Cookies and this website

What are cookies?

"Cookies" are small text files that are placed on your computer or phone by your web browser at the request of the websites that you visit. Cookies are used to make websites work more efficiently or more conveniently, as well as provide information to the site's operators.

What cookies does this site set?

This site sets the following cookies:

PHPSESSID: A temporary cookie used to help the programming code of this website maintain settings/information for users as they move from page to page during a "session" of web browsing. The cookie is removed less than half an hour after the session finishes. The cookie only stores the ID number of the session, no private information is sought or retained.

Google Analytics: Cookies named "__utma","__utmb","__utmc" and "__utmz" are used by Google Analytics. Google Analytics is software provided by Google to website operators to help them measure the visitor traffic to the site. The information they track is anonymous and is not used to identify individuals. You can find out more about Google's usage of information here

Other cookies Occasionally, specific functionality may set a cookie to retain your settings between visits to this site. These will only be used to remember a choice you have made, for example a large type view of the page.

How do I remove cookies?

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