd Party | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDICA or CDIUS | This cookie stores and identifies a user's unique session ID to manage user sessions on the website. | 1st Party | Session |
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users' consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. | 1st Party | 1 year |
| ssi--lastlnteraction | Site Search sets this cookie as necessary to optimize the website's search-bar function. The cookie ensures accurate and fast search results. | 1st Party | 10 minutes |
| ssi--sessionld | Site Search sets this cookie to save information about actions that have been carried out by the user during the current visit to the website, including searches with keywords included. | 1st Party | 1 year |
| Cookie Name | Description | 1st or 3rd Party | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. | 1st Party | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | 1st Party | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| _gcl_au | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. | 1st Party | 3 months |
| li_gc | LinkedIn set this cookie for storing visitor's consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. | 1st Party | 6 months |
| lidc | LinkedIn sets the cookie to provide load balancing functionality and facilitate data center selection. | 3rd Party | 1 day |
| yt-player-headers-readable | The cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences related to video playback and interface, enhancing the user's viewing experience. | 3rd Party | Persistent |
| Ytidb:: Last_result_entry_key | The cookie is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. | 3rd Party | Persistent |
| yt-remote-cast-available | The cookie is used to store the user's preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. | 3rd Party | Persistent |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | The cookie is used to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | 3rd party | Session |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | 3rd Party | Persistent |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. | 3rd Party | 1 year |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | The cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. | 3rd Party | Session |
| yt-remote-session-app | The cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. | 3rd Party | Session |
| yt-remote-session-name | The cookie is used by YouTube to store the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. | 3rd Party | Session |
| Cookie Name | Description | 1st or 3rd Party | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcookie | LinkedIn sets this cookie from LinkedIn share buttons and ad tags to recognize browser IDs. | 3rd Party | 1 year |
| muc_ads | X (Twitter) sets this cookie to collect user behaviour and interaction data to optimize the website. | 3rd Party | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| personalization_id | X (Twitter) sets this cookie to integrate and share features for social media and store information about how the user uses the website, for tracking and targeting. | 3rd Party | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| test_cookie | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. | 3rd Party | 15 minutes |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | 3rd Party | 6 months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | 3rd Party | 6 months |
| YSC | YouTube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. | 3rd Party | Session |
| yt.innertube:nextID | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | 3rd Party | 6 months |
| yt.innertube:requests | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | 3rd Party | 6 months |
When you access our website for the first time, and occasionally after that, we will display a cookie banner which allows you to accept all the cookies we use or to deny their use. You can also manage your cookie choices by toggling the sliders that are next to the cookie categories.
You change your mind at any time and can access your cookie choices via the cookie icon that is at the bottom right hand of the screen.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.